Tag: fancy
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battenberg cake
if i’m making something like cookie dough stuffed brownies or chocolate layer cake — desserts i’ve made once a week for the past few years — i can bake for hours without actually thinking about the baking itself. it’s nice, because i can watch netflix, listen to music, or just let my mind wander while my muscle…
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sage derby orzotto
isn’t that cheese beautiful? i love the mottled green coloring. i think it looks like marbled granite. the cheese, sage derby, is semi-hard and has a mild sage flavor. it adds creaminess and depth to the dish. i created this at my friend margot’s house. we were too lazy to go out and buy proper…
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caffeinated banana cake
chocolate, coffee, and banana might seem like a weird flavor combination, but think about what you grab on your way out the door in the morning. probably a banana and a cup of coffee, right? this is just an elevated version of that. the cake itself is identical in flavor to banana bread, but much…
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brown butter cake with roasted rhubarb, salted caramel, and pistachio crumble
let’s take a second and personify rhubarb. it might come across as sullen and cynical, with a lot of pent-up anger towards strawberries for always stealing the spotlight, but it’s really just thirsty for some attention. some recognition. once roasted, its bitter flavor and tough stalks break down to an addictive soft sourness. paired with the dark brown…
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gorgonzola dolce risotto with mushrooms and charred pistachios
in greek mythology, gods and goddesses eat ambrosia as their primary form of sustenance. it’s never clarified what ambrosia actually is, physically, but i’m betting that it changes based on the preferred tastes of the consumer. i’m thinking that this risotto is probably what ambrosia tastes like to gaia (mother earth). it tastes like.. a forest? a creamy,…
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avocado uova di raviolo
i’m declaring this the new avocado toast. start with a soft pasta dough, subbing avocado for one of the eggs. roll it out thin, cut out circles, and pipe on fluffy ricotta barricades. an unbroken yolk gets slipped into each cavity, held snugly into place by each ring of cheese. the ravioli is gently boiled…
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blackberry jam-packed dark chocolate cupcakes with whipped white and milk chocolate ganache frosting
makes nine cupcakes i rarely make cupcakes. they’re easy to overbake, underfill, overfrost, you get the idea. i also try to avoid the title of ‘cupcake girl.’ all of that being said, you should DEFINITELY make these. the rich darkness of the cake finds a divine pair in the tangy blackberry preserves. the white…
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