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…
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…
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…
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…
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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…
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…
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…
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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…
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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…
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…
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…
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Fig, Orange & Mascarpone Cheesecake | Ottolenghi’s Sweet
Figs are not in season. However, the fig, orange and mascarpone cheesecake is well within reach on this Super Bowl weekend. All you need are dried…
Apples are all we can find in the country farm stand. But there is no compromising when it comes to making a country apple galette. Leave…
There are so many amazing cakes and cookies to bake for the holidays. The parsnip cranberry cake and, of course, the yule log or Bûche de…
Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ holidays/ Other Sweets/ whole wheat
Molasses Coffee Cake | Everyday Dorie
This cake is a perfect embodiment of the seasonal flavor and filled with layers of metaphors. I like the idea of bottling all the dry ingredients…
When Ina Garten calls it ultimate, I have to put it to the test. I have no experience with ginger cookies and these are fun ones…
Cranberry is a must-have on the Thanksgiving table. After making a parsnip and cranberry cake, I have close to a bag of leftover cranberry. The idea…
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Triple-Layer Parsnip & Cranberry Cake | Everyday Dorie
Nothing says holidays celebration than a triple-layer parsnip and cranberry cake. Yes, it takes a lot of effort to make: the cakes (three skinny ones, no…
autumn/ Cream/ dessert/ Other Sweets/ Yotam Ottolenghi
Beet, Ginger and Sour Cream Cake | Ottolenghi
A season for beets and the need to escape from the all-consuming Covid life are taking me to a sweet dessert. Never thought we’d have to…
Carrot is the most frequently used ingredient in my kitchen. I like to roast carrot, bake or use it in a bouquet garni as the flavor…