justjoan wrote:thanks chouxfly,will you PM mmmmdonuts? nancie is trying to sign up to become an lthforum member, but she can't remember her username, so in the meantime i'll let her know, and i'm sure she'll be thrilled. it's unfortunate that people who wanted to come can't, but at least they cancelled early enough so others have time to plan a dessert. joan

I will call Mmmdonuts as well. I saw her last week and told her she should prepare even though she was in the #2 spot.

She will be very happy. She's very happy. I just got off of the phone with her. She already quizzed me about what I was bringing. Told her I was leaning towards pie. Then told her about pi day. Then she asked did I have a preferred recipe for crust.

My old roomie is fantastic.

Woohoo! I am in.
Thanks for sending a shout out to let me know. I appreciated the message.
See you all on Sunday.
~Denise (Mmmdonuts)

If another person bows out let me know.

i'm not on this site much so am sorry for this late reply -- won't be able to attend this sunday but hope it's not too late to get someone else in
hope to make it to another one soon!

Seems like we've had a lot of last minute additions and subtractions this time around. I hope everyone can make it, but if there is another spot open, my wife would like to come this time.

I'm pretty sure I'm going to make bread pudding with a bacon-bourbon sauce this time. My current plan is that the bread pudding itself will be vegetarian, which bacon in the sauce only.

OK, looks like ymas has bowed out.

Jygach got in their request to come first. I'll send them a PM.

Eli, I'll put your wife on the waiting list, but I would say just bring her. There were plenty of leftovers last time, and we have enough room for an extra person to join us.

eli wrote:Seems like we've had a lot of last minute additions and subtractions this time around. I hope everyone can make it, but if there is another spot open, my wife would like to come this time.

I'm pretty sure I'm going to make bread pudding with a bacon-bourbon sauce this time. My current plan is that the bread pudding itself will be vegetarian, which bacon in the sauce only.

Love this!

I wonder what would happen if you folded some whipped cream into the bacon sauce and used it to top your pecan pie. Bet it would also be good over French Toast. Can you tell I have the munchies?*

*Not those munchies

Pie Lady wrote:I wonder what would happen if you folded some whipped cream into the bacon sauce and used it to top your pecan pie.

Clearly this could only be done as the end of a meal consisting of one of those bacon-inside-sausage-inside-bacon-weave deals.

Chouxfly wrote:Eli, I'll put your wife on the waiting list, but I would say just bring her. There were plenty of leftovers last time, and we have enough room for an extra person to join us.

Thanks!

eli wrote:

Pie Lady wrote:I wonder what would happen if you folded some whipped cream into the bacon sauce and used it to top your pecan pie.

Clearly this could only be done as the end of a meal consisting of one of those bacon-inside-sausage-inside-bacon-weave deals.

Are you suggesting a Bacon Exchange?

Hi all,

I'm having a random urge to make cinnamon rolls with a cream cheese frosting. Is this too breakfast-y or can I count it as dessert?

Sounds like it passes for dessert. I count doughnuts and danish as dessert.

Pie Lady wrote:Sounds like it passes for dessert. I count doughnuts and danish as dessert.

I agree. Chouxfly made a fabulous danish that actually tasted as good as it looked. I'm still showing pics of it to people.

I'm all for cinnamon rolls!

I haven't been inspired yet as to what I shall make. I'm thinking perhaps a cheesecake. Any thoughts?

I could go for cheesecake. The last one I made was pumpkin and it was very light and airy.

Did you use the Bakers Illustrated version of pumpkin cheesecake? I wanted to try it for Thanksgiving, but didn't get a chance to.

Jyoti was a last minute addition request, but has just PM'ed me that they can't make it after all.

Eli, since I already told you to go ahead and bring your wife, I guess there's nothing I need to change, though I updated the RSVP list on the front page.

LauraS wrote:Did you use the Bakers Illustrated version of pumpkin cheesecake? I wanted to try it for Thanksgiving, but didn't get a chance to.

Nope. I used the Taste of Home version, which got raves from my in-laws. I didn't bother with the garnish.

http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Pump ... ake-Deluxe

instead of experimenting on you all, as i'd intended, i'm losing today to a migraine. so i will be making one of my favorite chocolate cakes with what i'm calling a secret ingredient; just for the fun of seeing who can guess what it is. nothing bizarre- just invisible in the finished cake. fortunately, the sea salt caramels i'm also bringing were made yesterday. i'm looking forward to tomorrow- see you guys at 5. joan

I was going to make Sweet Potato Cheesecake, but I'm just not inspired. I've decided to make a Cranberry Galette instead. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Ms. Ingie wrote:I was going to make Sweet Potato Cheesecake, but I'm just not inspired. I've decided to make a Cranberry Galette instead. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

I guess that would have been cute. I'm doing a sweet potato pie, but not my recipe. Let's see what I think.

Thank you to Chouxfly, a most excellent host. (You can breathe now, it's all over.) As was said by I believe MMMdonuts, this might have been the best dessert exchange yet. Fabulous veg chili and the most delectable focaccia. The dessert array was outstanding and my stomach is about to burst. I did not bring my camera, but there were plenty of flashes going, so I'm sure photos will soon follow.

What a wonderful evening.

Thanks to Chouxfly & Mamagotcha for having us over. The food was fantastic. The dessert offerings, as always make it more & more difficult for me to order dessert in a restaurant.

You are all stars!

HI,

Thanks to Chouxfly and Mammagotcha for their warm hospitality. I hope someone took a picture of Mamma's chili and Chouxfly's focaccia.

The drumroll of the desserts!

Eli's bread pudding with a bacon sauce

January-16-2011-Bread-pudding by cal222, on Flickr

JustJoan's homemade and handwrapped caramels

January-16-2011-Caramels by cal222, on Flickr

JustJoan's chocolate cake plus pairs4life;s sweet potato pie in the corner (I don't have another picture - sorry)

January-16-2011-Chocolate-cake by cal222, on Flickr

LauraS's cinnamon rolls with cream cheese frosting
January-16-2011-Cinnamon-buns by cal222, on Flickr

Ms. Ingie's cranberry galette

January-16-2011-Cranberry-Galette by cal222, on Flickr

mmmdonuts's Elvis's favorite pound cake

January-16-2011-Elvis-Pound-Cake by cal222, on Flickr

Cookie Monster's fruit cake

January-16-2011-Fruit-cake by cal222, on Flickr

Pie Lady's reverse engineering Heineman's Pistachio cake

January 16 2011 Heineman's Pistachio Cake by cal222, on Flickr

Cathy2's reverse engineering the cake Ideal from Moscow, USSR

January-16-2011-Ideal-torte by cal222, on Flickr

Chouxfly's Macaroons

January-16-2011-Macaroons by cal222, on Flickr

Nancie's cookies

January-16-2011-Nancie's-Cookies by cal222, on Flickr

Rachel's rice pudding

January-16-2011-Rice-pudding by cal222, on Flickr

It was a wonderful evening with memories packed in a box to be enjoyed tomorrow!

(PM any corrections, please)

Regards,

Thanks from me too! That was a delicious dinner and I enjoyed meeting your son & beasties. I believe this exchange was the richest one yet, and I'l enjoy polishing off those sweets this week.

Thanks Chouxfly and Mammagotcha for hosting another great dessert exchange! In addition to the excellent desserts, the chili and focaccia were delicious.


Dessert exchange bounty


Laura S's Cinnamon rolls


My bread pudding with bacon bourbon sauce


Rachael's Rice custard


Cathy2's Ideal torte


pairs4life's Sweet potato pie


Chouxfly's Lemon Macarons


Cookie Monster's Fruit cake


MmmDonuts' Elvis' favorite pound cake


Ms Ingie's Cranberry walnut galette


justjoan's Caramels


justjoan's Chocolate pecan cake


Nancie's Lemon pepper cumin cookies


Pie Lady's Heinemans pistachio cake

I spy Wylie at the bottom of eli's last pic. What a great dog. I don't think we need my shots as well. Cathy2 & eli have it all covered.

It's great to have multiple people taking pics so nothing gets lost.

I look forward to seeing everyone very soon.

Take Care,

Wow, I am waking up to a delightful breakfast spread... and all the lovely host gifts are amazing. You are all such generous folks, as well as incredibly talented bakers and wonderful guests (I think I would have needed a crowbar to pry Nancie away from doing dishes!). Thank you all for coming... we'll definitely be hosting more LTH events!

Thanks to everyone who attended and made the dessert exchange a delightful experience. I had a great time and the desserts were fantastic.

Since many people were asking about it, I've posted my focaccia recipe in the Shopping and Cooking forum.

Enjoy!
Chouxfly