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24.10.13

Best Baked Goods: Happy Birthday to Dorie Greenspan and My Daughter #Foodie Friday

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baker girl: simple living and eating


I just found out that my daughter has the same birthday as the food writer Dorie Greenspan. I have been cooking through her, Around My French Table cookbook with an online group. 

My daughter has learned so much about baking from both Dorie's Baking with Julia cookbook and from the one that I have been working with these past two years.

So I say Happy Birthday Dorie, you are an inspiration to both me and my daughter. 

little girl big girl: Simple Living and Eating


My daughter turns 12 today and her skills at baking are way beyond her years. I just want to share with you some of the amazing things she has baked for this blog.


Here are some of my daughter's wonderful creations. Many of them are Dorie Greenspan's recipes and some are her own recipes:

Double Chocolate and Banana Tart

Marie-Helene's Apple Cake

Apple Filled Cupcakes

Compost Cookies

Blueberry Mascarpone Roulade


Chocolate Raspberry Cake
Harvest Pie Pops



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From: My Cozy Corner

French Roasted Chicken
French Roasted Chicken
Forget about buying that dried out rotisserie chicken. Make one at home it is easy and super delicious. 



From: Anyonita Nibbles

Beef Bowl Inverse Recipe
 Beef Bowl Inverse Recipe
I would definitely call this Asian comfort food and the egg on top... yummy.


From: The Wednesday Baker

It is apple pie season and this one is just a little different with some cardamon and pecans in it. 

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50 comments:

  1. Miz HelenOctober 24, 2013 at 8:53 PM

    Happy Birthday to your daughter, she is quiet the accomplished chef, I look forward to watching her skills as she grows. I love encouraging young people to pursue the culinary arts. Hope you'al have a great birthday celebration and thanks for hosting!
    Miz Helen

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    1. Diane BalchOctober 25, 2013 at 7:13 AM

      Thank you Miz Helen,
      I can't get over how much better she gets every year at baking and decorating cakes she really loves it.

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  2. Jamie @ Love Bakes Good CakesOctober 24, 2013 at 9:52 PM

    Happy birthday to your daughter! Thanks so much for the party, Diane! have a great weekend :)

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  3. Anne MOctober 24, 2013 at 10:47 PM

    Its not hard to guess where she gets her talent from Diane. Happy birthday to your daughter. She is beautiful.

    Anne xx

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    1. Diane BalchOctober 25, 2013 at 7:17 AM

      Thanks Anne, but the baking talent she gets from her father and possibly the genes of her great grandmothers.

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  4. Tanusree KhandaiOctober 25, 2013 at 1:28 AM

    A very happy birthday to your daughter. She is such an talented little chef !

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    1. Diane BalchOctober 25, 2013 at 7:17 AM

      Thank you Tanusree,
      The good thing is she doesn't know how good she is for her age.

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  5. WinnieOctober 25, 2013 at 1:56 AM

    ❤ Happy Birthday to your daughter Diane ❤
    She looks so much like you :)
    Thank you for the party and for sharing these happy photos with us, and I wish you a lovely weekend

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    1. Diane BalchOctober 25, 2013 at 7:18 AM

      Thank you Winnie,
      She does look a bit like both my husband and I.

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  6. The 21st Century Housewife©October 25, 2013 at 3:48 AM

    Your daughter really is very talented - the photographs are fantastic. I hope she has a very Happy Birthday :-) Thank you for hosting the linky. I've shared an Apple and Pecan Cake with Maple Glaze. Thank you for hosting and I hope you all enjoy celebrating your daughter's birthday!

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    1. Diane BalchOctober 25, 2013 at 7:19 AM

      Thanks so much April. I surprised my daughter with a chocolate mousse cake. It was OK, not as good as hers LOL.

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  7. AdrianaOctober 25, 2013 at 5:44 AM

    My goodness! At 12 I was barely helping to bake cakes out of a mix. I hope you all enjoyed your daughter's special day. She's a cutie.

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    1. Diane BalchOctober 25, 2013 at 7:21 AM

      I wasn't past cake mixes either. I think was all the cooking shows she watched with mommy.

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  8. BarbOctober 25, 2013 at 6:33 AM

    Happy birthday to your daughter! My 10 year old son loves to cook; I'll show him your daughter's work. I'm sure he'd love to try some of the recipes. I'll be adding Dorie Greenspan's cookbook to my Amazon wish list.

    Have a great weekend!

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    1. Diane BalchOctober 25, 2013 at 7:23 AM

      Thats wonderful that your son loves to cook, mine used to when he was younger, but I think all 14 year old boys are temporarily more focused on eating. I hope you get Dorie's cookbook, the recipes are amazing. It is a beautiful looking book too.

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  9. AndiWinslowOctober 25, 2013 at 6:40 AM

    Hi Diane I saw my apple crisp and was so excited to see it featured! You made my day brighter.....Happy Birthday to your daughter, she is a cutie and cooking at 12 yrs old. Good for her keep it up Have a great birthday weekend and eat lots of cake..............Andi

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    1. Diane BalchOctober 25, 2013 at 7:24 AM

      You are welcome... wonderful crisp... thank you for being part of this party.

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  10. Sam Hoffer @ My Carolina KitchenOctober 25, 2013 at 7:26 AM

    Happy birthday to your darling daughter. She looks so French and sophisticated in that second set of pictures. Her baking skills are truly amazing. Perhaps she'll be a pastry chef.

    Thanks for hosting Diane. I hope you both have a lovely weekend.
    Sam

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    1. Diane BalchOctober 25, 2013 at 8:49 AM

      I think she wants to be a chemist... which is really the same thing as pastry chief. Maybe she'll do both.

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  11. AnonymousOctober 25, 2013 at 8:05 AM

    Diane,
    Happy Birthday to your daughter. She has great baking skills and a young foodie.
    Thanks for hosting the party. Hope you had a great week.
    Annamaria

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    1. Diane BalchOctober 25, 2013 at 8:50 AM

      Thanks Annamaria... tell me about being a foodie everything I serve dinner it is like an episode of CHOPPED... my kids are tough critics.

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  12. Cher RockwellOctober 25, 2013 at 8:05 AM

    Awww, 12 is a big year :-) Happy birthday to the young baker.

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    1. Diane BalchOctober 25, 2013 at 8:50 AM

      Thanks Cher... she is definitely following in Dorie's footsteps.

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  13. Nancy WolffOctober 25, 2013 at 8:06 AM

    Happy birthday to your daughter! She has certainly cooked up some wonderful creations!

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    1. Diane BalchOctober 25, 2013 at 8:51 AM

      Thanks Nancy, I have to go to the gym an extra day a week because of it.

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  14. Pat @ Elegantly GFOctober 25, 2013 at 8:29 AM

    What an amazing baker your daughter is -- for any age! Happy birthday to her!

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    1. Diane BalchOctober 25, 2013 at 8:52 AM

      Thank you Pat, I am regularly shocked at her skill.

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  15. Kristin KingOctober 25, 2013 at 9:16 AM

    Thanks for hosting! Have a great weekend!
    Kristin @ DizzyBusyandHungry.com

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    1. Diane BalchOctober 25, 2013 at 9:24 AM

      You are very welcome Kristin. Thanks for coming by.

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  16. Sheena @ Hot Eats and Cool ReadsOctober 25, 2013 at 9:37 AM

    Thanks for hosting!! Happy Birthday to your daughter!!

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  17. AndiWinslowOctober 25, 2013 at 10:27 AM

    Thinking we have a error, I do have a Swedish Apple pie that I just posted but the picture you have is for the Apple Crisp! That's ok I was thrilled and happy to see my crisp featured with you. It's the best! Andi thewednesdaybaker I'll go get the Swedish Apple pie and bring that over to the party........Thank you so much Andi

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    1. Diane BalchOctober 25, 2013 at 1:53 PM

      So sorry I grab the picture at the end of your post. At least I had the right link.

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  18. Lori HartOctober 25, 2013 at 11:11 AM

    Thanks for the party and have a wonderful weekend.

    Lori
    Lori's Culinary Creations

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    1. Diane BalchOctober 25, 2013 at 1:54 PM

      So glad you came by Lori always good to see your recipes.

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  19. KathyOctober 25, 2013 at 11:30 AM

    Happy Birthday to your talented young chef, Diane! I am so impressed! Everything looks wonderful!

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    1. Diane BalchOctober 25, 2013 at 1:54 PM

      Thanks Kathy,
      See what having the same birthday as Dorie can do for a person.

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  20. EmilyOctober 25, 2013 at 11:41 AM

    Impressive work by a 12yo!! But of course with 110% backing from chief chef!

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    1. Diane BalchOctober 25, 2013 at 1:55 PM

      She gets all her baking talent from my husband. You should see how sorry her surprise birthday cake was from me. LOL.

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  21. KennethOctober 25, 2013 at 11:49 AM

    Happy Birthday young Lady great job your doing.keep up the good work.:)

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    1. Diane BalchOctober 25, 2013 at 1:56 PM

      Thanks Kenneth,
      She is going to be so thrilled by all of these wonderful well wishing.

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  22. Adelina PriddisOctober 25, 2013 at 4:15 PM

    The chocolate banana tart looks amazing!! She is very talented.

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    1. Diane BalchOctober 25, 2013 at 4:18 PM

      I agree that tart really showed me the potential of her talent.

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  23. BettyOctober 25, 2013 at 8:29 PM

    Hi Dianne,
    Thank you so much for featuring my French Roasted Chicken. I love to cook and I love to link up to your Foodie Friday...I've picked up my Foodie Friday Feature Button and posted it to my sidebar. Thanks again.
    Betty @ My Cozy Corner

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    1. Diane BalchOctober 25, 2013 at 8:36 PM

      You are so welcome... absolutely classic chicken. Really love it. Thank you for being part of this party.

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  24. Theresa ChuOctober 26, 2013 at 3:51 AM

    Happy birthday to your dear girl! She is a really impressive baker. That chocolate banana tart definitely does not look like it's baked by someone who's 12!

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    1. Diane BalchOctober 26, 2013 at 8:10 AM

      Thank you Theresa... I was pretty blown away when she made it.

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  25. AnonymousOctober 26, 2013 at 10:04 PM

    Seems like that must be the date for fabulous bakers of all ages to be born! That's quite a portfolio she's made. Happy Birthday to your daughter!

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    1. Diane BalchOctober 27, 2013 at 9:30 AM

      Yes indeed and my daughter shares the name of the fabulous baker who Dorie transcribed.

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