Milk Bar Apple Pie Cake

I’m calling this the 3-day cake. The cake is seriously time consuming but soooo delicious! This is another recipe from Christina Tosi’s Milk Bar Cookbook. This definitely delivers the “wow” factor. I served this for my family and people assumed I purchased it at the nearby bakery. The recipe has so many steps. I am …

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Chocolate Chip Cookies (3 Ways)

These are the best chocolate chip cookies!  I made them three ways: 1) regular chocolate chip, 2) with walnuts, and 3) with sea salt. They were all divine! I have made this recipe into bars at http://box5737.temp.domains/~hbpialmy/chocolate-chip-bars/ Chocolate Chip Cookies Yields 36 – 40 cookies Ingredients 1/2 pound unsalted butter, at room temperature  1 cup light …

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Pasta with Fennel

Nothing fancy today. I made some yummy pasta but I did not follow a recipe. Here is what I did: Saute some thinly sliced onion, shallot and fennel in olive oil.  Add a little white wine and reduce. Add lemon zest, a squeeze of lemon juice, and a few tomatoes.  Add the cooked orecchiette pasta …

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Momofuku Milk Bar Cornflake Marshmallow Chocolate Chip Cookies

I watched season 4 of Netflix Chef’s Table which focused on pastry chefs. The first episode was on Christina Tosi. After watching I decided to order her Momofuku Milk Bar cookbook.  Her recipes are quite different than those I normally try.  They also involve multiple steps, special ingredients and/or tools.  Actually, most of the recipes …

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Baci di Dama Cookies

Happy Holidays!!!!! Some friends and I made a few types of cookies for the holidays.  These Baci di Dama cookies are FABULOUS! These are Italian cookies and translates to “lady kisses”.  I never had these cookies before, but they really were delicious so I’ll have to make these again. We used David Lebovitz’s Baci di Dama …

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Olive Oil Cake

Happy Easter!!! This year my mom is hosting and I offered to bring dessert.  A friend of mine made this cake for a party a while ago and I absolutely loved it.  It’s the perfect dessert for those who don’t like their desserts too sweet.  Plus, being Easter I figured there would be enough chocolate …

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Lizzies’s Granola

Wow, this granola is really good and incredibly easy to make!  I’ve been eating it plain as a snack (I always crave crunchy things) but will try with some yogurt for breakfast over the new few days. The only thing I changed was that I used 1 cup of the shredded coconut instead of 2, …

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