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Anise-Almond Biscotti

July 21, 2009

Biscotti are as familiar to me as chocolate chip cookies are to most children. Growing up in an Italian family and spending a lot of time at my grandma’s...

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Tin Roof Ice Cream

July 17, 2009

Imagine the most perfect vanilla ice cream. Now layer it with a rich fudge sauce. Then mix in chocolate covered peanuts. Now stop imagining and go make this Tin...

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Volume vs. Weight in Baking: Why you should weigh your ingredients

July 16, 2009

I grew up learning how to measure dry ingredients the way I’m sure just about everyone else did – scoop and level. Scoop the measuring cup into the flour,...

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Chunky Pecan Pie Bars

July 15, 2009

Although I haven’t made these bars in a long time, they hold a special place in my heart. They were the very first thing I ever baked on my...

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White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies

July 14, 2009

These cookies are my weekly installment of baking up the cookies you said were your favorites in my cookie cookbook giveaway. I’m still baking my way through the top...

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Chocolate Ice Cream

July 10, 2009

Oh.My.God. In his prologue to this recipe in The Perfect Scoop, David Lebovitz says that when he first made this ice cream it was so good he licked the...

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Bananas Foster Banana Bread

July 9, 2009

Moist banana bread, topped with a walnut streusel, and drenched in a butter-sugar-rum sauce. Meet Bananas Foster Banana Bread. It’s about to become your best friend. I was sifting...

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