Monthly Archives: June 2010

Hot Chocolate Wafers

Currently baking out of Great Cookies by Carole Walter I fell for black pepper back in ninth-grade home ec class when Trisha Campbell put black pepper on my chocolate chip cookie dough as a joke. I use black pepper like … Continue reading

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Triple-Decker Boston Cream Pie

Currently baking out of Sky High, Irresistible Triple-Layer Cakes by Alisa Huntsman and Peter Wynne Bryan had never heard of a Boston Cream Pie, and he was pretty excited at the thought of getting a pie for dessert. You can … Continue reading

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Poppy Seed Thumbprints

Currently baking out of Great Cookies by Carole Walter Who doesn’t love thumbprint cookies? Make the cookie out of poppy seed shortbread and you’ve elevated the standard thumbprint cookie to a whole new level. I was looking for a recipe … Continue reading

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Southern Coconut Cake

Currently baking out of Sky High, Irresistible Triple-Layer Cakes by Alisa Huntsman and Peter Wynne This cake looked like a cloud and tasted heavenly. Bryan, who doesn’t much like coconut, declared it is new favorite cake. I wouldn’t go that … Continue reading

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Black Beauties

Currently baking out of Great Cookies by Carole Walter After the four lemon curd cakes I made a few weeks ago for a friend’s daughter’s graduation party, I had a bunch of egg whites to use up. Browsing through Great … Continue reading

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Sour Cream-Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting and Chocolate-Peanut Butter Glaze

Currently baking out of Sky High, Irresistible Triple-Layer Cakes by Alisa Huntsman and Peter Wynne I don’t like making fancy cakes with multiple components. Give me a cake with a frosting and, maybe, a filling, and that’s all I want … Continue reading

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Zach’s Chocolate Coconut Devils

Currently baking from Great Cookies by Carole Walter Can one have too many cookie cookbooks? I’m still looking for that answer, mostly by buying more cookie cookbooks. Great Cookies by Carole Walter is, as the title suggests, all about cookies. … Continue reading

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Grilled Spicy Lime Chicken with Black Bean Salad

Currently cooking from The Best Simple Recipes from Cooks Illustrated Bored with chicken? Then you need to make this recipe. Boneless, skinless chicken thighs are marinated in a mixture of lime juice, oil, chipotle chiles, honey, garlic and cumin, then … Continue reading

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Parmesan Pork Cutlets

Currently cooking from The Best Simple Recipes from Cooks Illustrated Bryan’s been craving fried chicken for, oh, forever. This isn’t fried chicken, but it is crunchy. And moist. And simple, simple, simple. (I fell a bit like a broken record … Continue reading

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