Brown Eyed Baker

How to Make Pastry Cream

August 18, 2009

I recently received an order for eclairs and cream puffs and since the How to Decorate Cookies with Royal Icing tutorial was so well-received, I thought that this order...

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Dulce de Leche Cheesecake Squares

August 17, 2009

It’s no secret that I have a deep, passionate love for cheesecake. It’s by far one of my favorite desserts and I will try any and every variation that...

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Chocolate Chip & Pretzel Cookie Bars

August 13, 2009

Pretzels and chocolate are like peanut butter and jelly – you’d think they were each made knowing they would some day be paired up with the other. As natural...

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Chocolate Chip & Pretzel Cookie Bars

August 13, 2009

Pretzels and chocolate are like peanut butter and jelly – you’d think they were each made knowing they would some day be paired up with the other. As natural...

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Pistachio Nut Ice Cream

August 12, 2009

In the interest of full disclosure, I am sharing the whole story about how this pistachio ice cream came to be. Developing this ice cream recipe has been a...

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Zucchini Bread

August 11, 2009

We’re turning the corner into late summer (where did it go?!) and right about now is when gardens seem to be overflowing with an abundance of zucchini just begging...

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Arancini: Italian Rice Balls

August 10, 2009

You all may remember back when I made pizzelles earlier this summer that I had found the recipe in a book, Always on Sunday, written about Italian family traditions....

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