Category Archives: baked goods

cardamom hamantaschen cookies with kumquat walnut jam

Posted on March 3, 2010 by shelly

No, that’s not a typo. Hamantaschen is a hybrid Hebrew-Yiddish-Persian word referring to cookies traditionally eaten by Ashkenazi Jews on the holiday of Purim. The holiday commemorates a particular, yet familiar, refrain in Jewish history: they tried to kill us, we won, … Continue reading →

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weirdo cookies

Posted on March 22, 2009 by shelly

Sometimes I find myself itching to bake something. It usually happens over the weekend, thank the gods. When else would I have time to search the web for a good recipe for whatever I’m hankering for, prepare the ingredients (is … Continue reading →

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seasonal fruit with shuna

Posted on April 24, 2007 by shelly

I’ve been to a few of Shuna’s cooking classes, and they’ve all been fun and enriching. Shuna has an intuitive, visceral understanding of the foods she works with, which she attempts to convey to her students. More than just teaching … Continue reading →

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pumpkin spaghetti squash goat cheese tart

Posted on December 7, 2006 by shelly

These are before and after photos of the pumpkin spaghetti squash goat cheese tart I made the other day. You can tell that one is an improvement over the other because it’s got a nicer hairstyle and better make up … Continue reading →

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pie dough with the eggbeater

Posted on November 19, 2006 by shelly

Pies are all about the crust, which is to say they’re all about the dough. Well, not really. At least half the fun is eating the gooey sweet fruit that fills the buttery cavern of your pie. But the best … Continue reading →

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