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Peach, Blueberry & Blackberry Cobbler Originally uploaded by ulterior epicure. Quite a few years ago, I bought a jacket-less cookbook at a used book sale. With the exception of a coffee cup stain on the cover, it was in perfect condition. I thumbed through the recipes with passing interes, noting the simple, yet beautiful photographs, […]

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Garlicky Corn Pudding I’m noticing a fundamental flaw to summer – you get spurts (maybe a couple of weeks) and windows where certain vegetables and fruits peak, during which time one tends to gorge one’s self on said vegetables and fruits. So, to mitigate over-dosing, I’ve had to come up with unique and varied ways of […]

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Gianduja Torte Originally uploaded by ulterior epicure. Gianduja is so good that you can’t help but know there is a God. Although hazelnuts and cocao trees grow continents apart. The former prefer cooler climates (mostly in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia), whereas the latter cluster in the hotter tropics around the equator. Of course, […]

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Rarely does a pastry chef dazzle me more than the chef.  Coconut-Curry Sorbet I recently encountered an inspired sorbet. Not surprisingly, it was at Cru.  (Read my review here).  There, I enjoyed Pastry Chef Tiffany MacIsaac’s wonderful sampling of ice creams.  Out sailed an enameled barge bearing five gorgeous and perfectly round scoops of cold creamy […]

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Pecan Spice Cake Sorry for my extended absence. I’m really not worthy of your audience. I’ve been swamped with work and life. Maybe I can make it up by sharing a a recipe with you. Two weeks ago, neighbors of mine celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. Their children, some of whom I had grown up with, were all […]

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Bowlful of stemmed rubies … make cherry tart. Cherries aren’t cheap these days. While they’re hardly a luxury item, good sweet in-season cherries are an infrequent, and rather indulgent treat. They’re the only reason I’ve been tempted to move to Traverse City, Michigan. I recently picked up about four pounds of these stemmed rubies and made off […]

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Orange Chocolate Tart Uploaded by ulterior epicure. I normally dislike citrusy desserts, but citrus and chocolate is one of my favorite combinations. There’s something about the dark bitter richness against the refreshing brightness of citrus that sets me wild. This orange-chocolate ganache filling is adapted from The Essence of Chocolate. I found the orange element […]

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Pecan Spice Layer Cake Originally uploaded by ulterior epicure. First, happy Easter, or Passover, as applicable. The good people at Gourmet should hire me as their spokesman. Ms. Reichl, you out there reading? This month’s cover had me wide-eyed and drooling. The recipe for the Pecan Spice Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting left me convinced […]

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