The January 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Lauren of Celiac Teen. Lauren chose Gluten-Free Graham Wafers and Nanaimo Bars as the challenge for the month. The sources she based her recipe on are 101 Cookbooks and www.nanaimo.ca.

The yogurt recipe found in Breaking the Vicious cycle is so simple, it surprises me more people don't make their yogurt from scratch.

This is a step-by-step guide, with pictures, for making the SCD Chicken Soup, as outlined in Breaking the Vicious Cycle. I have copied the instructions from the original recipe. My notes appear in italics.

I ordered a copy of Breaking the Vicious Cycle from a lovely seller on Half.com. I opened it to the first page and you'll never guess what I saw.

Yes, I know it's January. Of 2010. It has been a rough couple of months. Here is my not-so-great results of the Daring Baker's Challenge for October of 2009 - French Macarons. They are filled with homemade cherry preserves and chocolate buttercream.

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I decided, on a whim, to sign up for the Daring Baker's Challenge. I really had no idea what I was getting myself into. All I knew is I wanted to try something different in the kitchen for a change.

The September 2009 Daring Bakers' challenge was hosted by Steph of A Whisk and a Spoon. She chose the French treat, Vols-au-Vent based on the Puff Pastry recipe by Michel Richard from the cookbook Baking With Julia by Dorie Greenspan.

You know you want to see how mine turned out...go ahead, you're about to be amazed, especially if you are familiar with my former flops in the kitchen.

Also known as "We are cheap and trying to figure out how to save $4000 in 8 months, so we can't spend money on unimportant things, like food."

Definition: (noun) a strong, innate desire to roam or travel about.

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The best laid plans…sometimes go completely awry. One day I will learn to go with the flow…today is not that day.

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From www.verygoodtaste.co.uk, a list of 100 foods every good omnivore should try before they die. I've bolded the ones I've tried. I also feel the need to tell stories about when I've tried certain things. This may be done at a later time, so the list doesn't become a novel.

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