Category: Dessert
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Two of each!
I can’t recall when and where I was turned on to The Potlikker Papers by John T. Edge, but if you have any interest at all in the origins of classic American foods (shrimp creole anyone?), it’s a fascinating read. (And see below for a few other reading recommendations.) One of the lasting takeaways from…
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Pucker up!!!
When Peter, Paul, and Mary wrote “but the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat”, it’s quite obvious that they were born way too soon to have tasted Matt Adlard’s Lemon Loaf Cake. With a neighbor in hospital who likes lemon, and with a brother and sister-in-law who grow them, I’m always on…
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Sharlotka!
Several weeks ago, some friends in the upper Midwest posted photos of an apple picking adventure in Michigan (which of course included a photo of their prize-winning apple pie). A little over a week ago I had the pleasure of a stroll through a local farmers’ market in Chicago, and the abundance of fresh-picked apples…
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Better 1? Better 2?
Any of you who wear glasses and/or have had your eyes checked are surely familiar with this opthalmological multiple choice test. When the choice is between two apple dessert bars (apple of your eye; get it?), as long as choices 1 and 2 taste the same, there is no better. However, it is a question…
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Lemonberry Cheesecake
Not long after making a Lemon/Rosemary Cheesecake, I had another opportunity to make a cheesecake for someone, and with some raspberries in the fridge, knew that lemon and raspberry make a tasty combo. Once again, I eschewed the traditional graham cracker crust and opted to work with some Oreos. The Thins work, but so do…
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A cake to go nuts over!
If staying in from the heat feels familiar, well, I find myself doing just as I did when COVID first came on, staying in, finding productive ways to pass the time, etc. I like almonds, and have tried more than one almond cake recipe. One of the joys of cooking most of your meals for…
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Lemon/rosemary cheesecake
When your culinary journey is still in the ‘new adventure’ phase (and may that never end!), nothing beats a challenge. When a neighbor invited me to an event that included dining (well, eating), I asked if I could bring something. The gauntlet was thrown when a cheesecake was suggested. The menu was Thai, so something…
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The (pine)Apple of My Eye
Visiting with an acquaintance over bar bites the other evening, I was asked where I got my inspiration for new things to cook. Inspiration is where you find it, and as the conversation continued, mention was made that a favorite was “mama’s pineapple upside down cake”. I had some homemade, gluten-free yellow cake mix that…
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Celebrating yours and theirs.
One of the joys of growing up in a small town is that understanding differences between people is easier than in larger environs, especially when the physical manifestations of those differences, particularly religious, are a highly visible part of the community. The Catholic, Episcopal, Methodist, and Baptist churches, and the Jewish Synagogue were all not…
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