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Flatbread on the Mini Egg
Our extended colder weather as of late means my poor Big Green Egg and Mini Egg sit lonely under the carport, seldom used these days. This weekend’s slight warmup sent me outside, eager to light a...
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Worst recipe ever
It’s Lundi Gras, and in the spirit of Mardi Gras festivities I offer you the worst recipe I’ve ever encountered in print. See, I collect community cookbooks, and these lil’ gems are often loaded with...
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Goan-style shrimp curry
A trip to Blue Cypress Books (Oak St, New Orleans, LA; 504.352.0096) yielded (just a few) new-to-me cookbooks last week, including Suvir Saran’s American Masala. It’s an interesting book, filled with...
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Alice Medrich’s Chewy Gooey Crispy Crunchy
Look past the odd title and get your hands on a copy of Alice Medrich’s Chewy Gooey Crispy Crunchy: Melt in Your Mouth Cookies. Yes, it’s yet another all-cookie cookbook, organized around the...
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Filled crescent rolls, from scratch
Forget the refrigerated crescent rolls in a tube–Dan Leader’s filled crescent rolls are nearly as easy as smacking a cardboard tube on the countertop. Plus, the from-scratch version contains no...
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Pleyels: cupcakes for grownups
If you read this blog with any frequency, then you know I’m no fan of the cupcake fad. (Why? Too much icing, not enough cake. Difficult to eat when the tiny cakes are overwhelmed by a tower of dense...
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Get your whole grains here: fennel & almond biscotti
Traditional cantucci di Prato are small almond biscotti, often served at the conclusion of an Italian meal alongside vin santo or espresso. I, not being Italian, like to eat them for breakfast....
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Epic cookie failure
No photos, just a rant: how does a cookbook make it from manuscript to print with NO recipe testing? Last night, I attempted to make “Maple-Pecan Cookies”, a recipe in Milk and Cookies by Tina...
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Christmas shopping suggestions
Haven’t finished your holiday shopping? I’m in the same boat. So I’m thinking of books….a selection of 2011’s more interesting cookbooks might just check all the boxes remaining on Santa’s...
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Salted chocolate heaven
What happens when you take an excellent chocolate ice cream recipe, halve it, and accidentally double the salt? Inadvertent deliciousness happens. A few weeks ago, I tried out the “milkiest chocolate...
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