Monday Muster: Apple and Calendar – Food Stories Blog
Happy National Apple Dumpling Day!
I’m really enjoying this new Monday Muster feature and I hope you are, as well. Seems I always have so much to share but most of it just doesn’t merit its own blog post. Very quick and to the point … that’s what you get on Monday at Food Stories.
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- Holiday/Event Food – Chocolate Covered Pumpkin Pretzels
- Holiday/Event Food – Halloween Gummi Pops
- Cute/Funny Food – Eerie Eyeball Bagels
- Foodie Stuff – Mason Jar Cozy
- Foodie Stuff – Fall Trail Mix {with FREE printable}
- Foodie Stuff – Painted Cookie Tins
- Pumpkin & Chocolate Quinoa – Baking Serendipity
- Tomato Soup Cake – I’m Cookin’ In My Kitchen
- Jalapeno & Cheddar Cauliflower Muffins – I Breathe… I’m Hungry
- Homemade Cream Cheese – All Day I Dream About Food
- Rosa’s Almond Biscotti – Leite’s Culinaria
- Pumpkin Seed Bars – Tina’s Cookings
These are miscellaneous items that are not quite ready for their own blog post. These can be things I’m working on, kitchen mishaps, new acquisitions, funny things, etc. These may or may not be coming to a blog post soon :-)
Picked up some new foodie things … Shortbread pan, Muffin Top pan & European Lemon Zest :-)
This butterscotch biscotti is my very first attempt at biscotti making. It turned out so good so I’m going to have to make more of these.
These pumpkin cookies turned out great; however, they were made with regular, all purpose flour and granulated sugar. The hubs and I don’t regularly eat with these high carb ingredients so we probably won’t make these again.
My attempt at low-carbing the pumpkin cookies was not successful. The texture changed dramatically & they tasted awful :-(
My first attempt at shortbread. The taste was wonderful but it didn’t come out of the pan too well. Will have to make this again.
Remember those brownie cookies (from Giada) that I made recently? Those cookies were to-die-for so I have to low carb them. This is my most recent attempt. The cookies on the right were made Whey Low Granular (the sugar substitute that I’ve had the most luck with) instead of regular sugar. Very interesting that they taste the same but the texture is way off. The crispy, crackly texture on the exterior of the cookie is completely gone. Instead the exterior is smooth and shiny. This baking escapade really reminded me of the scientific properties of sugar. Sugar doesn’t just contribute sweetness to a recipe but also many other things … sugar tenderizes, retains moisture, improves shelf life, contributes brown color and/or caramelized or baked flavor, assists in leavening, can provide bulk, reduces iciness/hardness in frozen desserts … and on and on and on. To make a long story short, replacing sugar is hard which is why I tend to bake, bake and re-bake until I get something where I want it. After I made these, I ran out of chocolate chips so decided to try it out on white chocolate chips. Look at the dramatic difference … I love the scientific aspect of baking :-)
Happy Monday! I would love to hear what’s been going on in your kitchen.
That biscotti looks pretty divine!
Thx Claire … I’m not normally one to toot my own horn but they taste even better :-)
This is my first time learning about National Apple Dumpling Day! Sounds like a fun day. Love your round-up of food pix. Always make me drool!
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Blackswan recently posted … Vitacost US$50 International Giveaways!
Thx so much … Hope I can keep you drooling :-)
Oh I want the biscotti and pumpkin cookies and i want them NOW! :)
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baker street recently posted … Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bread w/ Almond Streusel #twelveloaves
They were so good :-)
What a terrific idea to do a Monday Muster. I love your Not Quite Ready for Prime Time – it shows the real side of food blogging!
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Kristi Rimkus recently posted … Have You Tried Chicken Apple Sausage? Sweet Potato and Chicken Apple Sausage Chili
Thank you, Kristi … This is definitely real blogging and it’s a lot of trial and erro … Thx for stopping by :-)
These are all perfect for Autumn. I can feel the cool Fall mornings and the sweet scent of the season. I bought a Pumpkin Spice flavored coffee creamer the other day and this cookies and others Autumn sweets will be perfect with it. Thanks.
Thx for stopping by … There’s definitely more fall stuff coming :-)
You put in so much of hard work CJ…..love the post!
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Minnie recently posted … Spiced dry potatoes!
Thx so much, Minnie :-)
Oh wow that biscotti looks incredible my friend – I absolutely adore the gorgeous brownie cookies as well and loving the muster!
Cheers
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Choc Chip Uru
Choc Chip Uru recently posted … Guest Post #7: David Lebovitz’s Chocolate Chip Cookies
Thx so much, Uru … I’m gonna master those silly cookies if it’s the last thing I do :-)
Trying to make them more healthy sounds like a very good practice. Perhaps I should try and exercise on that with a couple of my favorite recipes!
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Katerina recently posted … Little Chocolate Zucchini Bundt Cakes
It’s a lot of work, Katerina, but well worth the effort … Best of luck :-)
I adore these monday musters!
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Thank you so much, Kayle :-)