Eliza Leslie’s Lafayette Gingerbread
This spicy gingerbread has an especially light and tender texture.
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Chocolate Pecan Meringues: A Special Kiss
Meringues have always fascinated me. What a stunning notion that you can beat air and sugar into a viscous mass of gloppy egg whites and transform it into a billowy white stiffness that bakes into something crunchy yet chewy.
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Pavlova
The hallmark of a well-made Pavlova is a crisp meringue exterior with a marshmallow-like interior.
Eliza Leslie’s Lafayette Gingerbread
This spicy gingerbread has an especially light and tender texture.
Stuffed Eggplant Italian – Greek Style
What makes these stuffed eggplants Italian is cooked farro, Romano cheese, and pine nuts.
Pineapple Carrot Muffins
A quick-mix batter with flavors of Hawaii: pineapple, coconut oil, fresh ginger, and vanilla.
From A Baker’s Odyssey: Pumpkin Empanadas
This recipe is from Greg’s interview with Maria Elena Flores from Chihuahua, Mexico.
Nora’s Chocolate Spice Applesauce Cake
This adaptation of a recipe from the 1959 Farm Journal Country Cookbook makes a great gift for holiday giving.
The Gifts of Fall Apples … and Zucchini
Gifts of apples, zucchini and farm eggs lead to a moist bread good for passing the gift along!
Musings on Pound Cake
Pound cakes and I became friends in 1976. I remember the time precisely because that’s the year I bought “Maida Heatter’s Book …
Elvis Presley’s Pound Cake
This classic pound cake, made with butter, heavy cream, and sugar, is sure to please your sweet tooth as much as it did The King’s.
A French Bread That’s all About The Crumb
Pain de Mie, a French sandwich bread with a fine crumb is excellent sliced thin. It’s excellent toasted, too.