Almond Flounder Meuniere Birthday Surprise!

When I started Sweetbites I wanted to join a baking club in order to entice me to baking more.  I stumble upon Tuesday with Dorie, a huge group of bakers that were baking their way thru Dorie’s Greenspan book: “Baking: From my Home to Yours”.  By the time I found them, the group was closed and was not accepting new bakers.  I was totally bumped out, but I decided to send an email to Laurie, the group founder and moderator, to let me know when there were opening in the near future and that I was super interested in joining the pack.

A month went .. then two, then three and then, I got an email saying that a couple of spots opened up and that I was in if I was still interested!

I was in faster than you can raise your hand.

It has been amazing to bake along side the group for the last nine months.  I have made friends and found so many great blogs that inspired me with their words, photography and the level of cooking creativity.  I look forward to every Tuesday with anticipation, knowing that for a couple of hours I get lost in the sea of storytelling and eye candy photography.

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Bruschetta with Fig spread, Gruyere topped with Prosciutto and Spinach

I had a rough week this pass week. 

I’m so, but SO glad that it’s finally over (or at least in 3 more hours).

Then it will be a pack action weekend in my kitchen.  I’m testing recipes, coming up with yummy stuff that involved expensive ingredients and lots of lost of taste test.

Who said that recipe development is fun?

Oh, yeah – I think I did.

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Leftover Chicken Quesadillas with Cool Cilantro dipping crema

I make quesadillas when I have tons of left over in the refrigerator that I need to get rid off.  Those are the best quesadillas.  The ones made with the leftovers.  Trust me.

I have no idea why it works, it just does.

But these ones came out so yummy, I had to share.  You could go out and get the ingredients that I used, but again, you can also be adventurous and take some of what I did and make it your own with your own leftovers tonight.

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