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Chocolate/ Cream/ Dairy free/ David Lebovitz/ dessert/ Low fat/ Nut/ whole wheat

Paris-Paris | Whole-Wheat Èclairs with Hazelnut Non-Dairy Cream and Chocolate Glaze

This looks like an everyday pastry. But there is quite a bit of work involved. You have to make the éclair shells and the hazelnut praline…

April 20, 2018

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Cream/ Dorie Greenspan

Alsace-style Cheesecake | Without the Cheese

The Alsace-style cheesecake recipe comes from Dorie Greenspan’s Baking Chez Moi. This cheesecake is typical of Alsace in eastern France. It is a light cheesecake filled…

February 27, 2018

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Bake/ cheese/ Cream/ David Lebovitz

Mascarpone-frosted Carrot Cake

I’ve eaten more carrot cakes than I’ve baked them. Carrot cakes are popular and mainstream in the US; they are found on dessert tables everywhere. I’m…

February 16, 2018

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Berry/ Dairy free/ Ina Garten/ Pantry essentials/ pastry

Mixed Berry Vegan Meringues

Felt like I’m taking the easy way out in making the mixed berry vegan meringues. Open a can of chickpeas while saving the liquid. The alternative…

February 13, 2018

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dessert/ easy everyday/ Fruit/ my favorites/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake (National Trust Version)

The “national trust version” of this lemon and poppy seed cake recipe comes with a warranty, metaphorically speaking. The cake is as trustworthy and  predictable as any…

January 28, 2018

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breakfast/ Dorie Greenspan/ Gluten free/ Nut/ Other Sweets

Crunchy Granola | #Glutenfree

Made-in-my-kitchen granola is so much better. There hasn’t been any store-bought granola in my pantry ever since we started making our own. Dorie’s recipe calls for…

January 23, 2018

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beverage/ Chocolate/ Dorie Greenspan/ winter

Real Hot Chocolate #Fireandfury

  A hot chocolate is my preferred drink at the ski lodge when I desperately needed to warm up my freezing fingers and toes from the…

January 9, 2018

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Chocolate/ Ina Garten/ Nut/ Sugar free

Inverse Chocolate Truffles | #Sugarfree

This is a last-minute holiday cooking inspired by Ina Garten’s video on chocolate truffles. She rolled balls of chocolate ganache over a bed of hazelnuts. I…

December 17, 2017

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Chocolate/ Gluten free/ Nut/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Flourless Chocolate Teacakes | #YotamOttolenghi

This Yotam Ottolenghi’s flourless chocolate teacakes from his new book Sweet call for dark chocolate with 70% cocoa solids. What is it? In general, the higher…

December 12, 2017

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Ina Garten/ Nut/ Roast/ Side

Chipotle and Rosemary Roasted Nuts | #Holidays

“It’s five o’clock somewhere,” the theme of the week at IHCC. It also means it’s time to have a drink and socialize; holidays are here. A…

December 5, 2017

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Nut/ Other Sweets/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Sesame Brittle | #YotamOttolenghi

Black Friday, cyber Monday and now giving Tuesday. There are much to do at this time of the year. Furthermore, you can always go an extra mile making food…

November 27, 2017

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dessert/ featured/ Other Sweets/ pastry/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Saffron, Orange and Honey Madeleines | Giving Thanks

I so look forward to the Thanksgiving celebration with family and friends, while enjoying some good home-cooked Thanksgiving staples. It helps tremendously when you know your…

November 20, 2017

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Fruit/ Ina Garten

Roasted Pears with Blue Cheese | Pairing Pears and Apples

How do you pair apples and pears in one coherent dish? It is the challenge on hand this week at IHCC. I baked some Anjou pears…

November 10, 2017

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Chocolate/ Levain & Yeast Hybrid/ modernist/ my favorites

Chocolate Cherry Sourdough Bread in “Modernist Bread”

The chocolate cherry sourdough bread recipe is published in the New York Times article, “slicing through the myths to rethink bread.” The article reviews the new…

November 6, 2017

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Appetizer/ Fruit/ quick bread/ Side/ Yeast bread/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Black Grape, Blue Cheese and Thyme Flatbread #YotamOttolenghi

I felt a real connection of place, history and food when I stayed on a farm in Tuscany years ago. That was a place where acres…

October 27, 2017

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Chocolate/ David Lebovitz/ dessert/ Gluten free

Chocolate Cakes with Dulce de Leche and Fleur de Sel

These individual chocolate cakes with dulce de leche and fleur de sel came out of the oven like earth cakes. I called them earth cakes for…

October 20, 2017

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classics/ Cream/ Dorie Greenspan/ pastry

Babas au Rhum | Tuesdays with Dorie

Babas au rhum are yeast cakes saturated with syrup, with a high concentration (20%) of hard liquor, mostly dark rum. Babas are seen in most patisseries…

October 10, 2017

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Berry/ Gluten free/ quick cake/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Blueberry, Almond and Lemon Cake | #Glutenfree

We made these blueberry, almond and lemon cakes when Yotam Ottolenghi wrote about his relationship with berries in his column “Head Over Heels for Berries” published…

September 20, 2017

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dessert/ Dorie Greenspan/ Fruit/ my favorites/ summer/ Sweet

Brown Butter Peach Tourte | Tuesdays with Dorie

This brown butter peach tourte came out better and bigger than I’ve expected. The caramelized brown butter makes for a fragrant tourte. Furthermore, I made the…

September 12, 2017

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autumn/ Fruit/ Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall/ Nut/ summer

Peach Apple Crumble for Summer/Autumn Crossover

Now in early September, we’re in the midst of a seasonal crossfire – the waning of summer and the stirring of autumn. This is a delicious…

September 6, 2017

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Artisan bread/ breakfast/ Fruit/ Mark Bittman/ Pantry essentials/ Side/ Simmer

Quick Low-Sugar Tomato Jam | #Tomato

I can’t think of a better and enduring way to capture the sunshine of summer than a jar of tomato jam. Spread it on a crusty…

August 13, 2017

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Bake/ breakfast/ Cream/ dessert/ Fruit/ my favorites/ summer

Stone Fruits Clafoutis or Dutch Baby in a Cast-Iron Pan

Cherries, apricots and peaches are at their seasonal best. They are sweet, juicy and luscious; there is nothing I want to eat more. The season for…

July 27, 2017

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classics/ Dairy free/ dessert/ Dorie Greenspan/ Low fat/ Other Sweets

Gâteau de Savoie | Dairy Free

The Savoy cake is one of the oldest in the French repertoire. Whether it is French or Italian, is the subject of debate. Leaving that aside,…

July 11, 2017

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Berry/ Cream/ Dorie Greenspan/ enriched dough/ Sweet

Blueberry Buttermilk Pie Bars

These Dorie Greenspan’s bar cookies pack layers of flavor and surprises. Fruity berries flourish on top. The sweet velvety custard and the chewy grainy cornmeal crust…

June 6, 2017

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Berry/ Cream/ Dorie Greenspan/ Nut/ Pantry essentials/ year round

Pistachio and Berry Gratins — The Inside-out Tarts with Almond Cream

  If you like the idea of an inside-out fruit tart, in the long tradition of tart shells filled with fruits and almond cream, you’d appreciate…

May 23, 2017

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