Recipe Review: Lime Squiggles
Introduction This is a basic/easy cookie. It’s a good introduce to cookies and piping, but that’s pretty much it. If you like lime cookies it’s a nice recipe, but there’s no element that really makes it stand out. Nonetheless, a good learning experience if you want practice with lime cookies or piping. Recipe Outline Recipe:…
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Recipe Review: S’mores Tart
Introduction This is a great recipe that combines a variety of techniques to produce a classic and delicious tart. The recipe is an easy intro to tart crusts, marshmallow, and chocolate ganache. This is one of the best so far from What’s for Dessert, but a tad more difficult than most. Recipe Outline Recipe: S’mores…
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Recipe Review: Free-Form Hazelnut Florentines
Introduction This was a quick, relatively easy and fun recipe for a cool type of cookie. If you find hazelnut and chocolate delicious (and common combinations like Nutella), then you’ll definitely like this one. The recipe could perhaps use a bit more flair, but you also don’t need much more when hazelnut and chocolate are…
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Recipe Review: Banana-Sesame Cream Tart
Introduction This appears to be a common fan favorite from the book. It’s a relatively straight-forward recipe that requires a little bit of skill and is a bit unique. While this seemed like a recipe for success, the final product fell a bit flat. It was simply a bit plain and boring. It’s a recipe…
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Recipe Review: Peach, Bourbon, and Pecan Cake
Introduction This was a very simple and easy to execute recipe, best suited for summer when there are fresh peaches. While the recipe is well-written, the final product falls a bit short. The cake is good, but lacks anything that makes it truly great or unique. It’s a solid cake, but nothing to write home…
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Recipe Review: Salty Cashew Blondies
Introduction This is a great quick and easy blondie recipe that adds a bit of flair with the toffee topping. Despite its simplicity, the end result is quite good. Definitely worth a try, especially if you don’t usually like blondies. These are arguably better than the blondies from Dessert Person, but it’s very close. Recipe…
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Recipe Review: Blue and White Cookie
Introduction A blue and white cookie really does make more sense than a black and white cookie when you consider the flavors. This recipe does a great job of showing that. The blueberry icing and the lemony, plain icing making for a great combination. Definitely give it a try. Recipe Outline Recipe: Blue and White…
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Recipe Review: Rhubarb and Raspberry Shortcakes
Introduction This is our first recipe attempt from Claire’s new book What’s For Dessert. It’s a great spring/summer recipe that was a good balance of technique, difficulty, and taste. The book is quite similar to Dessert Person, but with even more helpful tips. At a glance the book seems a bit more accessible and with…
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