The second annual Seattle Luxury Chocolate Salon is coming up again on July 12. I was a judge last year and was impressed with the wide range of chocolatiers that showed up to sample their wares, and at $20 for an adult …
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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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I happened to see Allen of Eating Out Loud’s post on Dutch Babies the other day, and I was reminded that my wife, Sarina, had fond childhood memories of them. I’d never had one before, but the recipe looked easy …
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Caramelized banana Lime zest Virgin coconut oil powder Long pepper Black sesame mochi Mango foam I was in the mood for caramelized banana (not a rare event). So I ransacked the kitchen for ingredients that could head …
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Driving home from work the other day, I was musing about whether I could make a plate with cheese and grapes swapping forms. I figured I could make an agar gel of the grapes and spherify a triple-cream cheese. I still …
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