Korena in the Kitchen

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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Chocolate, Cookies & Squares, Recipes

Cocoa-Cinnamon Palmiers {and what to get the foodie on your list}

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December 12, 2014

As the foodie in my family and circle of friends, over the years I have received a good amount of useful, useless, awesome and/or strange kitchen gadgets for Christmas. And while I always appreciate a gift and the fact that someone thought of me when they saw those silicon pot…
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Daring Bakers Challenges, Other Baked Goods & Sweets, Recipes

Daring Bakers: Paris-Brest

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November 29, 2014

The November Daring Baker’s challenge took us for a ride! Luisa from Rise of the Sourdough Preacher challenged us to make Paris-Brest, a beautiful pastry celebrating the Paris-Brest bicycle race. My favourite Daring Bakers challenges are the ones where I get to pretend to be a fancy-pants pastry chef, so…
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Fruit, Other Baked Goods & Sweets, Recipes

Maple Cheesecake with Roasted Apples

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November 14, 2014

Now that fall is here, ’tis the season for everything pumpkin-pie-flavoured – but I have a confession to make: I don’t actually like pumpkin pie all that much. I make it every year for Thanksgiving because tradition, yo, but it’s probably my least favourite kind of pie. I’d much rather…
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Cakes & Pies, Chocolate, Daring Bakers Challenges, Recipes

Daring Bakers: Sachertorte

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October 27, 2014

The October Daring Bakers’ challenge was brought to us by Korena of Korena in the Kitchen. She took us to Austria and introduced us to the wonders of the Sachertorte. This month I was thrilled to be hosting a Daring Bakers’ Challenge for the second time. My favorite challenges are…
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