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Dreamy, Creamy, No-Bake Pumpkin Butter Cheesecake

I have developed dozens of cheesecakes over the years. At one point, I even launched a cheesecake company. But a recent request from a reader made me realize that my focus has been almost exclusively...

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Fresh Strawberry-Tomato Dessert Sauce

The idea of pairing strawberries with tomatoes originally came to me while perusing one of my favorite culinary sites, FoodPairing, which features dozens of potentially harmonious and sometimes very...

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Rhubarb Cardamom Rose Petal Tart

The perfect rustic tart–crunchy on the edges, chewy in the center, and bursting with juicy, tart rhubarb. Rhubarb and rose petal is a flavor pairing made in heaven, as Flavor Pairing: Rhubarb + Rose...

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Spiced Apple Cider Caramel Sauce

This sauce is absolutely delicious. Imagine a dark caramel sauce with the additional flavor and acidity of tart green apples. I love it on everything in the Fall season--over vanilla bean or sweet corn...

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Ultimate Vanilla Pudding (Perfect Stove-Top Custard)

I intended to do a quick pudding post but, well, one thing led to another, and now I’ve done a mountain of research instead. The exploration began with a simple hankering for Caramel Pudding. I grabbed...

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The Sticky Gingerbread of My Dreams

I began this exploration with a question. “What is the difference between sticky and regular gingerbread?” Put another way, “What makes sticky gingerbread, well, sticky?” A couple of rounds of baking...

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Dreamy, Creamy, No-Bake Pumpkin Butter Cheesecake

I have developed dozens of cheesecakes over the years. At one point, I even launched a cheesecake company. But a recent request from a reader made me realize that my focus has been almost exclusively...

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Fresh Strawberry-Tomato Dessert Sauce

The idea of pairing strawberries with tomatoes originally came to me while perusing one of my favorite culinary sites, FoodPairing, which features dozens of potentially harmonious and sometimes very...

View Article


Rhubarb Cardamom Rose Petal Tart

The perfect rustic tart–crunchy on the edges, chewy in the center, and bursting with juicy, tart rhubarb. Rhubarb and rose petal is a flavor pairing made in heaven, as Flavor Pairing: Rhubarb + Rose...

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Spiced Apple Cider Caramel Sauce

This sauce is absolutely delicious. Imagine a dark caramel sauce with the additional flavor and acidity of tart green apples. I love it on everything in the Fall season--over vanilla bean or sweet corn...

View Article

Ultimate Vanilla Pudding (Perfect Stove-Top Custard)

I intended to do a quick pudding post but, well, one thing led to another, and now I’ve done a mountain of research instead. The exploration began with a simple hankering for Caramel Pudding. I grabbed...

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The Sticky Gingerbread of My Dreams

I began this exploration with a question. “What is the difference between sticky and regular gingerbread?” Put another way, “What makes sticky gingerbread, well, sticky?” A couple of rounds of baking...

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Spicy Pumpkin Butter Gingerbread Beignet

TMy first bite of these beignet produced an OMG moment. They are impossibly light, melt-in- the-mouth tender, oh so moist, tantalizingly fragrant, and over-the-top delicious. The pumpkin flavor really...

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Warm-Spiced Molten Chocolate Cake

I know, I know! Molten Chocolate Cake, or Lava Cake, as it is sometimes called, is so YESTERDAY. I am almost perturbed today when I see one on a dessert menu. I mean, really, can’t the pastry chef...

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Sweet Corn & Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

Never heard of sweet corn ice cream? Well then, you’re in for an ice cream flavor revelation. As my collection of American Southwest and Mexican cookbooks grew over the years, I occasionally...

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