Recipe and Tips: Gluten-Free Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
I am a baker, and I have been asked to teach a class on gluten-free baking at Rancho La Puerta next month (April, 2012). … a whole new world has opened up for the baking wizard.
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Best Rhubarb Pie
We have two huge rhubarb plants in our garden, and in mid-late May when the bright red stalks are at their tenderest, I make this pie. Rhubarb pie fillings are often soft and runny. The rhubarb contains so much water, you either have to add …
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Roman Chocolate Cookies
Roman Chocolate Cookies will remind you of gingerbread in texture and in taste. Olive oil subs in for butter.
New Method! 100 Percent Whole Wheat Food Processor Bread
A loaf of 100 percent whole wheat bread has never been easier to make thanks to food processor power. Just 3 minutes of processing, a series of risings, and a stint in the oven will give you a sandwich loaf of unequaled taste and texture.
Hungarian Cheese Biscuits (Pogácsa)
Crisp on the outside and tender inside, these Hungarian Cheese Biscuits are easy and fun to make and very easy to eat.
About Buttermilk plus A Food Processor Snackin’ Cake Recipe
Did you know that the food processor is great at making cakes? In just 2 to 3 minutes of whizziing ingredients in the workbowl, the batter’s ready to bake. I know you’ll just ove this light-textured buttermilk spice cake, flavored with cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.
Ginger-Apple Cream Scones
These scones are crunchy on the outside and tender on the inside with bits of candied ginger for texture contrast.
How to Sourdough
Why did sourdough bread baking zoom at the start of the pandemic? How do I make a sourdough starter? Read on for the info you need.
How to Make a Plum Kuchen
“Kuchen” is German for cake, but you make the cake layer in a Plum Kuchen in a special way.
Pasta Vesuvius
Tomato season is in full swing. Finally. And this pasta “sauce” of baked Roma tomatoes is simply sensational.
Just the Recipe: Pie Cherry Streusel Tart
Remember this recipe for your home canned cherries! If you don’t have access to a pie cherry tree, or they’re not available during their brief season at a local farmers’ market, you can make this tart with canned pie cherries.
Just the Recipe: Peach Upsidedown Cake
I now have what I think is the perfect recipe for peach upside down cake. I think the magic ingredient is the caramel syrup.
Fresh Corn Soufflé
I came up with this corn soufflé that really woke up my taste buds. I had taken my basic cheese soufflé recipe and added some briefly cooked fresh corn, red bell pepper, a little jalapeño, and garlic to the sauce base, and wham!—the birth of an instant favorite.