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Cakes

Buche de Noel

…traditional French recipes that use buttercream instead of whipped cream or ganache. If you want to decorate it with meringue mushrooms, there are many recipes on the Internet. Otherwise, add…

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Vanilla Facts

Vanilla Dreams

…process and reuse several times in the same manner. Or split them in half, lengthwise and scrape the seeds out to use in recipes and save the pod for use…

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Culinary

The Rich Flavors of Tagines

If you are unfamiliar with tagines but enjoy trying new recipes are up for exotic flavors, you are in for a treat. The richness and depth of flavor as well…

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For the Love of Chocolate Pie

…and refuse to seek treatment, I’ve been craving another chocolate pie ever since and scoured my cookbooks for recipes.  I’ve finally settled on Carolyn Weil’s recipe from The Baker’s Dozen…

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Healthy Cooking

Asparagus and Sugar Snap Pea Salad

  Is it even possible to have too many salad recipes? Possibly if you hate fruits and vegetables, but then you wouldn’t be reading this recipe, right? The options are…

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Afternoon Tea on Onomea Bay

…Recipe (Note from Rob) A few years ago for Christmas, my Mother provided me and my three brothers a set of recipes she has collected over the years. They were…

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Appetizers

The Queen’s Best Stuffed Russian Eggs

…“stuffed” but I was curious if Russian eggs contained specific or unique ingredients. Off to the Internet to look up Russian egg Recipes. One version was stuffed with chopped mushrooms,…

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…join our community, stay in touch, and get recipes and special offers. Home of the Vanilla Queen and Rain’s Choice Vanilla Flavorful. Sustainable. Simply the Best. The Vanilla Queen shares…

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Cakes

A Perfectly Delicious Chocolate Cake

We probably can never have enough good, “straight ahead,” recipes in our collections. I have been wanting a good chocolate cake recipe for a while. You know, the kind you…

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Book Reviews

A Tribute to Diana Kennedy

…explored the many variations of these and many other traditional dishes of Mexico. She also brought to the forefront the unique regional recipes of people living far off the grid….

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Consciousness

Bob’s Red Mill Flour Review

…a result, she and I only use gluten-free flours. NOTE: Nearly every baked recipe on our site was made with gluten-free flours although the recipes we post call for regular…

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Berry Vanilla Marinade

Courtesy of Chef Bev Shaffer Bev has shared delicious recipes that are perfect for late summer/early autumn, but that can also be enjoyed any time of the year. The Berry…

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Cakes

Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes

Although I’m not vegan, I have dear friends who are. I’m also always looking for recipes that can accommodate family and friends with food allergies or food intolerance issues. When…

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Comfort Foods

Sorbets and Granitas

…book, Scoop, has an entire chapter dedicated to sorbets and granitas, which inspired the two recipes I made this week. My daughter gave me a large freezer bag filled with…

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Culinary

Master Sauce Chicken

…it at the same time. It turns out Master Sauce (also called Master Stock), is the primary stock used for poaching or braising in a multitude of Chinese recipes. It’s…

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