Monthly Archives: October 2009

World’s Best Braised Green Cabbage

Currently cooking from All About Braising by Molly Stevens My next book goes hand-in-hand with fall and winter. All About Braising was made for long, cold evenings, when your body craves slow-cooked comfort food. I love to make these kind … Continue reading

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Fresh Fruit Muffin Recipe

Finally, I have the recipe for the Fresh Fruit Muffins. I made these one last time last week, just to make sure that I was satisfied. I was. A couple of notes: First, I found that if I used too … Continue reading

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Macrina’s Fancy Focaccia

Currently baking out of Macrina Bakery & Cafe Cookbook by Leslie Mackie Making this focaccia was a mistake. A HUGE mistake. See, Bryan is trying out a gluten-free diet, so anything I bake I try to get rid of before … Continue reading

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Fresh Fruit Muffins v4 & 5

Currently baking out of Macrina Bakery & Cafe Cookbook by Leslie Mackie Versions four and five of my fresh fruit muffins went from complicated to simple, but got better as a result. For the fourth attempt at tweaking this recipe, … Continue reading

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Challah

Currently baking out of Macrina Bakery & Cafe Cookbook by Leslie Mackie Challah (a traditional Jewish bread, usually braided) was one of the first breads I learned to make in baking school. We liked making it, because it could be … Continue reading

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Lemon Butter Cake

Currently baking out of Macrina Bakery & Cafe Cookbook by Leslie Mackie What to do when the baking gods give you a cake that looks like this? You make trifles. You take the lovely, lemon butter cake that showed such … Continue reading

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Dulce de Leche

Almost exactly a year ago, I was wandering around the Borough Market in London. It was my first trip to London, and I was having a fantastic time. The market was full of people and food, and I probably looked … Continue reading

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Nectarine and Almond Crumb Tart

Currently baking out of Macrina Bakery & Cafe Cookbook by Leslie Mackie Right from the start, me and this tart didn’t get along. It all started when I went to the market to get some plums. You see, the original … Continue reading

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Fresh Fruit Muffins v3

Currently baking out of Macrina Bakery & Cafe Cookbook by Leslie Mackie For my next attempt at the fresh fruit muffins, I looked for ways to add flavor and texture to the muffin. I decided to stick with blueberries for … Continue reading

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Lemon-Sour Cherry Coffee Cake

Currently baking out of Macrina Bakery & Cafe Cookbook by Leslie Mackie Here’s another cake where I liked the batter better than I did the baked version. The recipe starts off by combining butter, sugar and lemon zest and beating … Continue reading

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