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Project NYT: Blueberry Pie with Lattice Top

May 25, 2011 By Katrina

Project NYT: Blueberry Pie with Lattice Top

A lot of people have buckets lists when it comes to things they want to do or accomplish in their lifetimes: skydiving, running a marathon, climbing a mountain, those sorts of must-dos. Although I haven’t put together an official life bucket list (I have no desire to go skydiving, though climbing a mountain might be…

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Filed Under: Fresh from the oven, Pies/Tarts Tagged With: Amanda Hesser, baking, blueberries, blueberry pie, dessert, Essential New York Times Cookbook, fresh from the oven, pie, pie crust, Project NYT, recipes

Project NYT: Old South Buttermilk Biscuits

April 19, 2011 By Katrina

Project NYT: Old South Buttermilk Biscuits

I don’t know exactly why, but I’m continually amazed when something that I cook or bake turns out to resemble a prepackaged grocery store product that I used to eat or buy. I realize that one of the best things about going the homemade route in the kitchen is that you’re avoiding all the prepackaged…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Fresh from the oven Tagged With: Amanda Hesser, baking, biscuits, breakfast, brunch, buttermilk biscuits, Essential New York Times Cookbook, Project NYT, Southern biscuits

Project NYT: Peanut butter cupcakes

March 29, 2011 By Katrina

Project NYT: Peanut butter cupcakes

True confession: I am not a cake person. Or an icing person. In fact, for most of my life, pretty much any cake + icing combo won an automatic spot on my eat-it-just-to-be-polite list. I’ve never been one for typical birthday cakes either (neither is my sister, so two out of four sibling birthdays regularly…

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Filed Under: Fresh from the oven, Muffins/Cakes/Custards Tagged With: Amanda Hesser, baking, chocolate, cupcakes, dessert, Essential New York Times Cookbook, icing, milk chocolate icing, peanut butter, peanut butter cupcakes, Project NYT

Project NYT: Chocolate quakes

March 16, 2011 By Katrina

Project NYT: Chocolate quakes

This morning, I awoke to a rather timely tweet from @Real_Simple. “Today’s thought: ‘There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate.’ — Charles Dickens.” Well, Mr. Dickens, today I come bearing chocolate. Today, I am a friend to all. There’s nothing better than a looker of a cookie, and…

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Filed Under: Cookies, Fresh from the oven Tagged With: Amanda Hesser, baking, chocolate krinkles, chocolate quakes, cookies, dessert, Essential New York Times Cookbook, Project NYT

Project NYT: Mark Bittman’s Real Ranch Dressing

March 8, 2011 By Katrina

Project NYT: Mark Bittman’s Real Ranch Dressing

Five or so years ago, I was having a conversation with my brother about salad dressing nationality when I made the observation that our U.S.A.-made salads were in need of a little patriotism. Italy, France and Russia all have dressings bearing their names. “What about America?” I wondered out loud. “Why isn’t there an American…

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Filed Under: Fresh from the oven, Salads Tagged With: cooking, croutons, Essential New York Times Cookbook, homemade salad dressing, lunch, Project NYT, ranch dressing, recipes, salad dressing, side dishes, vegetarian

Project NYT: Maida Heatter’s preheated-oven popovers

March 2, 2011 By Katrina

Project NYT: Maida Heatter’s preheated-oven popovers

Popovers are another one of those mystic foods that seems impossibly tricky until you give them a go for yourself. I tried out this recipe a few afternoons ago; I had a bit of time on my hands and was looking for something to bake with my less-than-impressive grocery supply (a trip to the store…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Fresh from the oven Tagged With: Amanda Hesser, baking, breakfast, brunch, Essential New York Times Cookbook, Project NYT, recipes

Project NYT: Flat-and-chewy chocolate chip cookies

February 28, 2011 By Katrina

Project NYT: Flat-and-chewy chocolate chip cookies

For most of my life, I’ve defined cookie perfection based on a few standard characteristics: taste (that’s a given), texture (which depends on the cookie kind) and overall fluffiness (fluffy = good; fluffier = better). Although I dabble in a lot of cookie making, I always come back to these traits as signatures of success,…

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Filed Under: Cookies, Fresh from the oven Tagged With: Amanda Hesser, baking, bittersweet chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, cookies, dessert, Essential New York Times Cookbook, Project NYT, recipes

Project NYT: Brown sugar shortbread

February 25, 2011 By Katrina

Project NYT: Brown sugar shortbread

I am a major coffee fan, but there are some foods that demand a right cup of tea rather than my usual cup of Joe. Shortbread is definitely one of those foods. It’s such a slightly sweet, slightly crisp, delicate as all get-out kind of cookie, it just seems wrong to overshadow its subtle flavor…

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Filed Under: Cookies, Fresh from the oven Tagged With: Amanda Hesser, baking, brown sugar, brown sugar shortbread, cookies, dessert, Essential New York Times Cookbook, Project NYT, recipes, shortbread

Project NYT: Spiced pumpkin oatmeal

February 17, 2011 By Katrina

Project NYT: Spiced pumpkin oatmeal

I’ve never been to summer camp, but I’ve seen enough mid- to late ’90s movies staring Lindsay Lohan and the Olsen twins to know how it works. You row canoes, learn to fence and mingle with fancy folks from across the pond. Then after a long day of reconnecting with your long lost twin and…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Fresh from the oven Tagged With: Amanda Hesser, breakfast, brunch, Essential New York Times Cookbook, Melissa Clark, oatmeal, Project NYT, pumpkin, spiced pumpkin oatmeal

Project NYT: Garden minestrone

February 15, 2011 By Katrina

Project NYT: Garden minestrone

There are some recipes that will confuse you from the very beginning. They’ll ask you to cook something on low when medium seems more logical. They’ll call for slicing and not dicing, when you know in your gut that the vegetables will never lose their crunch in a 20-minute cook time. They’ll give you strict…

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Filed Under: Fresh from the oven, Soups/Stews/Chili, Vegetarian Tagged With: Amanda Hesser, brunch, cooking, Essential New York Times Cookbook, garden minestrone, lunch, minestrone soup, Project NYT, side dishes, vegetarian

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