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Category Archives: Baking and Baked Goods
Recipe: Bagel for One
Our Bagel for One recipe is stolen outright from jenniabs3 on TikTok, with just a couple of modifications in technique. If you think making just one bagel is overly indulgent, just imagine the satisfaction of mixing the dough with your … Continue reading
Recipe: No-Fuss Focaccia
No-Fuss Focaccia is a light modification of the recipe of the same name from King Arthur Flour. It’s perfect when you crave a savory flatbread but don’t have the time or patience to manage a long ferment. Makes one 10×13 … Continue reading
Vote Early! Then make some Election Cake.
We voted yesterday, October 31, at a lively site filled with election workers in costumes and lots of voters (our machine was already over 100 a little before noon). If your state provides it, might be a good idea to … Continue reading
Recipe: Basic Pie Crust
Basic pie crust is a simple and straightforward recipe found in a cookbook by Gerald Ramsey, chef in the tea room at Southern Methodist University when my parents worked there many decades ago. It’s a good starting point if you … Continue reading
Recipe: Mom’s Chess Pie
Mom’s chess pie is based on a card I found in my mother’s recipe box. It’s very close to the product served at the Highland Park Cafeteria… eggy, tangy and with more body than a custard pie thanks to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Dallas, Highland Park Cafeteria, Southern, Texas
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Recipe: Max’s Loaf
The recipe for Max’s Loaf was shared with Craig Claiborne of the New York Times when he visited Wendy and Michael London’s Saratoga Springs bakeshop in 1983. It was designed as a “supremely healthy” food for their son Max, who … Continue reading
Posted in Baking and Baked Goods, Eating, Recipes
Tagged Mrs. London, Saratoga, Upstate
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Recipe: King Arthur Quick Baguettes
King Arthur Quick Baguettes can be ready in just a few hours (after you make the poolish the night before, which takes maybe 2 minutes) so you can start after lunch and have delicious warm baguettes to serve with dinner. … Continue reading
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Tagged baguette, King Arthur Flour
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Recipe: Crab Hush Puppies
For a Southern twist on surf-and-turf, offer Crab Hush Puppies with chicken fried steak! And for even more fun, substitute 1 c finely chopped okra for the crab! The base recipe comes from The Kitchen and it’s solid but a … Continue reading
Recipe: Kamala Harris Cheese Puffs (Gougéres)
Vice President Kamala Harris served Cheese Puffs at her first official dinner at the Naval Observatory. While she hasn’t said how she made them, recipe forensics suggest she might have followed the Tartine Bakery recipe since a/Tartine is in the … Continue reading
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Tagged bay area, Kamala Harris, Tartine
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Recipe: Onion Buns
This Onion Buns recipe comes from Cook’s Illustrated, in its very early days when it was a digest supporting a new product called the Cuisinart food processor. Update: we were completely wrong in the above recollection. The pub was called … Continue reading