March Dessert Exchange-March 10-4pm SPOTS STILL LEFT!!!!

Hi

Happy Snow storm!!!

I have agreed to host the next dessert exchange at my home in Wheaton and I am trying to gauge how many people would be interested in attending. March is a difficult month because of the holidays so if enough people can not attend it may have to be pushed to April. Please let me know if you are interested in attending.
I will post the standard message soon.

1 Toria
2 Ingrid
3 Izzy
3 justjoan
4 romantic cynic
5 Pie Lady
6 Food Nut
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Hi,

I will be there in spirit, though I will in Indiana judging dishes for the National Maple Syrup Festival.

Regards,

Wheaton is at least doable for me from Lemont, where I live. However, the food exchange is the following Tuesday, which takes up too much of my "cooking" time to participate in the dessert exchange. Alas, soon after I will be travelling for the holidays.

I'm in, dessert TBD. Izzy said she's in, but you may want to confirm.

I'd like to attend, not sure what I'll bring yet.

Also - if someone is hesitating because of the drive - I can offer a ride from the Logan Square area

Also offering if anyone wants to come to my house and ride together from there further west to Toria's.

please add me to the list. and RomanticCYnic, i'd love to ride out to wheaton with you-happy to pay for gas in exchange for not having to be behind the wheel.

Thanks I have updated the list.

Me me me!

I am bringing Lemon Pound Cake with Chambord Glaze.

Sounds good.

There are still spots left so please sign up as soon as possible.

Here is how this works:

1) I will provide a light dinner.
2) Bring one dessert, no need to double or triple the recipe, there's always plenty!
3) Bring containers for taking your samples home.


If you have been curious about the dessert exchange please think about coming so you can meet some of the lovely people that post on LTH forum!!!

I've decided to stretch myself thin (metaphorically) and come to the exchange. Thank you for the invite.

Unfortunately, I will not be able to make this exchange. Hope to see everyone next month.
Sue

Food Nut wrote:I've decided to stretch myself thin (metaphorically) and come to the exchange. Thank you for the invite.

Welcome!

Great!!

sue f - will see you at next exchange.

I wish I could come,
but I have no time to cook before then.
I'll have to see you all the next one.

Okay elaine we will miss you.

Despite the bad weather today I think it will be fine on the weekend.

Spring forward, fall back.

I'm thinking Raspberry Austrian Shortbread....

That sounds good. I will post directions to my house soon via PM.

I was thinking I would do a St. Patrick's Day inspired dessert. It will either be Bumble's Ginger Roulade, Black and White Irish Cream Cupcakes or Toffee Shortbread. Any preference?

Ms. Ingie wrote:I was thinking I would do a St. Patrick's Day inspired dessert. It will either be Bumble's Ginger Roulade, Black and White Irish Cream Cupcakes or Toffee Shortbread. Any preference?

my preference is always anything but cupcakes.

Cupcakes sounded good to me but whatever....make whatever you feell like making. I am sure all that we will have will be good. By the way I am making a classic macaroni and cheese and a salad of some sort.

Ms. Ingie wrote:I was thinking I would do a St. Patrick's Day inspired dessert. It will either be Bumble's Ginger Roulade, Black and White Irish Cream Cupcakes or Toffee Shortbread. Any preference?

I like all those, so I'm no help. Cupcakes are certainly easier to transport and divide. My cake also has booze in it so we could have a tipsy theme going...

I just found a recipe for St. Louis Gooey Butter Cake. Maybe I should make that next time and we can compare three of them!

I know that cupcakes may not be chic enough for LTH, but they are just miniatures cakes made from scratch. I think they hold up better than a slice of cake. I may go with the roulade, but it will get messy when you slice it due to the whipped cream filling.

Ms. Ingie wrote:I know that cupcakes may not be chic enough for LTH, but they are just miniatures cakes made from scratch. I think they hold up better than a slice of cake. I may go with the roulade, but it will get messy when you slice it due to the whipped cream filling.

well, ms. ingie, you DID ask if we had a preference........ and in theory, a cupcake could be a mini cake, but most cupcakes are piled high with frosting. w/o all that frosting they aren't terribly attractive. i don't like equal amounts of frosting with my cake. there's a higher proportion of cake to frosting in a slice of cake. IMO, that's the difference between them.

Well, this is the problem, nobody knows how to eat a cupcake. You chomp off the bottom third first and savor the taste of delicious naked cake. Then you eat the rest, minimizing frosting in your nose, and you ooh and ahh over the combination of frosting and cake. I can't believe you've been doing it wrong all these years.

I usually have to scrape off some of the frosting. Too sweet for me. Unless it is super delicous which maybe I will eat it all up.

Pie Lady wrote:I just found a recipe for St. Louis Gooey Butter Cake. Maybe I should make that next time and we can compare three of them!

Yes!