Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Tuesdays with Dorie Post Number 17: Lenox Almond Biscotti


Greetings all, Juniper here. This week's Tuesday with Dorie will not feature a lovable plastic character, but instead will be narrated by none other then the sweetest small white cat ever. I have been falsely portrayed on other occasions, but I'm here to tell you that I am not a hindrance to Rigby's activities. This week I stayed under the kitchen table in order to observe the process that went into making Lenox Almond Biscotti, a recipe chosen by Gretchen of Canela and Comino.
C3PO tried to take notes on the biscotti making, but I eat guys like him for lunch.
Anyway, the view from under the table was interesting. First, Rigby measured out all of her ingredients. I kept hoping that she would spill something so I could help clean it up, but nothing ended up where it didn't belong. The mixer was put to work, and I could hear the sounds of cookie dough coming together. Rigby then plopped dough onto baking sheets. She pulled out a ruler and kept measuring something. Evidently this didn't work out the way she thought because when she pulled the baking sheet out of the oven later, she looked a little surprised by what she saw. I kept hoping she might let me see....but, no.
I fell asleep for awhile, so I missed what was going on in the kitchen, but when I opened my eyes Rigby was putting slices of Biscotti on the cooling rack. She put on a pot of coffee and sampled the cookies. I came out from under the table hoping to get a taste, but I was steered back to the cat food. Next week Rigby is going to make Pumpkin Muffins and I am determined to taste them!

17 comments:

Shelby said...

Great looking biscotti! Not even a crumb fell to the floor eh?

Anonymous said...

i always love the way you add characters to your post - they make me smile. poor juniper, no spilled ingredients. :)

Melissa said...

Very funny post! Your biscotti looks really delicious!

Prudy said...

I'm glad to see the little toy story alien made it to this week's posting. I'm "eternally grateful" as he would say. These look wonderful, far better than catfood for sure.

Christine said...

I always love your posts I look forward to the read and always have a smile afterwards. Your biscotti looks great!

Engineer Baker said...

I think if you cat wanted to have something fall on the floor, it should come visit when I'm baking - things go everywhere! Your biscotti turned out perfectly.

Anonymous said...

"I kept hoping that she would spill something so I could help clean it up, but nothing ended up where it didn't belong."

Hahaha so cute!! The biscotti look great!

Peggy said...

your biscotti look perfect and I love C3PO!

Bungalow Barbara said...

I love Juniper's report on your biscotti! (Mine spread too, but they still tasted great!)

Anonymous said...

Nice looking biscotti! I love them all perched like that ready to dip!

hoagiefest 2020 said...

Dang! Your biscotti look so good that they even make the cat food look delicious!

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the play-by-play, Butterbur. Sorry that you didn't even get a crumb!

Amanda said...

Your stories are so cute :) Your biscotti looks great! Are you glad you tried this? I am, I've never made it before but will again :)

Gretchen Noelle said...

Those look tasty! Cute write up!

Nancy/n.o.e said...

Aww, cute post! Sounds like the biscotti were a hit (if a bit of an adventure to bake.)
Nancy

Jacque said...

Poor kitty! LOL

Your biscotti looks perfect-o!

AmyRuth said...

Oh Mom, can't you just let one eensy weensy crumb fall on the floor?

Great looking biscotti. I loved it!
AmyRuth