I saw this in the LA Times and am putting it here for safekeeping. Riva’s Carrot Cake
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June 2009
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Yesterday I bought the ingredients for a raspberry pie with a chocolate wafer crust. Thinking I’d save money by making the chocolate wafers myself, I used a recipe off a blog. The 14 tablespoons of butter was a clue that the cookies would be greasy, but I blindly followed the directions as written, ground up the cookies and [...]
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Published on June 17, 2009
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This morning I bought ingredients to make one of Bon Appetit’s latest, greatest pies — the Raspberry No-Bake. I’m intrigued because one person gave it 4 stars and another person gave it 1. What’s the story? I have to know and will fill you in later. For now, here’s another recipe that also …
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Published on June 16, 2009
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Back in 1956, this recipe made it to the finals of the Pillsbury Bake-Off. I guess back in the fifties oversize cookies were innovative, and the fact that this cookie had malted milk powder in the dough and frosting made it even more unique. The cookie didn’t win a cash prize, but it must be [...]
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Published on June 15, 2009
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Sorry for skipping out on Cookie Madness yesterday. My stepmother is in Ireland and my dad, who is home alone, invited us to spend the day at their lake house. It was hot and I’m still tired from being in the sun, but we had fun. Here’s a picture of Todd rescuing my favorite hat [...]
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Published on June 15, 2009
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Today’s cookie is fat double chocolate cookie with a big crater in the middle filled with sour cream and chopped dried cherries. First, I took chilled chocolate dough, molded it into balls and filled it with a sour cream mixture. The cherries came later, but in the end I decided to mix them all in. [...]
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Published on June 13, 2009
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I like chocolate chip cookies just the way they are, but today I was in a chocolate cherry state of mind and decided to try something new. Don’t ask me why, but I think these cookies are a little different. Maybe it’s because they don’t use as much butter as normal chocolate chip cookies. They’re [...]
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Published on June 12, 2009
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I guess it’s celebrity cookie day because I’m baking Katie Lee Joel’s Chocolate Chunk Cherry Cookies and Babette at Bakespace just told me about Joe Biden’s Favorite Cookies. Are you baking a celebrity cookie today?
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Published on June 12, 2009
