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I've perfected my chocolate chip cookie over the years, always working from memory. To my sons, they are so much more than
3+ hour, 2+ min ago (625+ words) According to my two teenage sons, I make the best chocolate chip cookies in the world. I accept this compliment with the appropriate amount of gratitude and skepticism, because "my" recipe started life as a clipping from a women's magazine…...
I'm a former pastry cook. Here are 6 of my favorite easy ways to upgrade a box of brownie mix.
4+ day, 20+ min ago (599+ words) Years ago, I left my job in sales and social media to become a pastry cook in Charleston, South Carolina. Though I'm no longer in the field, I still use some of the skills and tricks I learned to prepare…...
Why Scientists Used a 5, 000-Year-Old Mummy to Bake Freaky Sourdough Bread
3+ week, 6+ day ago (203+ words) I recently wrote about "tzi the Iceman, a guy who died 5, 300 years ago and was so well preserved in a glacier in northern Italy that scientists can still study the microbes hanging out on and inside him, according to a…...
What Are All Those People Waiting in Line for? Cake in a Cup.
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (781+ words) The line starts as early as 6 a. m. and goes around the block. People wait for hours in the rain. Some of them cry when it doesn't work out. Online, millions tune in to videos for the pretty colors and distinct sounds....
I made Ina Garten's easy and delicious chocolate cake. She was right to call it a "dessert everyone will remember. &#
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1255+ words) Neither cooking nor baking has ever been my forte, but I forced myself to start learning a few years ago, realizing I couldn't live solely on takeout and Trader Joe's frozen meals. I had grown up watching "Barefoot Contessa" reruns…...
He Invented the Basque Cheesecake. He Prefers Chocolate.
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1000+ words) On a stormy afternoon in San Sebasti'n, the foodie paradise of northern Spain, Santiago Rivera left his cheesecake factory and bade farewell to the son and daughter who will soon inherit his dessert empire. Comparing himself to an aging king,…...
Inside the LA French bakery that just smashed into the top 14 US rankings
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (524+ words) A beloved Los Angeles bakery and its decorated chef-owner has taken home yet another award to add to its growing list of accolades. Republique " the La Brea Avenue bakery/cafe/restaurant owned and operated by Chefs Walter and Margarita Manzke…...
Baker made $600 cake for customer's boyfriend" then set it on fire: We don't like cheaters'
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (460+ words) Revenge is a dish best served hot. A Louisiana baker helped a client stick it to a philandering beau by setting fire to his cake, detailing the crisco inferno in a viral Instagram video. "Hey, coworkers, my client found her…...
Where can I buy the best celebration cake for a dear friend?
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (385+ words) Where are the best bakeries to buy celebration cakes? I want to get a cake for one of my college friends " we've been friends for 40 years " who is retiring from teaching kindergarten. I'm having a small brunch party for her…...
I made the dessert Meghan Markle named after her daughter. It's perfect for Mother's Day.
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (1017+ words) What does a weekend living like Meghan Markle look like? There were endless flowers " in the bouquets, in ice cubes, on top of avocado toast " and lots of chopping for her beloved crudit" platter and a surprisingly labor-intensive spring pasta…...