Strawberry-Rhubarb crisp

March 24, 2009

Chocolate and nuts seem to dominate when it comes to Passover desserts. Not that I am complaining. I love chocolate as much as the next person, and it does make for some very tasty desserts. But sometimes it is refreshing to make something different. This strawberry-rhubarb crisp is my seder tradition. I absolutely adore the […]

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Passover Chocolate Chunk Bars

March 19, 2009

Passover desserts usually fall into one of two categories, light and airy or rich and dense. These bars from Cookie Madness fall somewhere in the middle. They are light but not airy, with nice sandy texture, and taste like a light chocolate chip blondie. I apologize for the terrible picture. I didn’t have my camera […]

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Payard Flourless Chocolate Cookies

March 15, 2009
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A couple of months ago in Desserts Magazine I saw this recipe for flourless cookies. With the following description “Their crackled surface gives them an elegant look, and because they are so easy and take barely any time to make, they are perfect for last minute entertaining” I immediately bookmarked them as a must try […]

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Hamentashen

March 10, 2009

Happy Purim! I had every intention of making my hamentashen early this year so that I could post them on my blog in a timely fashion, but as usual time got away from me. I also didn’t have time this year to make packages to mail. I figured that even though it is already late […]

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Hot Chocolate for a snow day

March 2, 2009

We have a snow day! I grew up in California and didn’t experience the joy of the snow day as a kid, so now as an adult I am always extremely excited by the prospect. While watching the snow through the windows, nothing is more perfect than a steaming cup of hot chocolate, especially if […]

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Blueberry Mousse

February 26, 2009

Having had good success with vegan cupcakes I decided to branch out and try some other desserts that are vegan on purpose, rather than simply being vegan becuse that type of recipe doesn’t call for eggs. I decided to dive in with a category of recipe I have always been the most skeptical about, tofu […]

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Streusel-Topped Chocolate Chunk Banana Cake

February 15, 2009

The fact that I love to bake is probably obvious, given that I have a blog dedicated to just that. I love making desserts that are both delicious and beautiful, and I am not afraid to buy a new pan to get a dessert just right. This is probably why I had to install 4 […]

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Whole Grain Muffins

February 6, 2009

Somehow I accidentally baked a batch of muffins. These muffins weren’t accidental in the sense that they were intended to be something else but came out as muffins. These muffins were accidental in that I was supposed to be unpacking boxes and somehow found myself mixing up a batch of muffins instead. How did that […]

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A New Category: Soy-Free

February 5, 2009

I will be posting very soon (as soon as I upload my pictures) about some actual baking, but in the meantime I wanted to point out a new category I have added on my blog. Since many people who cannot eat dairy must also be careful about soy intake I have added a category of […]

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If only there was time

January 11, 2009

I know that I am overdue for a post, but with the combination of moving and a baby with a cold there just isn’t time for parve creations. Hopefully I will have my kitchen unpacked and be back to tinkering by the end of the week.  I have been playing around a little bit with […]

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New Year’s Traditions

January 1, 2009

I have a confession to make. I love fruitcake. I know, a nice Jewish girl has no business loving the red and green candied cherries but I do. Whole heartedly and unapologetically. I love it so much I even use candied fruitcake mix in my Rosh Hashana Challah. In my family fruitcake is a New […]

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