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Kouign-Amann

Kouign-Amann by lisaiscooking

When I look at recipes for cakes, I make mental notes like “this one would be great for a birthday,” or “this is the cake for a spring party,” or “I have to remember this one during the holidays.” But, with the new book from Gesine Bullock-Prado, I was making all those usual mental notes and also thinking “I want to bake this cake…

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Caesar’s Sables and Warm Olive Tapenade with Preserved Lemon

Caesar’s Sables and Warm Olive Tapenade with Preserved Lemon by lisaiscooking

If I plan to serve dip at a party, it’s always homemade. And, when I start thinking about what kind of dip to make, my next thought is that I really should make the crackers too. I have a recipe or two here and there for flatbreads that work with dips,…

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Espresso Bundt Cake

Espresso Bundt Cake by lisaiscooking

The photo in the book shows a nicely layered cake in which the espresso batter is baked into the middle of the cake with plain batter above and below. Mine ended up more marbled, but regardless, this is one delightful Bundt cake. The batter is made with butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla into which sifted cake flour with baking powder,…

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Roasted Cauliflower Polonaise

Roasted Cauliflower Polonaise by lisaiscooking

It’s actually feeling like fall here this week. Cooler weather, drizzly rain, and earlier sunsets are making it clear that summer is gone. Just in time to help warm up the house with the oven, Ruhlman's How to Roast has appeared, and I received a review copy. This new book covers the basics of oven roasting everything from the…

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