July 2006

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Vermont Granola Bars

by Anna on July 30, 2006 · 12 comments

Perusing the aisles of Target and looking at the endless varieties of granola bars inspired me to try making them at home. Using my trusty King Arthur Cookie Companion, I made these. This is a slightly scaled down version of theirs. King Arthur uses a 15×18 inch pan, but these are made …

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Published on July 30, 2006
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Galette des Rois

by Anna on July 29, 2006 · 13 comments

As mentioned earlier, my goal for today was to tackle a French pastry called Galette des Rois à la Frangiapane. In France, this pastry is eaten primarily around the holidays. Clotilde does a nice job of describing the tradition surrounding its presentation, though after reading her blog, For today, I completely disregarded the …

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Published on July 29, 2006
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This recipe is one I put together after looking at quite a few different crispy chocolate chip cookie recipes. It has no eggs, does not involve any heavy beating but rather gentle mixing. The key to the crispiness is the lemon/baking soda mixture which fizzes up and makes the batter airy and light. The batter [...]

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Published on July 28, 2006
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Gooey S’mores Bars

by Anna on July 26, 2006 · 10 comments

This recipe is from an old issue of Family Circle. I followed it as stated, but as I just mentioned threw in some extra marshmallows with the crème, used broken up Hershey Bars instead of the kisses and underbaked the center by about 5 minutes. They have a big, dense graham cracker crust layer which [...]

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Published on July 26, 2006
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Chocolate Doubleheaders

by Anna on July 25, 2006 · 8 comments

What we really wanted to make today was S’Mores Bars, but since I didn’t have the ingredients and neither Fuzz nor I felt like going to the grocery store, we made these simple small batch chocolate cookies. Despite the egg separating business, these come together quickly and involved very few utensils. It’s the …

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Published on July 25, 2006
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Tin Tie Bags

by Anna on July 25, 2006 · 0 comments

A few people have asked me about the bags pictured here , so I’m going to give you my source. The bags are from a place called Paper Mart. I’ve had very good luck with this vendor. Their prices are reasonable, they don’t mind small orders, and they have a nice selection of bags …

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Published on July 25, 2006
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Maida’s Palm Beach Brownies

by Anna on July 24, 2006 · 12 comments

Update: I posted this recipe quite a while ago and realize I should have been more clear on the fact this is an adapted version. For the real version, check Maida Heatter’s Great Book of Chocolate Desserts or try this version from The Washington Post which is almost verbatim. I typed the …

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Published on July 24, 2006
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Easy Nutella Sandwich Cookies

by Anna on July 23, 2006 · 14 comments

The original version of this recipe came from a book called Desserts 1-2-3. It’s a quick three-ingredient recipe designed for people who love the flavor of Nutella chocolate hazelnut spread. The cookie shell is kind of dry and not terribly exciting, but when you split the shell and stuff it with Nutella, it’s delicious. My [...]

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Published on July 23, 2006