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Salt Caramel Molten Chocolate Cake

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Dinner last week at the magical Le Chalet des Iles , in Paris' Bois de Boulonge, inspired the molten cake lover in me. After a very filling meal I didn't order dessert, but my generous friends did. I saw the Salt Caramel Molten Cake with[...]

Summer Pudding...Drunken and Stoned

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My friend Babby, has nurtured an herb, flower and berry farm for many years. She sells her small crops at the local farmer's market and I was lucky enough to get her last container of redcurrants this past week. Now at mid season, her[...]

Grilled Summertime Fruit-Food Network

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FoodNetworkTV wrote: Fire up the grill to make this anything-but-ordinary dessert. Thisvideo is part of Everyday Italian show hosted by Giada De Laurentiis . SHOW DESCRIPTION :Italians are masters at transforming simple, everyday ingredients[...]

Berry Cake - The best summer fruit cake!

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Berry Cake No, I am not talking about that kind of "fruitcake" - you know, the one that makes it appearance very Christmas and has it's own cult following (www.fruitcakerescue.com). No this one is infinitely better. A little[...]

Chocolate Ganache Cake with Fleur de Sel

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As the mother of two teenage boys (aka "stomachs on legs") I am constantly on the look out for delicious and easy desserts that I can make from ingredients that I always have on hand. Elegant enough for guests but simple enough for an everyday[...]

For The Birds, Rose Crème Brûlée

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Sometimes series of events seem connected and not really coincidental at all, as in my week of Rainbows, Diamonds, Trust and Fortunes . The following week, I was presented with a much less dramatic and much more fun set of[...]

Call It Pudding, But It's Really Pots De Creme

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When life gives you lemons you make lemonade, right? Well, after making my Paper Doll Cupcakes , life gave me 6 egg yolks. What do I make? Custard? Lemon curd? How about Pots de Creme ( pronounced poh duh krehm ), or as my son just[...]

A little piece of Americana - Blackberry Cobbler

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Our nation's Independence Day is coming up this weekend and Americans around the country will be headed to backyard barbeque's, pool parties, and fireworks displays. It's a time for all of us to remember the past and the present and to look[...]

Get Your Jiggle On: The Year in Jello

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A s I was researching new foodie inspiration the other day I came upon a number of recipes featuring weird and wiggly J-E-L-L-O.  The last time I had this jiggly treat was at a party hosted by my friend Karen.  If memory[...]