Love'n Bake News in a Nutshell

Sculpting with marzipan is really child’s play so don’t be daunted. Yes, people do create unimaginably lovely creations using marzipan and a fine artist’s sculpting skill. But mere mortals and their guests can have fun with it. These delicious treats can be made up to a week ahead and stored in an airtight container before [...]

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Recently, we received a flurry of emails and calls looking for Pistachio Paste. Why now we wondered. Because of Oprah of course. A yummy-sounding chocolate pie recipe in the November issue contains a secret ingredient, a few tablespoons of pistachio paste. It looks sinfully good and a great use of a smaller amount of the [...]

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At this time of the year, we try to give thanks in any way we can.  A donation, a phone call or the surprise gift of something from the oven. Here are a few recipes that might help you with the latter. A pumpkin raisin loaf with cinnamon topping, a flaky pear and almond tart [...]

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There seem to be as many recipes for almond pound cake as there are weekends to test them. We like this one because it combines the crunchiness of corn meal with mellow almond flavors. (We used stone ground yellow cornmeal for color, flavor and texture.) The cake develops a pleasingly browned crust, a nice contract [...]

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