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Book Reviews

Things To Do With Vanilla Ice Cream

Courtesy of Alice Medrich, Sinfully Easy Delicious Desserts This is a selection from Alice’s book that directs readers to different recipes she has in the book. You will need to…

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Entrees

Moroccan Lamb Tajine

As a big fan of Mediterranean food, I’m always excited when I find a new recipe or see a recipe that I can tweak to taste. I found the original…

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Cakes

Cherry Clafoutis

Clafoutis is a traditional French dessert that originated in Limousin. The name comes from clafotis, which means “to fill up,” in Occitan, an old French language with regional dialects throughout…

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Comfort Foods

Maple Vanilla Custard

Custards are a special comfort food that kind of fell off our collective radar in the last 30 -40 years, but they really deserve a place at the table. Eaten…

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Cookies

Maple Vanilla Pecan Shortbread

My great aunt Oolie McGoogan, made a simple, delicious shortbread that she learned from her husband Angus’ family. Shortbread was always butter, flour, yellow sugar and a pinch of salt….

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Candies and Confections

Maple Pecan Pralines

 There are times when you need to stick to the tradition and there are times you can mess with it. This riff on a New Orleans-style praline recipe produces sweet,…

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Brunch

Rock Star Maple-Vanilla Granola

Having come of age in the 1960s in the San Francisco Bay Area, I experienced the folk music era, mini-skirts, peace marches and lots of good ole’ rock ‘n’ roll….

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Entrees

Moroccan Chicken with Preserved Lemons

Chicken With Preserved Lemon, Soft Black Olives and Nigella Seeds Courtesy of Paula Wolfert, The Food of Morocco Paula says, “An absolutely delightful dish from Marrakech, inspired by a recipe…

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Comfort Foods

Coconut Tapioca Pudding

Courtesy of David Lebovitz, Ready for Dessert David says that this is not so much pudding consistency, but more like sticky rice.  If you would like it thinner, add 1/2…

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Book Reviews

Scandinavian Classic Baking

Pat Sinclair has a long history as a recipe developer and food consultant. She has worked for many high-profile corporations whose products are used by home cooks and bakers.  She…

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Culinary

Tropical Fruit and Vanilla Salsa

After testing a number of fruit salsas, this one is the best. It holds up well for summer parties, is refreshing, balances spiciness, and goes well on fish, poultry, pork,…

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Beverages

Mango Lassi

If you are unfamiliar with lassis, they are a traditional Indian yogurt-based beverage designed to refresh and to cool you down. They can be served any time of day or…

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Cakes

Norwegian Toscakake

Courtesy of Pat Sinclair, Classic Scandinavian Baking Pat says, “To Scandinavians, “tosca” means a layer of sliced almonds covered with a buttery caramel topping.  The tender sponge cake is leavened…

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Chocolate

Bittersweet Chocolate Pudding Pie

 Adapted from Carolyn Weil’s recipe from The Baker’s Dozen Cookbook Print Bittersweet Chocolate Pudding Pie Print Recipe ★ 5 Stars ☆ ★ 4 Stars ☆ ★ 3 Stars ☆ ★…

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