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Blueberry Crepes with Orange Ricotta Filling

My sister Laura is visiting for a week; ostensibly to help with my recuperation after breaking my leg but we’ve had some fun too and yesterday was a good day.

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Espresso-Chocolate Layer Cake with White Chocolate-Mascarpone Frosting

I originally helped my daughter Lauren make this cake for a dessert contest for employees of Neiman Marcus in Denver. I had noticed the recipe in the April issue of Bon Appetit but knew I would have to make some revisions as it was a chocolate cake with chocolate frosting and I’m not particularly fond [...]

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Strawberries Romanoff

Did this concoction of whipped cream and strawberries soaked in orange flavored liqueur originate from someone making desserts for the Romanoff dynasty or was it originated in America, possibly at Romanoff’s restaurant in Beverly Hills, California, where a restaurateur assumed the name of Prince Michael Romanoff. It is the addition of a citrus flavor to [...]

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Amaretto Brownies

Tyler Florence is a favorite of mine; I’m seldom disappointed with his recipes. He has decided to try something innovative and do a class on Twitter each Friday. This past week, it was Amaretto Brownies. To be honest, I didn’t follow the class; I just wanted the recipe to make for a neighbor and her [...]