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Je Ne Sais Quoi Cake (Star Anise and Pear)

  • by gregnelsoncooks
  • Posted on February 8, 2019November 20, 2020

Alluring and complex, star anise is the “je ne sais quoi” ingredient of this deceptively simple cake.  

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  • Desserts & Breads

Holiday (but anytime!) Chocolate Truffles

  • by gregnelsoncooks
  • Posted on December 14, 2018November 20, 2020

Holidays, in particular, call for truffles. Why buy them when you can easily make them yourself, customized and flavored to your heart’s content?

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  • Desserts & Breads

Pistachio Cake with Lemon or Rose Water

  • by gregnelsoncooks
  • Posted on August 25, 2018November 21, 2020

With the simple swap of one ingredient you can visit the flavors of Sicily or the Middle East.

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  • Desserts & Breads

Cooking with Friends (Real and Virtual): Turkish Bread

  • by gregnelsoncooks
  • Posted on July 28, 2018November 21, 2020

Sometimes all you need to be deeply satisfied is home baked bread with added butter and jam given by a friend.

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  • Desserts & Breads

Eating Royally (Candied Rose Petals and Mint Leaves)

  • by gregnelsoncooks
  • Posted on May 19, 2018November 22, 2020

This post has nothing to do with the nuptials of a soon to be former EU prince this weekend.  Rather, Marie Antoinette would be proud.

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  • Desserts & Breads

Linzer-like Picnic Bars

  • by gregnelsoncooks
  • Posted on May 12, 2018November 22, 2020

With warmer weather it’s time to get outside. Linzer bars, a shortbread crust with jelly filling, are a simple and portable snack to take on the go. Why I decided to make them now is another story…

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  • Desserts & Breads

Variations on Rosetta Costantino’s 3-Ingredient Cookie

  • by gregnelsoncooks
  • Posted on March 24, 2018November 22, 2020

Reorganizing my busting-to-the-seams freezer revealed one thing. I’ve been squirreling away nuts like it’s the doomsday vault.

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  • Desserts & Breads

Prosecco Poached Pears

  • by gregnelsoncooks
  • Posted on March 3, 2018November 22, 2020

You could just eat a pear. Or, you could have an elegant, exotically spiced prosecco poached pear. The choice is obvious.  

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  • Desserts & Breads

Rose Water Meringues

  • by gregnelsoncooks
  • Posted on February 10, 2018November 22, 2020

Love is in the air, spring is around the corner, and today I’m getting married. But before I head off, let me share my favorite meringue cookies with you. Rose scented.

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Kings’ Cake (Gallette des Rois)

  • by gregnelsoncooks
  • Posted on January 5, 2018November 22, 2020

 It’s time for Galettes des Rois. A French cake that celebrates the holiday of Epiphany, the day when the Three Kings visited the baby Jesus.

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