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Sticky Buns for Easter

Evan Kleiman — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 20:10:24 +0000

I love sticky buns. They’re in my DNA. Both my parents grew up in Philadelphia, a hotbed of sticky bun appreciation. So my preferences were imprinted early and involve a sticky topping embedded with pecans riding atop a buttery, soft, close crumbed dough enriched...

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Gingersnap Cookie Pie Crust

Evan Kleiman — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 20:09:06 +0000

This is a fast cookie crumb crust to make that really packs a lot of flavor. It pairs well with a surprising number of fillings. And I never bother to bake it. I just pat it in really well using a dry cup measure as...

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Nanette’s Lemon Shaker Pie

Evan Kleiman — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 20:07:34 +0000

Nanette Davidson is a Resident Artist for Cooking at the John C. Campbell Folk School in North Carolina. She launched the cooking program there. She’s also a weaver, a member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild and the Slow Food Movement. Nanette’s Lemon Shaker Pie CourseDessert,...

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Purple Haze filled Dates

Evan Kleiman — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 20:04:52 +0000

Purple Haze isn’t just a Jimmy Hendricks song, it’s also a goat cheese from notable cheesemaker Cypress Grove in Northern California and an element in creating an easy, very delicious appetizer that combines, sweet, creamy, tangy, herbal and nutty. It’s a soft fresh goat...

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I Bake a Creamsicle Chiffon Cake

Evan Kleiman — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 20:02:46 +0000

News at 11 right? Here’s how it happened. I was contacted by journalist Kimberly Stevens who was doing research for a KCET story on Harry Baker and his invention of the chiffon cake back in the late 1920’s in right here in Los Angeles. Did you...

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Super Easy Chocolate Gingerbread

Evan Kleiman — Sat, 17 Dec 2016 21:21:21 +0000

Several years ago, 2004 in fact, I became obsessed with Nigella Lawson’s Chocolate Gingerbread from her cookbook Feast. I made it once then another thirty times. Why? It’s a perfect foolproof cake with holiday flavor that is dead simple, not just to make but to...

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Churros at Home

Evan Kleiman — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 17:15:50 +0000

So once again my finely tuned food antennae went into overdrive after I came home from my Mercado Olympic experience. I couldn’t stop thinking about the Churros and I thought you might also be a bit obsessed after watching the video. So here’s just about...

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Deconstructed Cannoli for the Holidays

Evan Kleiman — Mon, 22 Dec 2014 19:49:10 +0000

I love Cannoli and I love Latkes, but most of all I love spontaneous gatherings that spring up when you say “I’m making latkes and cannoli, come over tomorrow for lunch”. My friends know that I’m not an everything is ready and the silver...

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