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Cookies and Candies Lemon-Glazed Madeleines Chez Panisse Gingersnaps Friendship Bars Candied Peanuts Butterscotch Pecan Cookies Cups Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies (low fat) Seaweed Cookies Dulce de Leche Brownies Very Chocolate Cookies Chocolate-Almond Buttercrunch Toffee French Chocolate Macarons Caramel Corn Mesquite Chocolate Chip Cookies (from Heidi Swanson) Coconut-Chocolate Macaroons Supernatural Brownies Candied Cherries Pralined Almonds Giovanna’s Maple Creams Pineapple Coconut Cookies Chocolate Biscotti Recipe & Marshmallows…

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Although it’s possible to buy citrons confits (preserved lemons) at Arabic markets in Paris, making Preserved Lemons couldn’t be easier to make and they taste fresher than anything you can buy. I forage through the mounds of lemons at my market in pursuit of the smallest citrus possible. But you may be lucky to have a friend with a lemon tree and they’re probably more than…

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One of my friends from San Francisco sent me the local paper the other day, which was dated just before the last election. In my district, there was an election for Supervisor, the person who would represent my district in City Hall. This year there were three candidates vying for that position. Each was profiled and interviewed: The first was Bevan Dufty, the current Supervisor,…

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(Please note that this list was recently updated in 2013. However prices, addresses, and policies are subject to change. You may wish to visit the website or call the school for additional information.) If you feel the need to work off that croissant au beurre you’re likely to indulge in every morning or the daily éclair au chocolat you’ve been treating yourself to each afternoon,…

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C’est mon anniversaire!

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Since the year is just about over, I thought I’d better conclude my thoughts and shares my notes on the now-infamous No-Knead Bread that swept around the world with such force and bravado that I starting calling it ‘The Nail In The Lo-Carb Coffin’. Although I don’t really keep up on the various diets du jour, when the No-Knead Bread starting flaring up on blogs…

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I was an incredibly fortunate young man when I was starting our as a cook way back in the early 80’s. At that time, there were few celebrity chefs, there were no television networks entirely devoted to cooking. And the glossy food magazines had articles by people like Richard Olney and Paula Wolfert, instead of following Bobby Flay around Manhattan looking for babes and BBQ….

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There’s a style of writing, called “The Confessional”, where the writer talks about their personal life, often in great detail. Sometimes the stories may include spouses or partners. Other times, there might be scenes of intimate family gatherings. Or in extreme instances, they could involve, say, drunken French sailors. And on a less-titillating note, cats for some reason frequently show up as well. I don’t…

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Gale Gand is a terrific baker and her book, Chocolate & Vanilla, is a double-sided treat that’ll have you flipping the book over and over almost as much as you’ll flip over the chocolate and vanilla desserts inside! Last weekend I was invited to a birthday party, and as I flipped through the pages of her book, I was intrigued by the delicious-looking recipe for…

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