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Mango & Dulce de Leche Macaron

August 8, 2011

I hope you had a nice weekend. Mine wasn’t what most would consider terribly exciting. I got my fill of “I Love Lucy” episodes, and I managed to get a little baking done. It was pretty routine for the most part.

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Tagged as: almond flour, confectioners' sugar, dulce de leche, egg whites, granulated sugar, mango

2011 Food Blogger Bake Sale Save the Date

April 27, 2011

I’m excited to announce it’s almost that time of the year again! Last year’s bake sale was so much fun, not only was it great to catch up in person with all my on-line foodie friends, it was fantastic to see tables upon tables covered in delicious baked goods that we all donated in support [...]

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Tagged as: almond flour, bake sale, coconut extract, confectioners' sugar, dessicated coconut, egg whites, granulated sugar, heavy cream, semisweet chocolate chips, share our strength

Dark Chocolate Mousse From Down Under

April 13, 2011

Just before we went on vacation, we had our nephew and his children, who happened to be visiting from Australia, join us for an impromptu dinner. Sadly our niece wasn’t able to visit this time, but for a very good reason. She’s only a couple of months from giving birth to their third baby, and [...]

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Tagged as: dark chocolate, eggs, Fine Family Cooking, gluten free, superfine sugar, Tony Bilson, unsalted butter, vanilla extract

Celebration Yuzu Macarons

March 20, 2011

Happy Macaron Day! Unfortunately I wasn’t able to get to NYC to partake properly in the Celebration, nor was one of my favorite Macaron Lovin’ friends. Jenny from Devour the World. You know, Jenny and I have many things in common other than our love for French Macaron, and well, food in general. We also [...]

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Tagged as: almond flour, bittersweet chocolate, Cointreau, confectioners' sugar, egg whites, granulated sugar, heavy whipping cream, yuzu powder

Calling all Peanut Butter Lovers…

March 1, 2011

Today I’m very excited for a couple of reasons… it happens to be the start of Peanut Month as well as my birthday month. Now, we all know that regardless of our age, we feel at least a tiny bit of excitement and/or anticipation as our birthday approaches.

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Tagged as: baking powder, baking soda, eggs, granulated sugar, light brown sugar, Peanut Butter, peanut flour, peanuts, unsalted butter, vanilla extract