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How to Make Blood Orange Meringue Pie: Easter Surprises
Apr17

How to Make Blood Orange Meringue Pie: Easter Surprises

This recipe for how to make Blood Orange Meringue Pie is an unusual treat that you and your friends and family will enjoy. Such a nice change from the standard lemon meringue pie. How to Make Blood Orange Meringue Pie: Try using other citrus fruit for a lovely fruit meringue pie. Some other options include: lime orange tangerine grapefruit sudachi Type: Dessert Recipe Prep Time: 35 min Cook Time: 15 min Bake Time: 10 – 15 min...

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How to Bake Grandma Kasper’s Paska Bread: Easter Surprises
Apr14

How to Bake Grandma Kasper’s Paska Bread: Easter Surprises

This recipe on How To Make Grandma Kasper’s Easter Paska Bread has been handed down for generations of our family, and we look forward to eating it every Easter. The smells that waft through our house while baking Paska bring back many happy memories of the farm kitchen of my Mom, and the welcoming warmth that filled her home. How To Make Grandma Kasper’s Easter Paska Bread: Mom used to use greased empty tins from lard or...

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How to Cook Lemon Pie Filling
Apr12

How to Cook Lemon Pie Filling

It is a pleasure to use this recipe for How to Make Lemon Pie Filling with it’s sweet & tangy nature. With an almost creamy texture that bursts with fresh lemon flavor, this pie filling is also great for tarts, and fillings for cakes or jelly rolls. How to Make Lemon Pie Filling: It is so quick and easy, as well as decadently tasty, that we even use it as lemon pudding. Just the perfect ending to a Holiday meal or any day of...

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How to Bake a Lemon Jelly Roll + Video: Easter Surprises
Apr11

How to Bake a Lemon Jelly Roll + Video: Easter Surprises

What a perfect time to learn how to make a Lemon Jelly Roll. Easter is the perfect time to present this showpiece of a dessert – A lemon curd filled jelly roll. How to Make a Lemon Curd-Filled Jelly Roll: I usually bake lemon meringue pies or angel cake with special sauces, as well as the traditional Paska, but this year, I will add something just a bit different. Type: Dessert Recipe Prep Time: 20 min Bake Time: 10 – 15...

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How to Bake Goat Cheese & Walnut Soufflé
Dec26

How to Bake Goat Cheese & Walnut Soufflé

A Goat Cheese & Walnut Soufflé is light, fluffy & ever-so-tasty. Beautiful served alongside a roast beef dinner as a marvelous contrast, and even in replacement of mashed potatoes. How to Bake Goat Cheese & Walnut Soufflé: The recipe requires an 8 cup soufflé dish. This soufflé can be made ahead & refrigerated as long as 7 days prior to serving. It may deflate somewhat, and it’s always better to serve...

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How to Bake Angel Food Cake
Dec22

How to Bake Angel Food Cake

Oh, my Angel Food Cakes are so light & relatively fat-free – it’s like eating a cloud. There’s nothing quite like it. Generally classified as a foam cake, where mixing & folding needs to be done in such a ways as to maintain as much air in the batter as possible. How to Bake Angel Food Cake: All eggs should be at least 3 days old, 60° – 70° F in temperature, and separated immediately prior to use. Tip:...

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How to Make Lemon Meringue Pie
Dec22

How to Make Lemon Meringue Pie

A lemony, tangy Lemon Meringue Pie is just the perfect dessert after a hearty turkey or roast beef dinner. Oh, how we do enjoy that pie at Thanksgiving, Christmas, even Easter in our household. Although purchased pie filling preparation is quicker, and quite tasty as well, nothing surpasses the flavor of “prepared from scratch” pie filling where we use freshly squeezed lemon juice & fresh lemon zest. It takes a bit...

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How to Make True Hollandaise Sauce
Dec22

How to Make True Hollandaise Sauce

All of these sauces aren’t created equally…Here’s the recipe for True Hollandaise Sauce. What is Hollandaise Sauce? Hollandaise sauce is a velvety smooth sauce, which is rich & amazingly delicious…buttery & rich. The most humble of cooked vegetables, roasted or broiled fish, or meats are transformed into elegantly, super tasty culinary masterpieces. How to Make True Hollandaise Sauce: Ideally, this...

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How to Bake Lemon Cake Loaf with Poppy Seeds
Dec05

How to Bake Lemon Cake Loaf with Poppy Seeds

I am a particular fan of lemon cake & topped off with poppy seeds – it’s just too good! Topped with a delicious, tangy, fresh lemon & sugar syrup…It just doesn’t get better than this. How to Bake Lemon Cake Loaf with Poppy Seeds: This loaf slices neatly & fanned out on a lovely serving tray with a few slices of sugared lemon & lime or lemon zest curls. To be completely beyond delicious, sift...

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How to Bake Cheesecake
Dec03

How to Bake Cheesecake

Cheesecake is one of the most decadently sinful dessert there is. It’s not really a cake, but rich cheese & egg custards. That being the case, they need special attention to certain details to ensure you get a wonderful result. Cheesecake Tips: Cheesecake needs proper timing at low heat. This process avoids cracked, dry tops, shrinking  & edges over-baked, which might be the result of over-mixing & over-baking....

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How to Make Bavarian Cream Pie: National Bavarian Cream Pie Day
Nov27

How to Make Bavarian Cream Pie: National Bavarian Cream Pie Day

November 27th is National Bavarian Cream Pie Day, and it’s gonna be sweet with this Bavarian Cream Pie recipe. Bavarian cream can be used as a pie filling, as a soufflé or a Charlotte Russe, which is lined with lady fingers. Chef Marie-Antoine Carême is often credited with inventing this dessert, named in the early 19th century. photo right: Chef Marie-Antoine Carême This recipe is for a plain Bavarian cream pie, using a...

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How to Bake Chiffon Cake: National Cake Day
Nov26

How to Bake Chiffon Cake: National Cake Day

November 26th is National Cake Day, and we are baking a Chiffon Cake! Can you imagine a special day to celebrate cakes? I love cakes & I especially enjoy baking them. How to Bake a Chiffon Cake: I’m quite fond of chiffon cakes, and the recipe I’m sharing with you is quite delicious and can be filled, iced & baked in an angel food cake tube pan. It is also very good with fresh berries & whipped cream, if you...

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How to Bake Vanilla Cupcakes: National Vanilla Cupcake Day
Nov10

How to Bake Vanilla Cupcakes: National Vanilla Cupcake Day

National Vanilla Cupcake Day is November 10th, and this tasty recipe for Vanilla Cupcakes is simply scrumptious. Almost any cake recipe can be used for cupcakes. These miniature cakes can be frosted & decorated as you desire. They are easy for children to hold onto & to eat. Kids love to help by adding ingredients to your bowl while making these lovely treats. Also, they are perfect for including with school lunches or an...

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