Tag: Desserts
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Walnut and Date Bread with a Cinnamon Apple Swirl
This is a rather rustic bread. It is happiest in thick slices next to a big cup of hot coffee, but would be ill at ease on the multi-tiered trays served at elegant tea parties. Which is too bad, since this bread has a lot to offer. If coziness is available in bread form, this…
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Baked Hasselback Apples Poached in Red Wine
For many people, fall means pumpkin spice. I understand completely, but for me, apples are the official flavour of the season. Especially if they are baked… I know that this seems like a lot of steps for what are essentially baked apples, but did you really want me to tell you to just chuck some…
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Spiced Red Wine Syrup
I started to type that this recipe is a good way to use up extra wine. Then I realized what I was saying and deleted all of that! This is a good way to use up wine that is maybe a bit past its prime, or that maybe wasn’t your favourite, but who has ever…
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Meringue Bones
Did I have extra egg whites that needed to be used up? Yes. Are meringues a delicious and crunch way to use up egg whites? Also yes. Was it completely necessary for the meringues to be shaped like bones? Yes, 100%. You might worry that shaping meringues into bone shapes would lead to a sticky…
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Apple Walnut Spice Cake
This cake is fantastic topped with ice cream or softly whipped cream for a home-y dessert and is also quite comfortable next to a cup of coffee in the morning (the apples and walnuts make it a perfectly legitimate breakfast choice). Speaking of apples, this recipe uses a LOT of them. When you are making…
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Emergency Chocolate Chip Cookie Supply
Always be prepared! There are lots of reasons that you might need fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies in a hurry. Maybe you have a last-minute guest. Maybe you forgot it was someone’s birthday. Maybe it’s Tuesday. See? Lots of reasons. These cookies will patiently wait in your freezer until they are needed, and then they are…
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Maple Pumpkin Pie with Bourbon Cream
Until now, I have never understood why someone would choose pumpkin pie over seconds thirds another serving of the main course (especially if the main course happens to include a dressing with soft bread and crisp edges)? This pie changed that. After some experimenting, I was surprised to learn that I preferred the canned pumpkin…
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Swiss Buttercream Meringue Frosting
This icing is light, not too sweet, and easy to work with. It takes a bit more effort than its American cousin (which is also amazing), but the results are worth it. This is also a great way to use up leftover egg whites. This is the vanilla version and is perfect on top of…
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Caramelized spiced plums with brandy
I’m writing this on what might be the last truly warm day of the year, at least in my part of the world. The stores and markets are filled with plums, and their rich purple reminds me of the warm, cozy fall evenings that make the end of summer a little less sad. These plums…
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Skor Bar Cookies
Skor bars are chocolate bars filled with a hard toffee filling, not too different from a Daim bar or a Heath bar. They are just begging to be turned into cookies, with irresistible puddles of buttery toffee amidst bits of chocolate, and who are we to say no? Fair warning, these cookies tend to spread…
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