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Agave Nectar

Frozen Hot Chocolate

February 16, 2010
Frozen Hot Chocolate

Oh Dad.
You said it could never be done. You said the unfathomable combination of chocolates is just too much for the home cook to bear. A recipe so exact, so mystifying, that it’s downright impossible for anyone but the expertly trained chefs that make hundreds of them daily.
Oh Dad. I think you were wrong. And [...]

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Sticky Salty Sweet Homemade Granola

October 7, 2009
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This homemade granola is sticky like a bar, but you eat it in pieces. Dried fruit, mixed with roasted walnuts, pecans, rolled oats, and a variety of seeds, held together with local honey, real maple syrup and brown sugar.

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Chocolate Cherry Pie

May 29, 2009

My oh my, what a decadent cherry pie. Rich dark chocolate, deep purple cherries and sweet agave nectar nestled inside a flaky butter crust, laced with finely ground graham crackers.
Here’s another thing to add to my “you can’t get this in New York” list–cheap cherries. No matter what time of year it is, cherries never [...]

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