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I’m feeling green…
I first encountered Kelli’s Amai Tea and Bake House via Keiko’s blog Nordljus who was offering a set of Amai goodies for Chez Pim's Menu for Hope raffle. Well, I did not win that prize but I just had...
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A Pantry Revision and some Cookies
I was extremely agitated. My pantry was fast losing real estate and I had more stuff to put in it. For one thing, my package of chestnut flour had just arrived and I had bought buckwheat flour a few...
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Pretty in Pink …
…at least it was until I baked it. This light and fluffy soufflé is from Sherry Yard’s soon-to-be released book, Desserts by the Yard. I was so excited when I found out from Anita that the...
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A Figgy Clafouti
The beauty of a fig. The curves, the color and the sensual plumpness - it really seems best to leave it alone. But what happens when one crazy cook decides to bake a fig clafoutis in a quiche pan?...
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A Basketful of Brioche
I have always loved ensaymadas as a child. I would watch our baker swirl them into their fluted pans and wait for each batch to emerge, gloriously aromatic, from the oven. Ensaymadas are...
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Beer and the No-Knead Bread
All of you remember the No-knead bread revolution that started last year when Jim Lahey of Sullivan Street Bakery revealed that the secret to great artisan bread is within the reach of the average...
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Summer’s Last Stand
We had been enjoying a very mild August weather; the transition into September had been promising with chilly mornings and humidity-free days. I was already starting my mornings daydreaming of cold...
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Cookies and Bloggers
Today is when my dear friend Anita makes her stop here at the Test Kitchen as part of her whirlwind virtual book tour that had started last week. I have always been an admirer of Anita’s...
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Cookie Swap: A book review
Sugar between the Sheets I was sent a copy of Julia Usher’s new book: Cookie Swap, a few weeks ago. The first thing that struck me about this book was the lovely photographs (by Steve Adams) of dainty...
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Swirls of Gold
Passion Fruit Layered Cake I have no excuse. I simply don’t. Sure I was a bit busy, sure I had family over for a visit but the plain truth was I let myself be distracted so much that to sit down and...
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