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Breakfast & Brunch, Recipes

Brunch for Forty

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March 14, 2015

Last weekend I had the opportunity to cater a day-after-the-wedding brunch for a friend’s family. I love this kind of thing because not only do I get to bake and cook to my heart’s content, but I also get to do a lot of figuring out: coming up with a…
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Bread, Daring Bakers Challenges, Recipes

Daring Bakers: Asian Coconut Custard Buns

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February 27, 2015

The February Daring Bakers’ challenge is hosted by Julie of One-Wall Kitchen. She challenged us to an easy, simple filled bun using no-knead dough. This month’s Daring Bakers’ Challenge recipe is known by many names – bao, mantou, nikuman, siopao and others – but the common denominator is that is…
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Cakes & Pies, Chocolate, Recipes

Melissa Clark’s Devil’s Food Cake with Black Pepper Buttercream

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February 14, 2015

I’ve been trying to write this post about this Devil’s Food Cake with Black Pepper Buttercream for three days now but seem to be experiencing writer’s block, so in an attempt to get something down on the page so that I can share it with you in time for Valentine’s…
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Daring Bakers: Esterhazy Torte

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January 27, 2015

For the month of January Jelena from A Kingdom for a Cake invited us to start this year with a dreamy celebration cake. She challenged us to make the Esterhazy cake a.k.a the Hungarian dream. What better way to start the year than with a sweet dream? A sweet dream?…
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Bread, Recipes, Soups, Sides & Snacks

Chinese BBQ Pork {Sourdough} Steamed Buns

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January 21, 2015

Despite the fact that I have a notification on my phone that pops up every Sunday at noon reminding me to “Feed sourdough!!!”, I still manage not to do it for weeks on end and that poor little culture of yeasts ends up grey and lifeless in the back of…
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Chocolate, Recipes

A New Year, A New Look {Alice Medrich’s Chocolate Truffles}

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January 11, 2015

My blog turns four years old this month, and instead of a cake, I decided on a complete overhaul. I moved from WordPress.com to a self-hosted platform (apologies to anyone who tried to access my blog last Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday – I was having some technical difficulties) and as…
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Cookies & Squares, Fruit, Recipes

Lemon Curd Macarons

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January 2, 2015

Happy New Year, friends! Here’s to 2015 being the sweetest year yet, and what better way to start a sweet year than with a lemon curd macaron? Given that you can buy lemons and oranges year round in any grocery store, it can be easy to forget that citrus is…
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Breakfast & Brunch, Daring Bakers Challenges, Other Baked Goods & Sweets, Recipes

Daring Bakers: Peperkoek

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December 27, 2014

For the month of December, Andrea from 4pure took us on a trip to the Netherlands. She challenged us to take our taste buds on a joyride through the land of sugar and spice by baking three different types of Dutch sweet bread. I very nearly didn’t do this challenge,…
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Cookies & Squares, Recipes

Linzer Cookies

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December 23, 2014

If you’re looking for the perfect Christmas cookie, I think I may have found it: the Linzer cookie. Last year I made a Linzer torte – rich walnut pastry spiced with cinnamon, cloves, and lemon zest filled with raspberry jam – that ended up being my favourite item on the…
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Cookies & Squares, Recipes

Classic Molded Shortbread

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December 21, 2014

I’ve had this post “on deck” for about two weeks now but just haven’t been able to find the time to add the pictures and actually publish it. I remember when I was posting three times a week on this here blog – now I’m lucky if I can manage…
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I’m Korena: cook, baker, dirty-dishes-maker. My favourite things include flour, butter, sugar, and chocolate.

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