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Desserts and Pastry

Little Buttercream Bees and How To Make A Piping Cone

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I get such a kick out of making miniature decorations for my baking projects. One of my favorite are these little bumble bees made with buttercream frosting, chocolate piping and almond slices. I have used them many times to decorate my mini lemon tarts, which I will be posting about in the very near future. […]

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La Bete Noir Flourless Chocolate Cake and a Guest Post by Felipe

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This is a guest post from my friend Felipe Tapia, who is thinking of starting a food blog and wanted to try his hand at a post and see how it feels. His culinary love is baking, and we got acquainted over a big discussion about fondant. Felipe is a modern Renaissance Man, who by […]

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Ibarra Mexican Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake from Grace-Marie’s Kitchen at Bristol Farms

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On May 5th I celebrated Cinco de Mayo at Grace-Marie’s Kitchen, the Cooking School at Bristol Farms. Grace-Marie was preparing a wonderful Mexican flavored luncheon and I wouldn’t miss that for anything. On the menu was Fiesta Fruit and Avocado Salad, Gringo Picadillo Stuffed Peppers and Ibarra Mexican Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake. Each dish that Grace-Marie […]

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California Avocado and Mango with Honey Yogurt and Avocado Liquado with Lavender Shortbread Cookie

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I have never thought of the avocado as a fruit. It’s not sweet. I think of it as one of those in between foods, like the artichoke. So there I was at Ciudad Restaurant for the Food Bloggers lunch and cooking demonstration with Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger, and I was being served a […]

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Blueberry Brown Butter Tart

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If I was stranded on a desert island and could only have one tart to eat forever, this is the one I would choose. If I go somewhere where I’m supposed to bring the dessert, this is the one I bring. The brown butter is what sets this apart and makes it nutty and deeply […]

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Meringues with Lemon Curd

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This dessert was the delicious finish to the Easter Brunch at Grace-Marie’s Kitchen at Bristol Farms last Saturday. I got requests for the recipe so I decided to do a separate post about it. Enjoy! After Grace-Marie had whipped the Meringue ingredients, to test if it was whipped enough, she took a dab between her […]

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Pumpkin Cheesecake with Gingersnap Crust and Home-Made Marshmallows

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I have been down with a virus for the last couple of days, which is why there haven’t been any new posts. I feel on the road to recovery now, and my smelling and tasting seem back to normal. I’ve been thinking about the sweet, creamy pumpkin cheesecake I made last Thanksgiving and how I […]

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Mardi Gras Madness at Grace-Marie’s Kitchen

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Mardi Gras Madness was the theme of the cooking class I went to today at Grace-Marie’s Kitchen at Bristol Farms in Manhattan Beach. The wonderful thing about Grace-Marie’s classes is that she makes you feel like your best friend invited you over for lunch and went all out with the food, the decorations, the white […]

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Guest Post by Patti Londre at Worth the Whisk: Flower Pot Ice Cream Sundae

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From Lynne: Patti, from Worth the Whisk, has been so kind to do this guest post and help my fledgling blog get off the ground. Her blog is so interesting and is filled with great recipes. Patti is also the creator of Camp Blogaway, a bootcamp for food and recipe bloggers, which is taking place […]

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Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

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was trying to decide what to blog about next and realized that I have no deserts in my recipe index! So I decided to kill two birds with one stone, so to speak, by writing about a desert that is also one of the slide show photographs. I made this Pineapple Upside-Down Cake for my […]

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