Making meringue is the direction I go from time to time whenever there are excess egg whites around — or not. There are many ways to…
The Bakewell tart is a British classic. It combines a buttery shortcrust pastry, a filling of raspberry jam, almond sponge cake (or frangipane in some versions),…
Boozy jumbled-fruit croustade in Everyday Dorie can take different types of dough. Among them, the phyllo dough is Dorie’s choice, but my least favorite. The last…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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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…