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Tag Archives: desserts
Southern delights
Eliza and I drove out to the Loveless Cafe today to interview pastry chef Alisa Huntsman. Her new book, Desserts from the Famous Loveless Cafe, is coming out from Artisan in September. We’ll have a full review of the book … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: Frozen Coffee-Ginger Meringue Cake
This delicious dessert, from one of our top March cookbooks, needs little introduction—if the title doesn’t get you, the photo certainly will. Frozen Coffee-Ginger Meringue Cake with Pomegranate Sauce Serves 8 to 10 This is what I call company dessert—you … Continue reading
Make Stained-Glass Ornaments from ‘Very Merry Cookie Party’
Here’s another delicious cookie recipe in honor of this week’s contest, from Very Merry Cookie Party—a unique book that gives tips and tricks for staging a successful cookie exchange party along with classic recipes. These beautiful cookies are especially fun to … Continue reading
Holiday baking: Ultrathin Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Here’s another delicious cookie recipe in honor of this week’s contest, from Chewy Gooey Crispy Crunchy (isn’t that the greatest title for a cookie cookbook?) by Alice Medrich. These thin, chocolate-y, crispy cookies are a surefire hit. Ultrathin Chocolate Chunk Cookies … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: Nigella’s Marmalade Pudding Cake
Today’s recipe comes from Nigella Kitchen (Hyperion), the latest collection of recipes for “homey holiday cooking” from the British domestic goddess Nigella Lawson. Try this traditional English dessert as the comforting finale to a cozy fall meal. Marmalade Pudding Cake … Continue reading
Recipe of the Week: Tarte au Citron from ‘Wild Food’
Marco Pierre White was the first British chef (and at the time, the youngest chef anywhere in the world) to win three Michelin Stars. In his new cookbook, Wild Food from Land and Sea (Melville House)—which cooking columnist Sybil Pratt … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: Deepest, Darkest Chocolate Pudding
This week’s recipe is another delectable dessert option from The Perfect Finish, by Bill Yosses, a cook “so skilled at making divine desserts that he crosses party lines with impunity,” [Read our full review here]. If you are looking to … Continue reading
Recipe of the week: Soft Almond Cake with Fresh Raspberries
Eat like a president with this delicious dessert recipe from The Perfect Finish (Norton), a new cookbook by White House Pastry Chef Bill Yossas. In her review, Sybil Pratt says that each of these desserts “deserves your full attention” and … Continue reading
