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The chocolate muffin obsession continues, and after playing around with a few different versions, this one was today’s favorite. What Fuzz and I liked about these were that the crowns were high and the insides were moist and neither too heavy nor too sweet. Not that making moist muffins is difficult, but sometimes …
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My friends at Alexandra’s Cookie Dreams are ready for Valentine’s Day and to celebrate, they’re holding a contest! For your chance to win a dozen gourmet cookies, come up with a Valentine’s themed cookie flavor (or as Alexandra says, a cookie of love) and post your idea in the comment section of the Alexandra’s Cookie Dreams website [...]
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Last week I bought some glucose to use in a recipe I saw on Martha Stewart’s website — Blueberries and Cream Cookies. Glucose was not something I’d expected to see in a Martha Stewart recipe, but her guest that day was a pastry chef at New York City’s “Milk Bar” where they make a variety [...]
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This recipe was adapted from one of my favorite cookbooks, Food Writers’ Favorite Cookies. It’s called “Espresso Fudge Cups” and it’s by Marlene Sorosky, who in the introduction says she must have made these little chocolate cups 20 times before she got them just right. She also noted that they were easy to over-bake. I [...]
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I was going through old issues of Family Fun Magazine last night and came across this recipe which somehow slipped through the cracks. Why didn’t I rip it out earlier? It’s a maple version of one of my favorite type bars. After making a half batch this afternoon, I checked to make sure the …
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Last summer we went to New York where I made a special trip to Milk Bar to try some of their famous cookies. Out of the three I bought — Compost, Peanut butter and Cornflake Cookies, my favorite was the Compost Cookie which by now you probably know includes potato chips, pretzels and coffee grounds. [...]
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A few days ago I was going through a Food TV magazine and came across this scone recipe. In an attempt to avoid housework, I went straight to the kitchen and started making a half batch. Somewhere along the way I realized a) I had no business making scones at that moment and b) we [...]
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We spent the morning at home cleaning, and that included the pantry. I had half a bag of butterscotch chips along with some butter flavored Crisco I needed to finish off, so I made half a batch of these cookies. I don’t care for butter flavored shortening in all recipes, but in this case it [...]
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