Daring Bakers Challenge: A French Yule Log/Cake

This month’s challenge is brought to us by the adventurous Hilda from Saffron and Blueberry and Marion from Il en Faut Peu Pour Etre Heureux.
They have chosen a French Yule Log by Flore from Florilege Gourmand.
I was a little apprehensive at first  but then again, this is the point of being a daring baker. We [...]

Almond Dacquoise with Purple Yam Mousse (Ube Mousse)

I love the dacquoise element of the Daring Bakers December challenge so much I made more to use up the leftover purple yam mousse. I made smaller rounds this time (I really need to practice on my piping).  Here is the recipe for the purple yam mousse :
Ingredients:

2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
4 oz. water
ube or purple [...]

Royal Foodie Joust: Banana Coconut Steamed Rice Muffin

This is my first attempt to submit an entry to the Royal Food Joust hosted by The Leftover Queen/Foodie Blogroll Forum. It is an exciting cooking adventure where 3 ingredients are specified every month and counting on our creativity, we come up with a food entry using all three ingredients.   For January, the three [...]