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This may just be the perfect breakfast bread.
It's a tweaked version of Dorie Greenspan's (Baking: ...
12 ounces linguine
olive oil
2 bunches ramps, white bulbs chopped
1/2 teaspoon chile flakes
fine ...
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
3 medium garlic cloves, minced or pressed through garlic ...
For the cake:
1 cup vegetable shortening (like Crisco)
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
3 egg yolks
1 ...
Adapted from My Home to Yours
Yield 16 muffins
Ingredients:
2 cups flour
2 teaspoon baking powder
...
5 cups of good apple cider
1/4 cup of ginger syrup
One can of ginger ale (you can use sparkling ...
2 cups sugar
1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1 ½ ...
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From the L.A. Times
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This is an excerpt from the book "Clothing Optional: And Other Ways to Read These Stories"
We had ...