Baking

Tropical Tart with Homemade Cajeta

May 9, 2013
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It’s been busy around here. Recipe testing takes place twice a week and right after the last dish is washed, I’m up in my office writing writing writing. The book is taking shape and feeling real. The last few days have been incredibly productive and satisfying. I now have two assistants to wash dishes help [...]

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good food, good friends, giving thanks

November 20, 2012
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Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, which is probably common for people who love to cook. It’s a giant stage on which we do a soliloquy, expressing ourselves with burnished birds and burbling pies and happy bellies. This year, I’m particularly aware of the “thanks” part, and wish to focus on the “giving.” Too late, I’m [...]

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one-footed-ness

August 1, 2012
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I’ve had a little ankle surgery. Just a small arthroscopy. Cleaning out the gutters, according to the doctor. To get ready, I made one of my favorite freezer-friendly meals. It’s vegetarian, sort of a pain to make, but worth the effort. When I posted the recipe on Food52, I called it Swearing Like a Sailor [...]

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cherry preserves, straight talk about pectin and a can-it-forward giveaway

July 2, 2012
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Pectin. No Sugar Pectin. Ball. Certo. SureJel. Pomona. Pectin Jaune. Confusing, right? Let’s talk pectin. What follows is strictly my opinion and reflects my own experiences with various commercial pectins. I am not endorsing or dismissing any of these products. They are all effective and useful. Choose the pectin, or no pectin, according to your [...]

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bake sale success and jam tartlettes

April 27, 2012
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(all photos courtesy of Cecilia Stoute, One Vanilla Bean.) The Share our Strength No Kid Hungry #DCBloggersBakeSale was a wonderful success thanks to all the bloggers, bakers and buyers who came out. We raised an amazing $3500. to help alleviate childhood hunger in America. It never could have happened without a lot of help. A [...]

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dc food bloggers bake sale

April 24, 2012

If you’re in Washington, DC, please plan to come to the DC Food Bloggers Bake Sale this Thursday, April 26, from 2-6PM. And tell all your friends! Neighbors! Co-workers!Blog about it! Facebook! Thanks to our friends in the Food Section, we’ll be at the Washington Post building, 1150 15th Street NW, right inside, on the [...]

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washington dc share our strength bake sale april 26

March 28, 2012

I am so delighted to be working with a LOT of really talented bloggers to put together the Great American Bake Sale: Washington, DC. Here’s our official press release. Please, help us promote this event! Want to get involved? Get in touch! We need bakers, drivers, and charming sales people. I’m working on figuring out [...]

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janis tester’s sourdough starter.

March 2, 2012
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Here’s a picture of a very vigorous wild yeast product. It’s sourdough starter. Starter with a provenance. History. A past. This starter came to me via the underground railroad of food folks all the way from Janis Tester in Massachusetts. Janis was a Charcutepalooza semi-finalist, and it was during that meaty year we became Twitter [...]

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when in doubt, bake sticky buns

February 22, 2012
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I’ve been busy. It’s that time of year, isn’t it? Head down, trying to make a dent in the perpetual to do list. There has been a lot of cooking, but nothing of any particular interest. Just the old favorites, pantry friendly, quick meals that satisfy and don’t demand. It’s also the time of year [...]

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