Here is the link to my #IsolationBaking (and beyond isolation) for Mac/iPad users. Will link below to the downloadable pdf for android users. And my printed cookbook on amazon and B&N. Follow the thread and share.
Tomorrow I'll be participating in the Zoom call #AmericansAbroadForHarrisWalz with @DemsAbroad & @DemsAbroadFR and so thought I would share my story about why I left the US for Europe when Ronald Reagan was re-elected.
This is a long story so buckle up...
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When I was 24, I found a lump in my breast. I went for consultation at the Breast Clinic at a famous hospital. The biopsy revealed a malignant tumor that had to be removed immediately.
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This was the second lump I’d found, the first when I was 20 and still under my parents’ healthcare which I had removed at a Florida hospital. I didn't give insurance or paying a medical bill a second thought.
But this time I was on my own. This second lump was different
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Let’s do this! This is a long one but it has to be said: as you go into the voting booth or fill out your ballot, it’s worth noting that TRUMP’s and the GOP policies aren’t and never have been constructive. They’re completely DESTRUCTIVE. They have or plan to: 1/
*gut & destroy safety, health, wage, food safety, workplace protections & regulations
*limit or kill unemployment benefits, wage equality, minimum wage increase
*get rid of Social Security& Medicare & throw people off Medicaid
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*overturn abortion rights, limit women’s bodily autonomy
*ban IVF & contraception
*destroy healthcare…or privatize it
*cage migrants & mass deportation
*destroy NATO & our relationship with our allies
*overturn same-sex marriage
*destroy education
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Dark chocolate, hazelnuts, a hint of coffee, this is an intensely chocolate cake that is dense & moist but surprisingly light... a torte. Let's bake!
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INGREDIENTS
7 ounces (200 grams) dark chocolate 70%
10 tablespoons (150 grams) unsalted butter
4 eggs, separated
½ cup + 2 tablespoons (120 grams) granulated golden or light brown sugar (cassonade/demerara)
2 tablespoons instant espresso powder
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1 cup + 2 tablespoons (100 grams) finely ground hazelnuts or almonds
Vanilla
Salt
Preheat the oven to 325°F (about 170°C). Prepare a square 9-inch (23-cm) pan or one of similar volume by lining the bottom with parchment, leaving enough parchment overhanging two sides of
Summer is really trying to push itself in through the clouds and overcast skies and I am really ready for berry season! We need a recipe, right? Here's my
Berry Cinnamon Coffee Cake
Ready to bake, friends? Just follow the thread.
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INGREDIENTS cake
1 1/3 cups (170 grams) flour
¾ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons (85 grams) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
1 cup (200 grams) granulated white sugar
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2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla 2/3 cup sour cream, plain Greek yogurt or lowfat fromage frais
So, my lovelies, here is another Passover cake racipe for you! And you don't have to celebrate Passover to love it, but if you celebrate Passover, you'll love it!
Chocolate Espresso Pecan Torte for Passover
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INGREDIENTS
¾ cup (150 grams) sugar, divided
½ cup (125 ml) water
6 oz (175 g) fine-quality, semisweet or bittersweet chocolate or a combination of the two, coarsely chopped *
6 large eggs, separated
Pinch salt
1 ½ - 1 ¾ cups (150 – 180 g) pecan halves
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3 tablespoons matzoh cake meal (can be replaced with flour or gf flour)
1 ½ teaspoons fine instant espresso powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
* I use Lindt 70% dark chocolate, 100 grams Doux or mild semisweet and 75 grams dark bittersweet
My favorite Passover cake and one of my most popular recipes of forever and I promised you this:
Lemon Almond Sponge Cake with Warm Lemon Sauce
It's Passover-friendly and gluten-free! Just follow my instructions....
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INGREDIENTS
For the sponge cake:
4 large eggs, separated
1 cup sugar
Finely grated zest & juice from ½ lemon, preferably organic or untreated
¼ teaspoon vanilla
½ cup ground almonds
½ cup potato flour
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Pinch salt + few drops lemon juice for whites
Handful slivered blanched almonds to decorate, optional
For the warm lemon sauce
2 cups water
1 cup sugar
Finely grated zest and juice from 1 lemon, preferably organic or untreated