Snickerdoodle Crisp Tart

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Imagine, if you will, a Snickerdoodle cookie with the topping of an apple crisp. I find that to be a very compelling marriage. My twitter friend, Milisa, of Miss in the Kitchen made Snickerdoodle Bars a few weeks ago that prompted me to get out my apron and …click to continue Snickerdoodle Crisp Tart

Whipping Cream Cake

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“Plain Cake” seems to be a very uninspired title for something as wonderful as this. But, a cake that you eat happily unadorned is rare. This cake, with perhaps the lightest sprinkling of confectioners’ sugar is a simple joy. I suppose this is technically a member of the pound cake family. The original recipe …click to continue Whipping Cream Cake

The Quintessential American Apple Pie

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This is a story about pie. It is the story about a pie recipe, and the journey that culminated in that recipe. And it is a story about a particular pie, made from that particular recipe, and the journey that the pie and I recently made. It is also a story about the people …click to continue The Quintessential American Apple Pie

Oatmeal Pecan Coconut Maple Cookies

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I know that is a rather cumbersome title for a humble cookie, but this is a special cookie and each of those components is important.

I wouldn’t ask you to make a cookie unless I were serious about it. Cookies are personal. I really get irritated with marginal cookies, because, frankly, at 40 when …click to continue Oatmeal Pecan Coconut Maple Cookies

Classic Pound Cake

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Pound Cake is one of my earliest food memories. My mom has been making pound cakes for family gatherings for as long as I can remember. And they have always been tall and regal with almost an architectural presence. She always used a straight sided tube pan and served it unadorned. It is the …click to continue Classic Pound Cake