Everyone in my family loves poached pears. We have the saffron poached pear here and there is a similar marsala-baked pear that got top billings. One…
There are all sorts of apple desserts I’ve baked over the years: apple pie, tart, cake, challah, crisp, crumble, galette, kuchen, tarte tatin, you name it.…
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Lemon-Labneh Possets with Meringue and Burnt Lemon Powder
Amid the season of storms, floods and wildfires, I hope it’s not too late to organize our life for planet resiliency. The first order of business…
Berry/ dessert/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Fruit
Drop-Biscuit Apricot and Blueberry Cobbler | Everyday Dorie
Instead of a peach cobbler that Dorie makes in Everyday Dorie, I bake an apricot and blueberry cobbler — for several reasons. I did a southern-style…
Which season do you crave ice cream the most? Is it summer, or is it winter? I’ll say winter. The chilly ice cream may cause you…
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Ricotta Cake with Berry Compote | Dessert Person
The ricotta cake, from the Dessert Person by Claire Saffitz, is a light and creamy cheesecake. It’s eggy and cakey and not at all cheesy. Maybe…
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Panna Cotta with Balsamic Strawberries | Ina Garten
Kick off the summer season with panna cotta with balsamic strawberries. This is a recipe you can find on Ina Garten’s Barefoot Contessa website. A cold…
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Kouign-amann | Dessert Person
Once you’ve mastered the croissant dough, kouign-amann, a pastry from Brittany, is within reach for those who want big challenges. Or perhaps, it’s another excuse to…
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Whole Wheat Croissant | Breakthrough Baking
The whole wheat croissants are the culminations of many years of baking and experimentations. Finally, we get something satisfactory we can present on this blog after…
The minty lime bars are like the traditional key lime pie in many ways, except you can hold and eat them with your fingers. The firmness…
There is a lot to like about a citrus-flavored cheesecake — sweet and tangy and velvety. Dorie’s tangerine-topped cheesecake is streamlined, meaning “it has convenience on…
The blood orange and olive oil upside-down cake is on the cover of Dessert Person by Claire Saffitz. The stunning visual of this cake is impressive.…
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Hot Chocolate and Citrus Puddings | Pandemic Recipes
This hot chocolate and citrus puddings deliver the lightness of soufflé without any of the anxiety. Meanwhile, a closer examination of the ingredients reviews there is…
You’d lick your spoon clean with this creamy dark chocolate pudding. That what Dorie says how her Paris friends do it (while thinking it’s the equivalent…
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Fig, Orange & Mascarpone Cheesecake | Ottolenghi’s Sweet
Figs are not in season. However, the fig, orange and mascarpone cheesecake is well within reach on this Super Bowl weekend. All you need are dried…
When Ina Garten calls it ultimate, I have to put it to the test. I have no experience with ginger cookies and these are fun ones…
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Triple-Layer Parsnip & Cranberry Cake | Everyday Dorie
Nothing says holidays celebration than a triple-layer parsnip and cranberry cake. Yes, it takes a lot of effort to make: the cakes (three skinny ones, no…
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Beet, Ginger and Sour Cream Cake | Ottolenghi
A season for beets and the need to escape from the all-consuming Covid life are taking me to a sweet dessert. Never thought we’d have to…
Carrot is the most frequently used ingredient in my kitchen. I like to roast carrot, bake or use it in a bouquet garni as the flavor…
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Halva Ice Cream with Chocolate Sauce
I couldn’t decide whether I should name the post halva ice cream with chocolate sauce or chocolate sauce with halva ice cream. The decision seems to…
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Fig and Pistachio Frangipane Tartlets | Ottolenghi’s Sweet
These figs and pistachio frangipane tartlets are joy to make and to eat, period. Forgotten how many times we’ve made these tarts since we discovered the…
It has been a while ago since I made a similar buttermilk cake with mixed berries. Say a few years — in 2015, that’s a long…
A lemon and berry stripe cake is an answer to this timely question. What do I miss most during this Covid season? Not so much the…
If there is a better way to make a peach crumble, I’m all for it. It’s early August, the height of the peach season. I welcome…
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Banana Bread Scones | Freezer to Table
What do you do with the last-of-the-bunch, single banana which is past its prime? Make some quick banana bread scones. Once you make the batter, you…