I have always wanted to make a souffle. It has been one of those things that I just hadn’t gotten around to making myself. When I saw this recipe at Closet Cooking, I knew I would have to give it a try. Even though the recipe said it would be easy, I was still surprised…
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I have made many different kinds of blueberry muffins, but I think that this recipe is my new favorite. Muffins, particularly whole grain muffins, have a tendency to disappoint. The buttermilk really adds a lot to the flavor and texture. They rose higher than expected and were delicate and light. From what I understand, the…
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Today was pretty much the ideal early spring day. It is hard to believe that I made this sauce when we were completely snowed in less than a week ago. I wanted to make something that could simmer on the stove for a few hours while we both worked from home. I love feeling of…
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Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting is definitely one of my favorite desserts of all time. These cookies are a great variation on the classic. The texture had a really pleasant chewiness, and they were still pretty cake-like despite being a bit flat. I had high hopes for these, and they didn’t disappoint. I made…
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This is one rich and chocolatety cake. Not only does this recipe not call for flour, it doesn’t call for sugar. The only three ingredients are semisweet chocolate, eggs and butter. Honestly, this wasn’t really my kind of cake. The texture and the extreme chocolateyness were a bit much for my tastes. However, other chocolate…
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I love complicated desserts that require using a mountain of dishes and stretching my culinary ability. This is not one of those desserts. In fact, this is pretty much as simple as dessert can get, but it’s really, really good. Arborio rice gives this a really nice texture, and the end result is creamy and…
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Lobster mac and cheese. I just love the thought of it, my two favorite things together. Despite the fact that cheese and seafood are tricky together, this recipe really works. I have wanted to make it since I saw it on Michael Smith’s Chef at Home series. Lobster is obviously expensive and this is a…
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My mushroom obsession has been well established here. I put them on pizzas and in soup, lasagnas, you name it. I love this pasta dish because the flavors of the mushrooms are really enhanced by the other flavors. The shitakes cooked in the bacon fat were amazing. Of course anything cooked in bacon fat is…
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This month’s challenge is brought to us by Karen of Bake My Day and Zorra of 1x umruehren bitte aka Kochtopf. They have chosen Tuiles from The Chocolate Book by Angélique Schmeink and Nougatine and Chocolate Tuiles from Michel Roux. I decided to go with the third savory option for this challenge: savory tuiles/cornets by…
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I really wanted to bake a cake over the weekend. J tried his best to talk me out making something citrusy in favor of chocolate. The truth is this: I have kind of lost my taste for chocolate cake. I guess I should be happy about that. I really wanted to use two oranges that…
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