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Chocolate/ dessert/ Dorie Greenspan/ my favorites

Mokonuts’ Rye-Cranberry Chocolate Chunk Cookies | Baking with Dorie

  I’ve been busy making and eating these cookie, and somehow, it escapes me to tell our readers all about them. Dorie says: To describe the…

February 18, 2022

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Berry/ cheese/ Cream/ dessert/ Ina Garten

Coeur a La Creme With Raspberries | Valentine’s Day

Coeur a la creme is a lustrous cream-based dessert molded to the shape of a heart. Putting the two elements together on Valentine’s Day makes my…

February 14, 2022

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breakfast/ Dairy free/ Fruit/ Sugar free/ vegetarian

Cashewgurt, Chia Pudding with Granola

Mindful eating starts early in the morning with breakfast. A foundational element for me is a homemade vegetarian yogurt, which is far easier to produce than…

February 5, 2022

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Asian/ Other Sweets

Prosperity Cake (Fao Gao) for Chinese New Year

The Chinese New Year of the Tiger is here. With it, the attributes of being bold, adventurous, unpredictable, resourceful are speaking to me. Who knows I…

February 1, 2022

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Chocolate/ dessert/ Gluten free/ Nut

Champagne Macarons

I get ambitious with my baking during the holidays and special occasions. I make Dominique Ansel’s champagne macarons. In full disclosure, they come with a warning…

December 21, 2021

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Berry/ dessert/ Ina Garten

Raspberry Shortbread Hearts

The raspberry shortbread hearts look cute. They surely belong to a bag of holidays goodies — for giving, cookie exchanges or the kitchen table. I had…

December 17, 2021

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Chocolate/ classics/ dessert/ Dorie Greenspan/ foundation recipe

Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies | Baking with Dorie

After 30 years of publishing and 14 cookbooks later, Dorie Greenspan’s new book Baking with Dorie wins instant acclaim from believers like me. When I look…

December 14, 2021

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Bake/ Fruit/ my favorites/ puff pastry

Apple Tart with Apple Compote | Dessert Person

Holiday baking starts with the fantastic apple tart we made for Thanksgiving. Who doesn’t look forward to a delightful dessert at the end of a meal?…

December 3, 2021

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Chocolate/ dessert/ foundation recipe/ Gluten free/ holidays/ Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall/ Nut

Chestnut and Chocolate Cake | Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

The chestnut and chocolate cake evokes the essence of a celebration cake. This is already a lovely and rich cake, although you won’t think of it…

November 16, 2021

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Alice Waters/ Berry/ dessert/ holidays

Cranberry Upside-Down Cake

Instead of a cranberry side, what about having cranberry front and center in a seasonal Thanksgiving dessert? We made an elaborate triple-layer parsnip and cranberry cake…

November 5, 2021

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Chocolate/ dessert/ Nut/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Woodland Meringues and Ghosts

For a change, I want to do something goofy and fun for halloween. The inspiration and recipe come from Sweet by Ottolenghi and Goh. In the…

October 28, 2021

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autumn/ dessert/ Fruit

Saffron Poached Pears | Jamie Oliver

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…

October 25, 2021

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Bake/ Dairy free/ foundation recipe/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ Nut/ Other Sweets/ vegetarian

Double-Corn Gluten-Free Vegan Tea Cake

There are so much going on in the double-corn gluten-free vegan tea cake, let’s start with the most confounding aspect of it. We have posted double-corn…

October 1, 2021

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autumn/ Bake/ Fruit/ quick cake

Kabocha Turmeric Tea Cake | Dessert Person

The fall squash season is upon us. Claire Saffitz’s kabocha turmeric tea cake is a more exciting version of a conventional pumpkin cake. Combining the cake…

September 19, 2021

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autumn/ dessert/ Fruit/ Gluten free/ Low fat

Apple and Almond Cake | Gluten Free

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.…

September 15, 2021

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Cream/ dessert/ Fruit/ Gluten free/ summer/ Yotam Ottolenghi

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…

September 7, 2021

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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…

August 13, 2021

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Cream/ dessert/ summer/ Yotam Ottolenghi

No-churn Mango Ice Cream with Pistachios | Ottolenghi

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…

July 6, 2021

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Fruit/ King Arthur Flour/ summer

Southern-Style Peach Cobbler

When peaches and other summer stone fruits are in season, which is around July 4, I like making a fruit cobbler. My go-to cobbler has always…

July 3, 2021

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Berry/ cheese/ Cream/ dessert/ my favorites/ Pantry essentials/ year round

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…

June 18, 2021

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Berry/ classics/ Cream/ dessert/ easy everyday/ Ina Garten/ Pantry essentials/ summer

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…

June 1, 2021

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dessert/ enriched dough/ Other Sweets/ pastry/ puff pastry/ Yeast bread

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…

April 28, 2021

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Berry/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Fruit/ Salad/ spring

Spring Avocado and Berry Salad | Everyday Dorie

If you like berry and cream, the combination of avocado and berry in a salad sounds like a natural extension. Nevertheless, it’s a surprise to see…

April 23, 2021

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breakfast/ classics/ dessert/ enriched dough/ my favorites/ Other Sweets/ puff pastry/ whole wheat/ Yeast bread

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…

April 16, 2021

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classics/ Fruit/ Julia Child/ puff pastry

Tarte Tatin Repeat

You can repeat some recipes repeatedly, but never quite get to the promised land. Julia Child’s tarte tatin is one of them. When I revisit the…

April 13, 2021

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