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Toffee Almond Scones Recipe

9/12/2014

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It's been years since I made scones, but I honestly can't tell you why. They were one of the first baked goods I'd ever made, mainly because they were easy and didn't require any special equipment. But I adore scones, so much so that they're usually my pastry of choice in a coffee shop, so it was time to revisit my beloved baked good.

This scone recipe came out of the fact that a bag of toffee chips has been lurking in my baking pantry, quietly urging me to make something delicious with them. Toffee reminds me of brittle, which makes me think of nuts, so click! Toffee Almond Scones was born. These scones are a welcome change from the cream or fruit laden ones, but they're not so sweet that you can't have one for breakfast. The secret to the light texture here? Grating frozen butter on a box grater. Trust me people, you'll never cube up cold butter for recipes again once you've tried this method. So make a batch of these and savor with a café au lait on a lazy Saturday morning.  (Click "Read More" below for the full recipe.)

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Cherry Almond Muffins Recipe

7/21/2014

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Sometimes new recipes are born out necessity. In this case, the need to use up a large bag of gigantic sweet Bing cherries and some almond flour that's been sitting in the freezer forever. I'm not one to waste food, so I actually enjoy the challenges of Iron Chef-ing it sometimes to see what I can come up with. It's usually a win-win: food gets used up, and since I've repurposed it into something new, it doesn't feel like stale leftovers.

So that's how these beauties came to life. These easy (seriously, just mix with a spatula) muffins are filled with tons of cherries, and I've replaced some of the all-purpose flour with almond flour to make them more justifiable to eat for breakfast. While I like almond extract here since it pairs well with cherries, you can use vanilla instead, and you can also sub in cream for the milk if you want to make these super-tender and rich. To quote one of Sophie's favorite children's books: "Yum, yum, extra yum." (Click "Read More" below for the full recipe.)

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Chocolate-Peanut Butter Swirl Cookies Recipe

6/12/2014

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Chocolate has a back seat position in my life. I totally understand its appeal and get the occasional craving for a piece of dark, dark, chocolate, but it's never been an obsession for me. There are two exceptions to the chocolate ambivalence though: serving it with peanut butter, or swirling it into something. And by swirl, I mean melted chocolate swirl, not lumpy chocolate chips action (can you tell I'm not a big fan of chips?).

This cookie recipe is my ideal combination: the dough is a basic chocolate chip cookie dough flavored with dark brown sugar and vanilla, but the fun part comes in the swirl. Melt those pesky chocolate chips until glossy and warm, mix in an equal amount of peanut butter (I used regular commercial peanut butter since that's what I've always eaten since childhood, but let me know in the comments if you use natural peanut butter), and carefully swirl into the dough before baking. I know that swirling is probably the most fun part of this recipe, but the key is not to overswirl so that you get nice gooey pockets of chocolate-y peanut butter. My method of creating a well in the dough might seem strange, but trust me, it's worked well to make those hypnotic patterns in these addictive, chewy cookies.  (Click "Read More" below for the full recipe.)

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Miso Caramel Candies Recipe

5/8/2014

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To celebrate our 5-year wedding anniversary, we had a rare night out after recruiting the grandparents to babysit and got to check out Dirty Habit, the new bar/lounge in the Palomar Hotel. Besides an enticing heated patio, it has an awesome cocktail list and a small plates menu we plan to check out on a future visit. While the barrel-aged old-fashioned I had was great, what really impressed me was the desserts by Frances Ang. The churros were warm and crispy, but the miso caramel dipping sauce they came with stunned me into silence. Instead of the now commonplace salted caramel, miso was whisked in for a salty, umami-rich counterpoint to the sweet creamy sauce.

I kept thinking about the caramel, so with Mother's Day coming up, why not surprise my mom with soft caramel candies flavored with miso? Although this recipe requires a candy thermometer and close monitoring, the process itself is quite easy and you're left with dozens of soft, toasty, sweet chews to give away or hoard for yourself. (Click "Read More" below for the full recipe.)

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Strawberry Shortcake Cobbler Recipe

4/7/2014

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I like the biscuit-y, buttery kind of strawberry shortcake, not the bland spongy ones. But here's my weird thing: instead of diving in right away, I like to let the strawberries sit on the shortcakes for awhile so the juices soak in. (I'm also the person whose favorite part of fruit pies is the juice-soaked crust.) So I set out to make an easy recipe that puts the essence of strawberry shortcake into one warm fruit cobbler.

The keys to this recipe are not overcooking the strawberries and having a thick but not gloppy sauce that the shortcakes can happily soak in. Make sure your strawberries are thoroughly dried, and keep them in relatively large pieces so they don't fall apart during baking. The easy shortcake dough is mixed by hand, then formed into cute little discs that sit on top of the fruit. While you can go the traditional route and serve this beautiful cobbler with whipped cream, I find the cream-based shortcake dough plenty rich to serve it as is. (Click "Read More" below for the full recipe.)

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    I'm a food editor and professionally trained recipe developer and food stylist. You'll usually find me in the kitchen tinkering with new ideas and recipes to share with others. 

    When I'm not there, I'm probably wandering through grocery stores and farmer's markets, sniffing and searching for something new and inspiring!

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