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Espresso and Tea Macarons – 2 recipes

October 30, 2012

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Macarons aren’t as hard as they seem, and clearly – based on the weather in Paris – they aren’t as dependent on humidity as they want you to believe. I made this as a split recipe – start with a basic macaron – then flavor it.  The tea ones use the basic macaron shell, the […]

Pie Crust (Old Fashioned Lard) – and Mini-pies

October 28, 2012

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This recipe is one I modified slightly from one in my mom’s recipe box; it is originally from my grandmother.  It is southern, and contains lard.  It is the most flakey pie crust I have ever encountered, just don’t feed it to your kosher vegetarian friends. Finding lard has proven difficult, but Eataly in NY […]

Opera Cake

October 10, 2012

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This is probably my favorite cake – which is also a multi-step process.  Usually this is made as two large (half sheet) pans, but that is a lot of cake – so this is a smaller version. Prep 1 half sheet pan (15×12 inches the biggest you have in your home kitchen) by coating it […]

Grapefruit Agar Jelly Slices

October 2, 2012

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The grapefruit jelly slices turned out better once they sat overnight.  The skin stopped wanting to slide off (always a good thing…). 1.0 Make Grapefruit Juice Concentrate Ingredients: Grapefruit Juice Instructions: Buy a big jug of really good grapefruit juice. Find smaller bottles to put the juice into, that you can put in the freezer. […]

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