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Last week I mentioned I was looking for the perfect M&M cookie – not just a chocolate chip cookie with M&Ms instead of chips, but a thin, chewy cookie with brown edges and lots of wrinkles on top. So far, these are my favorites. To get the right texture shortening was required. …
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If you’re in Austin, it’s a good week to eat out. Restaurant Week is in full swing and participating restaurants are offering three course meals for either $25.00 or $35.00. For what you get, it’s a bargain and a great way to try a cross-section of dishes from Austin’s top restaurants. To plan your week [...]
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The recipe is from Tender at the Bone, which is my favorite of all Ruth Reichl’s books. I’m not sure why I didn’t make the recipe back when I read the book, but it might have been due to the fact I did not own a stand mixer. The brownies can be made …
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Today’s recipe is from Gesine Bullock-Prado’s book Confections of a Closet Master Baker. It’s a yellow cake so light people might mistake it for a donut – especially if you use fresh nutmeg. Gesine named these “Golden Eggs” because she bakes the batter in egg shaped molds, but if you don’t have those, you can [...]
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That saying, “Never cook with a wine you wouldn’t drink” doesn’t mean much to me because wine I won’t drink is exactly what I cook with. A disappointing bottle of red means Coq au Vin the next day – and it always tastes better than the wine. In the September issue of Food and Wine, [...]
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I was too caught up in banana brownies to try this recipe, but LA Times says it was one of the most emailed news items last week. Boudin Bakery Brownies
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You know Halloween’s around the corner when these start appearing on the shelves. Pretty garish, eh? Or maybe just cute. Or maybe a little of both? I love them, nonetheless and was so happy to find an excuse to use them in these Mini Halloween Oreo Cheesecakes. The recipe was adapted from one called “All [...]
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Hello There! I was hoping to post a good totally awesome M&M cookie recipe today, but the two I tested were both “eh”. So back to the old drawing board. Since I don’t have a cookie, how about some olive bread? This video won the Howcast “How To Video Challenge”. You’ll understand when you see [...]
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