I’m surprised I can still find fresh cranberries at this time of the year. Other than around Thanksgiving, when cranberries are on the shelves in every…
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Eggplant and Ginger Tartines | Everyday Dorie
My education on tartines starts with Chad Robertson’s Tartine Bread. I’ve spent years learning and making the kind of sourdough breads sold at Tartine Bakery in…
This is the last post of the 12 days of holiday baking series, ending what seems like a long marathon race. Some of the recipes are…
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Chocolate Babka | 12 Days of Holiday Baking
My family loves a good babka, especially the one from Liv Bread nearby, where there is always a line. The price has increased markedly, now costing…
breakfast/ dessert/ featured/ holidays/ Italian/ Yeast bread
Panettone Muffins | 12 Days of Holiday Baking
Panettone is an Italian Christmas classic bread which has gained a global profile. Do you notice that panettone, extravagantly wrapped and ribboned, is on the shelves…
dessert/ Gluten free/ holidays/ vegetarian
Peppermint Meringue Kisses Two Ways | 12 Days of Holiday Baking
The leftover liquid of a can of chickpeas, aka aquafaba, is the core element for some spectacular vegan peppermint meringue kisses. Yes, it’s quite extraordinary. By…
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Coffee Anise Stars | 12 Days of Holiday Baking
It’s exciting to be making holiday cookies and decorate them to radiate the seasonal glow. That means making the coffee-anise stars from Baking with Dorie. The…
If you want to make good-tasting cookies, there are plenty of recipes able to deliver that. If you are attracted to the beauty of the spiced…
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Candied Cocktail Nuts | 12 Days of Holiday Baking
A dish of candied cocktail nuts is a must to serve with drinks or as snacks for the holidays season. Make a big batch, put the…
dessert/ foundation recipe/ holidays/ Other Sweets/ scalable/ two ways
Sparkling Shortbread Cookies | 12 Days of Holiday Baking
How would you like to have a master shortbread dough which can morph into a variety of cookies? It’s like a gift that keeps on giving.…
Chocolate/ dessert/ holidays/ Nut/ scalable/ Sugar free
Chocolate Bark with Pecans & Seeds | 12 Days of Holiday Baking
It feels right to make dark chocolate bark with pecans and seeds — without adding any sugar. It’s a change from the indulgence of sugary and…
The second day of holiday baking presents the red velvet crinkle cookies. These cookies are visually stunning with powered sugar, like fresh snow, covering the red…
There are so many interesting cookies to get excited about baking for the holidays. Can’t quite decide what to bake, so the scheme I devise is…
This is a weekday chicken udon soup which is every bit as satisfying as a similar soup served in your local ramen shops — but budget…
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Cranberry Spice Squares | Baking with Dorie
I baked this recipe twice, not by choice. What happened was I forgot to put in the half teaspoon of baking soda. As you’d expect, there…
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Sticky Wings and Pickled Things | Ottolenghi
An evening at home streaming a Hollywood movie and serving up sticky wings and pickled things may be the perfect entertainment or a cozy retreat. Can’t…
dessert/ Dorie Greenspan/ foundation recipe/ Fruit
Caramel-Pear & Five-Spice Upside-Down Cake | A Better Method
When a recipe like the caramel-pear and five-spice upside-down cake comes out right the first time, it’s time to break out a happy dance. There are…
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Blue Cheese Bites | Baking with Dorie
The blue cheese bites are two-bite morsels which deliver a cheesy and fruity flavor. In Baking with Dorie, the suggested ingredients for the blue cheese bites…
Ready to cut up two and a half pounds of apples to make a caramel-apple crisp? It’s apple season; even doubling or tripling the amount of…
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Scallops with Roasted Catalan Sauce | José Andrés
We are welcoming José Andrés as the current featured chef at I Heart Cooking Club whose members will be cooking and blogging his recipes. Very few…
Galettes, sweet or savory, are one of my favorite pies to bake. What’s there not to like? Galettes are free form, very little wasted dough, easy…
Financiers in little blocks of gold they are named after are the “gold” standard. However, it shouldn’t stop us from experimenting with shapes other than rectangular…
These java mini mads are full of surprises — in a good way. Dorie previews that they are madeleines cookies masquerading as tiny tea cakes. That’s…
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Berry Flognarde | Everyday Dorie
The term berry flognarde throws me off, but you don’t have to. As Dorie Greenspan explains: A flognarde (flow-nyard) is a custardy French dessert of fruit…
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Apricot and Amaretto Cheesecake | Ottolenghi’s Sweet
The apricot and amaretto cheesecake is not something you can easily find in a bakery. I’d pay for an apricot cheesecake like this one made with…