"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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Glorious hippie food. No offense to any hippies out there! That's just what I call this kind of dish, when I throw together some components that don't really have any particular culinary heritage together, but they …
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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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Soba Noodle Soup in Shiitake Shoyu Broth with Asparagus, Leeks and Tofu I get a little jealous of meat eaters with their delicious looking Asian noodle soups. I wanted to create a very full flavored broth with lots of …
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I’m a fool for foul. Not foul like “and now I get to shoot free throws”.Foul muddamas prounced “fool”, which is the word for fava beans throughout the Middle East and North Africa. Like most beans, the fresh and dried …
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