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I meant to reference your post, not pie's...oops.  I did see your comments and definitely will try that when I make it next time. :)

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Hey Dashx, a poppyseed cake with custard filling is standard for birthdays in my family!  The banana custard sounds like a great addition!

Jen

It sounds like it was a fun birthday!  I usually make my own birthday cake, too.  A Yellow cake with Poppy Seeds, banana cream filling and sour cream chocolate frosting.

The cake looks great, and the picture of the caramel dripping down the side, with the frosting peeking through; I can just taste it!

Can anyone locate a recipe for White Chocolate Strawberry Bars from Chocolatier published before 1991. They are a basically a white chocolate cake with fresh sliced strawberries in the batter baked in a half sheet pan. When cooled you top them with cream cheese frosting and cut into bars. They might not be called exactly what I called them. Thanks

Not sure if these recipes belong here but I am posting them here for convenience and to keep a single thread for the conversation.  I hope this doesn't offend anyone.  Here are a few recipes I have tried in the past 3 weeks or so.

I made the beef strogannoff.  I have never had it nor never made it before so I wasn't sure what to expect.  It was good but it needed a little extra something.  Maybe next time I'll follow pie's steps and deglaze the pan with sherry or use a better cut of beef.

I also made the ginger pear muffins from the holiday baking special issue.  Boy those were YUMMY!  As usual I tinkered with the recipe and reduced the fat and the sugar.  I didn't get a change to photograph the ones that we iced as they flew!

The stuffed sweet potatoes were really good.  I usually prefer sweet potatoes in a soups or stews and don't really like them roasted and I was a little hesitant to try this recipe.  I bought spicy instead of sweet sausage and the spiciness contrasted really well against the sweetness of the potatoes. I would definitely make this again.

Also after the holidays were over and I still had some turkey in the freezer I made these turkey croquettes from the recipe on the website. I found the mix a little too soft to work with and I am wondering if I might've mis-measured somewhere along the way.  I formed the patties and froze them for about 1hr. I then fried them from frozen which made them much easier to handle and cook.  I would highly recommend these to anyone looking for what to do with leftover turkey or chicken.

Voilá I have finally caught up with uploading the few photos I had.  I keep forgetting sometimes to take pictures :(