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Where I've Been, And Where I Am Now
As I alluded to a few weeks ago, the period leading up to vacation was a whirlwind of work, with a soupçon of being sick, and a whole lot of stress. I worked 14+ hours a day for three weeks in order... Continue reading »
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La Palette's Strawberry Tart Goes Chocolate
I know. Another recipe from Baking From My Home to Yours. But this one features strawberries (available now fresh anywhere in the northern hemisphere). I made it in February, when the first organic... Continue reading »
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Florida {Lemon + Coconut} Pie
Being a Florida girl (you can read a post of my memories of Miami as a child here), Florida pie is Key lime pie. I am a true Key lime snob (I won't bore you with another Key lime rant). I'm fresh out... Continue reading »
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Cran-Apple Crisps
It's Tuesday and I'm still making up recipes from Baking From My Home to Yours like my life depends on it. At the beginning of the year, I had 78 recipes to make up. I'm not sure how many are left,... Continue reading »
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Irish Soda Bread
I knew, I knew when I signed up for Tuesdays with Dorie 2.0 that my life gets busy, out of control, and that I sometimes work 14 hour days for weeks on end. In moderation is a fascinating phrase to... Continue reading »
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Where Flan and I Make Peace, Warts and All
Flan and I, we aren't simpatico. Not that I blame it for (usually) not being chocolate; I enjoy plenty of custard desserts that aren't chocolate. I like creme brulee, but flan lacks creme brulee's... Continue reading »
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Brioche Raisin Snails
When looking through the many recipes in Baking From My Home to Yours, this is the one that scared me the most, with the floating islands a close second. Long after I'd made brioche (several times),... Continue reading »
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Snickery Squares
I love a snickers bar. The peanuts paired with caramel and some chocolate to hold it all together. Mmm. This recipe in Baking From My Home to Yours has stopped me each time I've thumbed through the... Continue reading »
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Emergency Blender Cupcakes with Fudgy Frosting
How irresistible is an easy cupcake recipe you can throw together at the last minute? Especially a moist, chocolatey cupcake? So irresistible that I started these tonight at 8:15 in an effort to make... Continue reading »
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Pecan Sour Cream Biscuits
I've written before about my love for biscuits, and how a good one makes me wistful for the Miami of my childhood, but these biscuits were so different from what I recall from my childhood that they... Continue reading »
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Daring Bakers - Cranberry Orange Apricot Bread
I have been remiss in posting Daring Bakers challenges of late, even though I've made at least two that I could never get written and posted. When I saw this month's challenge however, I knew I had... Continue reading »
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Classic Brownies
If you've ever picked up a copy of Baking From My Home to Yours, you may have noticed that there are a lot of brownie recipes. To me, a chocolate and brownie lover, that's very endearing.... Continue reading »
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Almost-Fudge Gateau
Flourless and near-flourless chocolate cake recipes are a dime a dozen. I've made quite a few, and they inevitably have the texture of a candy bar. This cake, the latest in my effort to complete all... Continue reading »
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Snickerdoodles
I've been enjoying discovering cookies in Alice Medrich's most recent book Chewy Gooey Crispy Crunchy Melt-in Your-Mouth Cookies. I think the enjoyment I get has been heightened by meeting the author... Continue reading »
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Brown Sugar-Apple Cheesecake
Behold, the brown sugar-apple cheesecake. Had I known how good this cheesecake is four years ago when I bought Baking From My Home to Yours, I wouldn't have waited until now to make it. I am not a... Continue reading »
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Irish Brown Bread
It is not at all unusual for me to get excited about buying ingredients, put them in the pantry and promptly forget they're there. Such was the case when I ordered some specialty flours from King... Continue reading »
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Black-and-White Chocolate Cake
If you have Baking From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan, maybe you've flipped by the photo of this cake and thought "gorgeous, I could never make that" as I have done so many times. But like... Continue reading »
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Baking with Julia - White Loaves
This is the first recipe in Tuesdays with Dorie's new book. We'll be baking from Baking with Julia: Savoring the Joys of Baking with America's Best Bakers (and I thought Baking From My Home to Yours... Continue reading »
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Chocolate Mocha Inside-Out Cake
More years ago than I care to admit, there was a show on public television called Cooking at the Academy. On one episode, the chef made a cake that made my jaw drop. It was two different flavors of... Continue reading »
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Orange Berry Muffins with Crumb Topping
In my continuing quest to bake every recipe from Baking From My Home to Yours, this week I'm catching up with the orange berry muffins. Practically every time I pick up this cookbook looking for... Continue reading »
