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I make sweet things – and sometimes I share the recipes.
Puncs Torta (Punch Cake)
AKA Punch Cake. I’m not Hungarian, but a friend of mine is, and she just moved to the same city as me, and it was her birthday. So I decided to give this cake a try. It looks amazing, and I love European layered cakes, like Opera Cake, and since at one time Austria & […]
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Espresso and Tea Macarons – 2 recipes
October 30, 2012
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
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 […]
Chocolate Ganache Cookies
October 14, 2012
I wanted chocolate cookies, and had about 11 ounces of left over espresso ganache, from the Opera Cake. This is one of those recipes – where you need an absurd ingredient to start with. Sorry. Pre-heat the oven to 350°F Prep 3 sheet pans, with parchment. 1.0 Chocolate Ganache Cookies Ingredients: 1 1⁄2 Cups […]
Opera Cake
October 10, 2012
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 […]
Mandelbrot
October 9, 2012
AKA “Jewish biscotti” or “Jewish powerbars” I hate raisins – except in this. Pre-heat the oven to 350° F Prep 2 sheet pans, with parchment. 1.0 Mandelbrot Ingredients: 31⁄2 Cups ________________ All-Purpose Flour~425 grams 1 TBSP ________________ Baking Powder (aka BP) 3 ________________ eggs (plus reserve some egg whites […]
Grapefruit Agar Jelly Slices
October 2, 2012
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. […]
Grapefruit Agar Jelly Slices – Sneak Preview
September 28, 2012
This recipe isn’t done yet – it still needs some work. I’ve been meaning to make fruit slices for a while – and I’ve had the mold for this for a long time, but haven’t made it, until now. This is a 4 part recipe – which I’ll post in a few days. Here are […]
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Hello world!
September 27, 2012
Despite my early adopter status as a whiny teenager with a website in the ’90s, I’ve put off making a food blog for a very long time. Partially because there are already so many (and a lot of them I really like), partly because I’m not a fan or writing, and partly because I want […]
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sam makes sweets 
November 6, 2012
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