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New Orleans Chocolate Pecan Pie
Can you describe New Orleans in a word or two? It's impossible. The city has more identities, more nicknames than any other place....The Big...
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Intensely Dense Ginger Cake
I wonder if the ginger gene is dominant? No, no, not the Prince Harry, Nicole Kidman, Ed Sheeran kind of ginger gene. The one...
Cakes and Pies
Ricotta Chocolate Chip Pound Cake
Ricotta Chocolate Chip Pound Cake
Recipe Type: Dessert
Author: Adapted from Proud Italian Cook
Serves: 8
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups cake flour
2 1/2 teapoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
6 oz...
Breads
Almond Torte (Torta Rustica di Mandorle) and Breakfast in Sicily
Breakfast may be our favorite meal in Sicily. A surprising statement about a place that created cannoli, cassata and Marsala.
Breakfast in Ortygia, Agrigento and...
Cakes and Pies
Torta di Ricotta (Ricotta Pound Cake)
Family celebrations -baby showers, engagement parties and birthdays- call for a spectacular dessert. It's a special occasion! The recipe shouldn't be TOO fussy, though,...
Cakes and Pies
Fresh Berry Tart
I have a confession to make. Yes, I need to reveal this awkward, little secret, because anybody who's read both Fitzgerald and Philippa knows...
Basics
Crème Pâtissière
Crème Pâtissière (Custard Filling)
Recipe Type: Dessert
Author: Adapted from Julia Child
Ingredients
1 cup sugar
5 egg yolks
1/2 cup flour
2 cups boiling milk
1 tablespoon butter
1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla...
Basics
Julia Child’s Pie Crust (Páte Brisée Sucrée)
Julia Child's Pie Crust (Páte Brisée Sucrée)
Author: Adapted from Julia Child
For one 8-9 inch pastry shell.
Ingredients
1 1/3 cups flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
8 tablespoons...
Cakes and Pies
Fresh Apricot Pie
It's apricot season! That means our love affair with with the fruit comes Stateside. Here's a version with only the simplest ingredients, basically fresh...
Cakes and Pies
Bourbon Lovers Mississippi Mud Cake
The Kee kids used to beg for Mississippi Mud Cake every birthday. Since their cousins did, too, we would eat this gooey, chocolate dessert...