Category: Dessert
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Chocolate Pâté
I made this recipe for the first time 25 years ago, when I didn’t know much about cooking. Bittersweet chocolate was an exotic ingredient that I couldn’t find anywhere, and I couldn’t Google to find it. Fast forward to last week when I promised to bring something chocolate to my book club meeting. I wanted […]
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August 2011 Daring Bakers’ Challenge: Not Schweddy Balls
The August 2011 Daring Bakers’ Challenge was hosted by Lisa of Parsley, Sage, Desserts and Line Drive and Mandy of What the Fruitcake?!. These two sugar mavens challenged us to make sinfully delicious candies! This was a special challenge for the Daring Bakers because the good folks at http://www.chocoley.com offered an amazing prize for the […]
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Rustic Ramp Tart
Ramps, also known as wild leeks, are an early spring wild onion. I’m fortunate enough to receive some every year in my earliest CSA boxes. Last week I received two bunches! What riches. They’re pretty mild and slightly garlicy in taste. Last night I made a rustic tart that included some fresh herbed Brebis cheese. […]
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Mets la main à la pâte? Yeasted meringue coffee cake
The March 2011 Daring Baker’s Challenge was hosted by Ria of Ria’s Collection and Jamie of Life’s a Feast. Ria and Jamie challenged The Daring Bakers to bake a yeasted Meringue Coffee Cake. Download the pdf of the challenge. I don’t consider myself a natural born baker. I’m more comfortable cooking. But I do feel […]
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