Love'n Bake News in a Nutshell

In Sicily, where almonds have been grown for centuries, a refreshing drink made from ground almonds, sugar and water is served. (Bakeries usually sell packets of almond paste to be used for this purpose.) The paste turns creamy and milky with a hint of almond taste. The dry summer heat is so intense that this [...]

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There’s so much fresh fruit as the summer progresses that we can’t come up with enough ways to use it all up. Make this blueberry and peach cobbler when the peaches are very ripe but have lost their eye appeal. These sweet fruits yield lots of juice, which you may like to thicken with some [...]

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Sablés are a deceptively modest cookie found in every bakery in France. Usually they are studded with raisins, scented with orange rind and rich with butter. The word means “sandy” in French and these delights crumble easily when eaten. We wanted a summery cookie to serve with fruit and ice cream and thought of featuring [...]

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For summer, we wanted an all purpose almond dough, one that can be used with all the succulent fruits of the season. This dough, rich in almond flavor with the slight nuttiness of rolled oats, is one we hope fits the bill. Make this fruit crisp and serve it warm with ice cream. It can [...]

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