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Crème Brûlée

Posted in baking, tagged , , , , on December 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »

For nearly an entire year, I have been a girl with a small butane torch and no ramekins in which to put custard.  Me even wanting to fill a ramekin with custard is weird in and of itself (you can search my blog for how I hated custard), but the desire came to a head [...]

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Recession-Proof Gifts

Posted in baking, tagged , , , , , , , on December 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

You’re broke.  I’m not trying to be a prick, but you are.  You lost your job, you had to downsize your life, and get a lame part-time job.  While all of these  things are huge set backs, you don’t have to be the Grinch at your holiday get-together nor do you have to show up [...]

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Holiday Candy – move it peppermint bark!

Posted in baking, tagged , , , , on December 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Changing seasons, weather and holidays invoke varying tastes and desires – to me.  I’m not going to speak for you, so don’t get all up in my face about how much you love candy cane bark throughout the year.  However, there is one candy that really transcends at least two seasons and four holidays: caramel. [...]

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rugelach rugelach rugelach!

Posted in baking, tagged , , , , , , on December 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Rugelach is just about the most adorable little pastry (with the exception of course of petits fours).  It is not only cute, but it’s fillings are limitless.  Wikipedia explains that rugelach means “creeping vine”, but it also explains that it means “little twist” but I thought I read somewhere that it means “little horn.”  I’m [...]

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What to do with all of that leftover pumpkin puree…

Posted in baking, tagged , , , , , on December 2, 2009 | 3 Comments »

If you’re like me (and you probably aren’t – snowflake theory), you have a lot of leftover pumpkin puree after you realized that your dreams of creating a million pies for Thanksgiving fell flat on its face when you discovered you aren’t feeding an army, but a family of eight.  You could certainly freeze it [...]

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Russian Dinner Night – Part 4: Honey Cake

Posted in baking, tagged , , , on November 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »

To be honest I cannot recall any desserts we ate in Russia.  This is not to say that they don’t have any, but I could not conjure up one of my own and so took to the Internets and came across this honey cake recipe.  The nesting dolls in the upper left-hand corner only ensure [...]

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Lavash Crackers: from the oven, not a box

Posted in baking, tagged , , on November 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »

When Honeycrisps were still fresh and not reaching the mealy apple season, I bought some of the most excellent cheese (St. Andrew someone cheese and Taleggio) from the Seward Co-Op to pair with them for dessert.  Apples and cheese make t met the same standards as the cheese and apples.  such a beautiful pairing, but what [...]

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Fresh Pumpkin, Better Pie

Posted in baking, tagged , , , , on October 30, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Have you seen all of the adorable baby pumpkins at the store?  Maybe you noticed the stickers on them saying something about pie.  Perhaps when you went apple picking all of the baby pumpkins had a sign nearby also proclaiming “PIES!”  Believe it or not, making a pumpkin pie does not have to include aluminum [...]

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Diablo Peanut Brittle

Posted in baking, tagged , , on October 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »

I got into making candy.  Really, I. Got. In. To. Making. CANDY.  I’m not one much for peanut brittle, or any nutty candy (Nut Rolls being an exception – weird) but figure that I am not like a lot of people and since this candy was for other people, I tried my best to please [...]

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caramel or carmel – whichever you prefer

Posted in baking, tagged , , , on October 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Franky, whether you call it carmel or caramel I don’t really care.  However, if the internet taught me anything, it is to research my beliefs.  My beliefs rely soley on Wikipedia, which doesn’t seen to know of carmel in the candy form.  So, caramel it is.  Don’t worry though, I won’t judge you (much). Making [...]

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