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Recent Posts Tagged With 'serious eats'
Vive le Roi: Baby Galettes des Rois for Serious Eats
The 12 days of Christmas may be drawing to a close, but there's still one sweet treat to enjoy this season: the Galette des Rois. In case you missed Dorie Greenspan's Serious Eats piece last year, the Galette des Rois is a rich almond cream and pu...
Gingerbread Mad Men: A Recipe for Serious Eats
They say you have to learn the rules before you break them. But is it ever possible to break them just a little bit while you learn them? Case in point: gingerbread men.I haven't made enough of them to feel comfortable messing with the classic recipe...
Cookie Love: Red and Green Christmas Cookies for Serious Eats
What do black and white cookies wear to holiday parties? Festive red and green frosting, of course! This fun take on the classic New York treat starts with the classic cakey drop cookie, but instead of the traditional fondant, I went for a more rich ...
Peace of Pie: Pumpkin Apple Pecan Thanksgiving Pie for Serious Eats
Pumpkin? Apple? Pecan? Why choose just one pie when you can have all three...at once? For this week's pie entry on Serious Eats, I bravely took on the task of testing out different ways of combining these classic pie recipes: in one pie, I layered th...
Good to Gobble: Cookie Turkeys for Serious Eats
Easy as pie? No, these cookie turkeys are even easier! I actually came across this recipe when I was assigned to illustrate it for a Taste of Home coloring book, and was so smitten that I had to test it out for my weekly entry on Serious Eats. They'r...
Sweet Bliss: Starbucks-Style Cranberry Bliss Bars for Serious Eats
Confession: I get a little thrill every year when Starbucks rolls out their holiday menu, that sugar bomb-laden collection of eggnog and gingerbread lattes, frosted sugar cookies...and especially the Cranberry Bliss Bar. Don't get confused by the fac...
Oh So Good: A New Take on Osgood Pie, for Serious Eats
Have you ever heard of Osgood Pie? Didn't think so. Actually neither had I, until I discovered it via Not Martha!While the pie, which is in the tradition of old-time vinegar and chess pies, doesn't necessarily sound like the most appetizing dessert--...
Candy Massacre: Leftover Halloween Candy Pie for Serious Eats
Poor Halloween candy. Just a few days ago it was the star of the supermarket aisle, the festive treat on everyone's mind. But now, just two days later, these sweet treats are Halloween has-beens, relegated to sale bins, withering away in candy dishes...
Trick or Sweet: Candy Corn Nanaimo Bars for Serious Eats
What do Nanaimo Bars wear for Halloween?Candy corn topping, of course.For this week's entry on Serious Eats, I decked out the decadent Canadian treat with a sweet Halloween topping, swapping out the typical chocolate topping for melted candy corn. Th...
