So I got the most awesome things for my birthday today (I turn 23!). Celebrations got an early start yesterday morning when I got two packages in the mail. One was the Ottolenghi cookbook that Hilda... ... Read the rest on purplefoodie.com »

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I think an apple pie is one of the first things I baked when I got an oven. I used a pie dough recipe from a nondescript local book and didn’t pay much attention to baking blind (we will get to this shortly). Back then, this was an unnecessary step..
Topics: apples, desserts, recipe

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  Photos courtesy: Kiris'  Here for the Daring Bakers challenge? Sorry, but I didn't quite make it through. This month's challenge was French Macarons - something I’ve wanted to try for a long, long time. My heart would skip..
Topics: daring bakers, macarons, rambling

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 Flour, butter, sugar and eggs are the most important ingredients for a baker. And I’ve been having a hard time for the past few days because we have been faced with a short supply of... ... Read the rest on purplefoodie.com »
Topics: cakes, de leche, desserts, dulce, recipe, vanilla bean

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Doesn’t everyone just love a thick slice of banana bread?And coupled with a glass of cold milk or a dollop of whipped cream, it makes for an offer that is hard to turn down.But what if it has... ... Read the rest on purplefoodie.com »
Topics: banana, chocolate, ginger, recipe, snack

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