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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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Peanut Butter Pie

September 15, 2009
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You can make homemade peanut butter in minutes, and this lovely peanut butter pie in under an hour. Add honey whipped cream and ripe bananas and you have dessert fit for a king.

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Walnut Date Bread with Brown Butter

August 20, 2009
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How to make brown butter and use it to bake a toasty, fruity walnut date bread.

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Chocolate Coconut Pancakes

June 29, 2009
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My original plan was to share with you, my readers, the exciting events and exotic foods of the Berkeley International Food Festival. The event was nothing to write home about, so I found something that was – my homemade dark chocolate and coconut pancakes with real organic maple syrup.
Once upon a time there was a man and a [...]

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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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