Flan, aka Creme Caramel, with Burnt Sugar I've never made flan before, so I had a bit of trepidation when my sister-in-law requested it for her birthday dinner. I knew I could count on Mr. Bayless's classic to send me …
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Heirloom Tomato Tart While we are on a roll with the pastry crusts, let's not forget the wonderful savory possibilities! For this one I used the exact same crust as last week's crostata, but baked it in a tart pan and …
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Crostata: pie without the fuss. With a pie (or tart), it can be hard to make one as pretty as the picture I have in my mind, either cooling on Grandma’s window sill or on the cover of Gourmet. Crostata takes my …
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"Today is Grandma's birthday and Granddad has an itchin' to bake a whopper chocolate cake and traumatize the kitchen" They had me at "traumatize". Whopper Cake, by Karma Wilson and Will Hillenbrand, is a great …
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Strawberry-Rhubarb Crisp with a Pumpkin Seed Topping Who doesn't love a good fruit crisp? They are a great way to use up excesses of seasonal fruits, and you can make the topping so easily that there is no need to …
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Since we talked about vegetarian chili last week, I’ve got to hook you up with the best cornbread recipe ever to go with it. It is moist without being cake-like with an intense corn flavor. The butter is browned before …
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