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classics/ dessert/ enriched dough/ Fruit/ my favorites/ Ruth Reichl/ year round

Apple and Calvados Galette |The Gourmet Cookbook

The varieties of apple in the store are tempting. Ginger Gold, Gala, Ruby Frost, Honeycrisp… It’s impossible to walk past the piles of apples without catching…

February 22, 2019

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Berry/ breakfast/ classics/ easy everyday/ Fruit/ my favorites/ Pantry essentials/ quick cake/ Ruth Reichl/ straight dough

Fannie Farmer’s Classic Yeast-Raised Waffles

The 1896 original Fannie Farmer’s classic yeast-raised waffles are finding their ways on this blog via Marion Cunningham’s completely updated cookbook published in 1979. I don’t…

February 20, 2019

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Chocolate/ dessert/ Dorie Greenspan/ Gluten free

Dark Chocolate Mousse | Baking Chez Moi

Cooking the sugar syrup in the style of the Italian meringue has always been a challenge for me. It’s no exception this time for one of…

February 12, 2019

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breakfast/ classics/ Other Sweets/ quick cake/ Ruth Reichl

New York Corn Muffins | A Tipping Point

How true is it that certain things don’t get old, even in New York City, where change is a constant? Take breakfast pastry, like bagels, croissants…

January 15, 2019

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Dairy free/ David Lebovitz/ dessert/ Fruit/ Gluten free/ holidays/ Low fat

Clementine Prosecco Sorbet with Candied Citrus Peel

A few days into the New Year, we’re still in the mood of welcoming a fresh beginning. What can be more festive than a dish of…

January 4, 2019

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Chocolate/ classics/ Cream/ David Lebovitz/ dessert/ featured/ kitchen hack/ Other Sweets/ winter

Chocolate Yule Log / Bûche de Noël

  Bûche de Noël is not a cake I would choose to bake on my own. It seems daunting. On the other hand, who can resist…

December 21, 2018

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classics/ Fruit/ holidays/ Simmer/ winter

Jellied Cranberry Sauce | Holidays Classics

What’s a red food that sparkles among other classic dishes on the holiday table? Amid all the golden brown of roasts and vivid green vegetables, something…

December 18, 2018

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Cream/ David Lebovitz/ dessert/ kitchen hack/ quick cake

Bay Leaf Pound Cake with Orange Glaze

David Lebovitz reverses the traditional way we make the pound cake in the bay leaf pound cake recipe in My Paris Kitchen. Most recipes begin by…

November 2, 2018

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Dorie Greenspan/ Fruit/ Other Sweets

Bettelman | Alsatian Bread Pudding

Bread pudding is not something I get too excited about. Then Dorie Greenspan comes up with the idea in Baking Chez Moi that’s worth trying —…

October 9, 2018

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Cream/ David Lebovitz/ dessert/ Other Sweets

Lemon Madeleines | My Paris Kitchen

I attended the Food Tank Summit in New York City the other day. The theme this year was food loss and food waste. It’s impossible these…

October 5, 2018

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easy everyday/ Fruit/ Pantry essentials/ Ruth Reichl

Apple Crisp | My Kitchen Year by Ruth Reichl

Apple crisp is my first post as we embark on cooking along with Ruth Reichl at IHCC. The book Ruth Reichl, my Kitchen Year is an autobiography and…

October 2, 2018

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Appetizer/ Chocolate/ Cream/ dessert/ my favorites/ Seafood

A Culinary Trip with Eric Ripert

A List of Eric Ripert’s Recipes Listing all of Eric Ripert’s recipes I’ve explored in the last six months (April to September 2018) in one summary…

September 29, 2018

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easy everyday/ Fruit/ my favorites/ pastry/ puff pastry/ year round/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Apricot and Thyme Galettes

The apricot season is short. When it’s in season, apricot is one of my favorite fruits for baking. However, the canned or preserved version can be…

September 23, 2018

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David Lebovitz/ Nut

Fig Financiers | My Paris Kitchen

I have these silicon rectangular financier molds, each shaped like a gold ingot, for baking my favorite cakes. Last I baked were these pretty matcha financiers.…

September 21, 2018

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dessert/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Gluten free/ Nut/ Pantry essentials

Basque Macarons | Baking Chez Moi

Basque macarons are the quintessential and unadorned version of their sleek cousins, the Parisian Macarons, from Pay Basque. On days you don’t want to fuss about…

September 11, 2018

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Berry/ Fruit/ Gluten free/ Nut

Coconut, Almond and Blueberry Cake | Gratitude Cake

This post is about gratitude. Instead of writing a thank you note. I do what I do best—bake a cake. A gift-worthy cake is the delivery…

August 28, 2018

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Chocolate/ convection steam/ dessert/ Dorie Greenspan/ Gluten free

Bitter Chocolate Soufflé Cake | Eric Ripert

This recipe comes from Eric Ripert’s Le Bernardin Cookbook. This is how Eric describes the bitter chocolate soufflé cake: “We used to have a captain who…

August 21, 2018

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classics/ David Lebovitz/ dessert/ enriched dough/ Fruit

Kirsch Baba Bouchons with Pluots | My Paris Kitchen

Every word of this title, kirsch baba buchons with pluots, except the word with, needs an explanation. Where do I start? To mix things up—just enough…

August 17, 2018

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Dorie Greenspan/ Nut/ quick cake

Hazelnut, Ginger and Olive Oil Cake

The hazelnut, ginger and olive oil cake is not a typical French teacake from Dorie Greenspan’s Baking Chez Moi. But ingredients like hazelnut, ginger, polenta and olive…

August 14, 2018

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Cream/ dessert/ Nut

Bacon Ice Cream with Roasted Figs

How true is it that bacon makes everything better? Does bacon enhance ice cream and fruit dessert? We’re putting the bacon ice cream with roasted figs…

August 7, 2018

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David Lebovitz/ Other Sweets

Duck Fat Cookies | David Lebovitz

Have you ever worked with a whole duck? Its versatility is simply amazing. You can make duck confit with the legs or sear the breasts for…

July 20, 2018

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Berry/ classics/ Cream/ dessert/ Dorie Greenspan/ foundation recipe/ Fruit/ my favorites

Classic Fruit Tart | Pâte Sablée Dough Updated

  A classic fruit tart is irresistible. It would stop me on my track wherever and whenever I see one. Fresh berries, cherry, peach, pear or…

July 10, 2018

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Cream/ David Lebovitz/ dessert

French Cheesecake (Torteau Fromager) | David Lebovitz

“What’s that burnt thing?” Without David’s warning (in his book My Paris Kitchen) that the top crust of the cheesecake looks almost burnt, I’d not have…

June 15, 2018

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Dairy free/ dessert/ Fruit/ Gluten free

Banana Soufflés | Any Vegan Alternatives?

These soufflés are the perfect marriage of Puerto Rican ingredients and French technique. In Puerto Rico, Eric Ripert pulled a couple of bananas off a tree…

May 22, 2018

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Chocolate/ David Lebovitz/ dessert/ Other Sweets/ pastry/ whole grain

Buckwheat Madeleines | My Paris Kitchen by David Lebovitz

When it comes to buckwheat anything, I’ll make it first; ask questions later. Although the name may imply, buckwheat is not a form of wheat. It…

May 4, 2018

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