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Chocolate Chip Banana Loaf

Who doesn’t like banana bread…Especially when those bananas on your counter start to turn brown faster than you can eat them. Its always the perfect excuse to make a loaf. For years my go-to recipe for banana bread recipe has been from the ever popular 1980’s The Silver Palate Cookbook…although I have tried many others, […]

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Flourless Chocolate Torte

This light and airy flourless chocolate torte is like having a dark chocolate truffle in a cake. The recipe has been in my repertoire since my culinary school days going back 22 years ago. Every time I make it, I’m always amazed at how a simple to make cake with very few ingredients can produce […]

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Three Berry Red Velvet Cake

In 2007, while living up in California’s Central Coast, I met these wonderful guys who lived and ran an abalone farm in the quaint little beach town of Cayucos. I was lucky enough to be invited on a tour of the farm and had the most memorable dinner there. Brad made abalone several different ways, […]

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Myer Lemon Bars

I love lemon desserts! I even love just what lemon zest adds to savory foods and baked goods. Lemon adds brightness and a pleasant little extra sumthin sumthin to every bite. Myer lemon are a cross between lemon and a mandarin orange. The skin is fragrant , deep yellow and slightly orange when ripe. The […]

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Carrot Pineapple Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

I have tried many carrot cakes, but I must say, this is the one! I have to look no further. Not overly sweet and the frosting is also light, fluffy and not cloyingly sweet. I have often come across some carrot cakes that are just so over the top with texture, density and sweetness. This […]

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Bittersweet Orange Cake with Citrus Glaze

I love the bright taste of citrus in desserts and I can still remember the first time I had a piece of this cake. I don’t know the origins of this recipe but my friend Ray, who is an excellent cook and baker made it and shared the recipe with me. I was in love […]

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Yogurt Coffee Cake with Orange glaze

The first time I can remember eating coffee cake as a kid was when mom brought home a box of Entenmann’s Crumb Coffee cake. I would eat it with a cold glass of milk before heading out to school. Hmm, very nutritious! Nonetheless, I have always loved a piece of good coffee cake, especially with […]