Cranberry Pear Pate de Fruit

Thanksgiving will be a quiet affair for us this year. Perhaps it’s the need for an extra-long period of holiday cheer, but my mind is solely on the Christmas season. Our Thanksgiving dinner will be simple, yet delicious, with the highlight being the final dessert. In lieu of pie, this year there will be sparkling […]

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Spiced Pear & Pecan Fritters with Cinnamon-Maple Glaze

Fall is finally here and it feels so good! It’s that time of year when you pull out the cozy sweaters and fall baking spices to fully embrace the cooler weather. In my home, fall does not begin without diving headlong into true comfort baking by way of fried dough. Either doughnuts or, in this […]

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Chocolate Chunk Brownies

When the brownie craving strikes, only a decadent chewy brownie will satisfy the moment. Especially, if it’s Chocolate Chunk Brownies with moist centers and crisp outer edges. Velvety smooth with an occasional toothsome crunch of a bittersweet chocolate chunk. They’re made with both rich Valrhona cocoa powder and chocolate, so this batch of brownies is […]

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Peanut Butter Sourdough Cookies with Salted Candied Peanuts

Francesca, my pandemic-era sourdough starter, was revived especially for these Peanut Butter Sourdough Cookies with Salted Candied Peanuts. It’s my latest recipe for Feast Magazine’s September issue featuring all things fermented. I’d been mulling over the idea of creating a cookie with sourdough discard (it’s always sad to throw out that portion) and this was […]

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