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From Recipes [Photo: The Pioneer Woman] "Please make this cake today. I don't want you to live another day without it." With an endorsement like that there was no way that I wasn't going to try The Pioneer Woman's Chocolate Sheet Cake, otherwise know as the Best Chocolate Sheet Cake…

From Recipes Note: We love pie. And so does Jessie Oleson (aka Cakespy). She will drop by with a delicious pie recipe every Wednesday in November. [Original artwork and photographs: Jessie Oleson] The problem with sweet potato pie? While it's delicious, after consuming all of the…

Bread pudding with molten pockets of bittersweet chocolate I love to make sweet bread puddings with leftover challah or brioche, because they are already rich. Today's version is filled with molten chunks of bittersweet chocolate. Let's just say I find myself eating less challah on Friday night…

From Recipes [Photograph: Nick Kindelsperger] Ah, breakfast for dinner. Last time I made pancakes, they were light and fluffy with bright lemon curd as the topping. But with fall creeping in, I decided to make these sweet potato pancakes from Chow, which looked like the perfect way to…

From Recipes [Photograph: Robyn Lee] When this Blackberry Upside-Down Cake from the Gourmet Today cookbook emerged from the oven and I inverted it out of the pan, only one thought ran through my mind—why don't I always make upside-down cakes? They have to be some of the best cakes…

From Recipes [Photographs: Tam Ngo] With autumn's surplus of pears, why not make a dessert tart to go with last week's savory pear quiche? This tart, also adapted from The American Boulangerie by Pascal Rigo, uses a creamy goat cheese such as Boucheron to create a tart filling akin to…

From Recipes While I was on a little getaway this weekend with some friends the subject of maple syrup came up. A maple-flavored syrup had been purchased to accompany our pancakes, resulting in a bit of an outrage. Not being much of a sweet breakfast person, I had not given a second…

From Recipes Note: Jessie Oleson (aka Cakespy) drops by every Monday to share a delicious dessert recipe. [Photographs and art: Jessie Oleson] When I was in college, I waited tables at a Middle Eastern restaurant on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn. While the restaurant specialized in…

What do you do when you need some comfort. Something to fill that emptiness or a "quick fix" for that boredom. The easiest for me would be to hug my love ones, especially to my little girls, stealing a kiss on their cheeks. ;) Else food would usually be the next candidate. :D What is your…

I feel like I’m going to the land of Oz! I’m actually off to San Francisco for the Blogher Food conference. It’s going to be a foodies dream weekend and I am beyond excited. The food, the friends, the fun. Everything is lined up. I’ll be shopping,  dining on French cuisine, and…

The end result to make this delicious cake is worth the trouble. A rich cake that will satisfy……flour1 1/2 tsp. baking powder1/2 tsp. baking soda1/4 tsp. salt1 1/2 cups sugar3 tsp. vanilla extract 1 tsp. of almond extract1 1/4 cups milk, half and half sour milk or buttermilk1 cup of…

  Okay, so I know what you are thinking. Boring. You see this and you are about to just keep on passing by. But before you go, let me just say that this was so tasty that I actually threw a bunch of it out….to save myself from eating the whole pan. So ignore the crappy lighting and the fact…

One of my friends sent this to me Via email … 5 MINUTE CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE 4 tablespoons flour 4 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons cocoa 1 egg 3 tablespoons milk 3 tablespoons oil 3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional) A small splash of vanilla extract 1 large coffee mug (MicroSafe) Add dry …

Puddings are as much a method as they are a food. Making a pudding requires a vessel specially made for the purpose: a pudding mold (the standard is a 2-quart, which is what this recipe calls for). You'll also need a pot that will contain the mold with the lid on. A deep dutch oven should…

The thing I like about cookies is they are easy to eat easy to share. and for the most part, easy to make. But the best part is, with so many different cookies recipes, there is surely one for everybody! Do you like rich chocolaty cookies? Then I found on for you! But…