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Belvedere cookies

Posted on December 2, 2007 by admin

My mom and I perpetrated Belvedere cookies, an action representing the first baking session of the 2007 Christmas season.  One of the chef-instructors I had in cooking school gave me this odd recipe, which I translated from German.  The recipe … Continue reading →

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The $3 cupcake

Posted on October 30, 2007 by admin

I baked my version of the $3.00 cupcake today using the sour cream cake recipe from The Ebony Cookbook (1978), by Freda DeKnight, and a basic milk chocolate buttercream recipe from school.  Just to be interesting I used pans with … Continue reading →

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7up cake

Posted on September 22, 2007 by admin

The the food news of the day is limited, though I did perpetrate a 7up cake using a recipe from the Discovery Health Network show, Just Cook This.  I was channel surfing last week and caught the 9/20 episode, noticing … Continue reading →

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Buttercup Bakes at Home

Posted on July 1, 2007 by admin

I broke down and baked cookies today.  Steve had gotten me a slew of cookbooks for Christmas last year, including Buttercup Bakes at Home (2006), by Jennifer Appel, which has some enticing recipes, so I chose the peanut butter and … Continue reading →

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Bad bread in Albany

Posted on September 9, 2006 by admin

We have a roast chicken for dinner today, so Steve went to get some bread and came back with a large Semifreddi’s sourdough batard.  We toasted slices of it and served it with heirloom tomatoes.  Speaking of bread, I meant … Continue reading →

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