Writing about food since 2004.
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Desserts
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Easy Tiramisu
Tiramisu is a dessert I’ve only eaten at restaurants–usually with my family. For some reason, the alchemy of its components always eluded me. It seemed like it might be very tricky to make. And then, for the Sopranos finale, I decided to give it a go. I pushed aside all the more complex recipes that…
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For The Love of Pavlova
A miracle took place in my oven the other day. Set to 170 degrees, I placed a baking sheet inside with a mound of beaten egg whites and sugar, and out came this: That is pavlova. It’s named after the ballerina Anna Pavlova. I’ve seen Julia Child make it, Nigella Lawson and The Barefoot Contessa…
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David’s Dulce De Leche Brownies
Just because you don’t have an ice cream maker (and can’t make the watermelon sorbetto) doesn’t mean you can’t make another David Lebovitz recipe. Why not make his Dulce De Leche Brownies? [Click the words to go to the recipe.] They’re terrific. And fun. There’s even magic involved…
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(Almost) Instant Refreshment: Watermelon Sorbetto from The Perfect Scoop
First things first: as David Lebovitz gets lauded for his masterful new ice cream cookbook The Perfect Scoop, it’s important to note that but for the recipe on page 73, this book would be considered an abomination. That recipe–for Sour Cherry Frozen Yogurt–lends the book an authority and sophistication that it would otherwise lack. And…
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Life Getting Bland? Make An Indonesian Spice Cake
James Oseland (new editor-in-chief of Saveur) has a spicy new cookbook called “Cradle of Flavor” that’s full of vibrant, exotic recipes from Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. When it first arrived, I could’ve made Gado-Gado (a Javanese “potpourri” of raw and cooked vegetables) or The Soto King’s Chicken Soup (Soto Ayam Lamongan) but instead I made…
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Pot Party
This is the last party in our tour of five parties and you may think that after visiting so many parties, we want to kick back and do illegal drugs–but that’s not what this party’s about! This party is about a different type of pot: pot d’creme. Over the past two weeks I’ve made two…
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Choose Your Own APPLE Adventure
(1) You go to the farmer’s market and bring back a bag of apples. If you want to eat these apples out of the bag go to (2). If you decide to make an apple pie go to (3). (2) Oh no! You’re choking! No one’s there. You’re dead. (3) You grab your Martha Stewart…
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The Best Cookies Of Your Life
Diana and I are in love. No, not with each other, but with these chocolate chip cookies, our first apartment baking project that won raves from everyone who tried them. “These are seriously the best chocolate chip cookies I’ve ever made,” said Diana. “These cookies are so good,” said Craig. “Meow,” said Lolita. Of course,…
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Nectarine Pie & The Stone Fruit Blues
This is a pie I made with fresh farmer’s market nectarines using the pie crust from this month’s Gourmet (the best pie crust I’ve ever known) and a recipe for nectarine pie I found by Googling “nectarine pie” and coming upon this, the first result. The pie itself was excellent even though I accidentally left…
