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Baking Shortcut – Boxed Brownie Mixes

Posted on February 1, 2013 by

This is hardly earth-shattering, but in the spirit of the internet, which has guided me through many baking and cooking quandaries, allow me to answer this question: Can you use coconut oil instead of regular vegetable oil in a boxed … Continue reading →

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Coconut Chocolate Cake and Starving for Suffrage

Posted on October 15, 2012 by

My book club met tonight to discuss A Short History of Women by Kate Walbert. As I chose the book, I brought the dessert. I’ve been craving coconut cake, but at heart, chocolate cake is what I love best. Unable … Continue reading →

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Being of Service to Your Kitchen Chores

Posted on May 26, 2011 by

A tian, most simply, is an earthenware casserole dish used in France to cook vegetables. Which vegetables? Diced or sliced? With or without cheese? Or eggs? That’s where it gets complicated, unless you allow it to be simple again. Summer … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Amaretto Tiramisu Roulade

Posted on May 6, 2011 by

Kind of a mouthful of a cake name, I know. I’m trying to come up with something that rolls off the tongue a little better, but then again, the real focus here is how it tastes going down, not sounds … Continue reading →

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Ligurian Vegetable Soup

Posted on April 4, 2011 by

I went shopping to recreate the Ligurian vegetable soup I watched Lidia Bastianich make Saturday morning on PBS. I was fairly certain I’d gotten all of the ingredients, but only after I returned from the store did I google and … Continue reading →

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