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FOOD 52’S  ITALIAN JAM SHORTBREAD TART

FOOD 52’S ITALIAN JAM SHORTBREAD TART

IN ITALIAN, THIS SUPERB ALMOND AND JAM CONFECTION IS CALLED A ‘FREGOLOTTA’.  ANDREW CALLS IT ONE OF THE EASIEST TARTS HE EVER BAKED. That’s today’s recipe. As long as you’ve got butter, sugar, and flour, you can toss whatever jams or nuts you have in…

GAIL SIMMONS’ BUMBLEBERRY UPSIDE DOWN CAKE GOES BLUE!

GAIL SIMMONS’ BUMBLEBERRY UPSIDE DOWN CAKE GOES BLUE!

WE JUST CELEBRATED A GLORIOUS 4TH OF JULY WITH ONE SENSATIONAL BLUEBERRY UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE. Blueberries are in season here and Andrew created this all-blueberry version of Gail Simmons’s original recipe (see https://chewingthefat.us.com/2018/08/gail-simmons-bumbleberry-buttermilk-upside-down-cake.html)  In a blatant act of civil disobedience we didn’t want to see red…

NANCY SILVERTON’S ALMOND TART WITH FRESH STRAWBERRIES

NANCY SILVERTON’S ALMOND TART WITH FRESH STRAWBERRIES

A Great Strawberry Almond Tart Recipe. A Fresh and Flavorful Dessert for right now!   Strawberries and almonds are a classic culinary pairing, and Nancy Silverton’s tart brings them together in a delightful, French-inspired creation. But here’s the twist—no need for fussy arrangements or outdated…

RHUBARB POUND CAKE FROM MELISSA CLARK

RHUBARB POUND CAKE FROM MELISSA CLARK

“This tender pound cake has slivers of vanilla-poached rhubarb running across the top and shot through the center, adding a tangy sweetness to the buttery crumb.”–Melissa Clark Finding a Rhubarb Pound Cake recipe was never an issue but finding one that was also great-looking was…

KENTUCKY BUTTER CAKE

KENTUCKY BUTTER CAKE

Rich and dense, Kentucky Butter Cake lives up to its name. Butter is the star ingredient in this moist buttery cake.  Then after baking, Kentucky Butter Cake is glazed with sweetness—from sugar, butter, and a hint of vanilla. This extra layer of flavor also gives…

OUR MOST POPULAR CHRISTMAS COOKIE RECIPES EVER!

OUR MOST POPULAR CHRISTMAS COOKIE RECIPES EVER!

If you are going to make Christmas cookies, why not make the best ones anyone ever tasted?  Since Andrew is one of the greatest Cookie Bakers of all time, it wasn’t easy to come up with this list.  So we went to the numbers and…

HAMPTON CLASSIC COOKIE RECIPES OF 2023

HAMPTON CLASSIC COOKIE RECIPES OF 2023

THESE 6 COOKIE RECIPES WERE THE HIT OF THIS YEAR’S HAMPTON’S CLASSIC Winning Cookie Recipes…From left to right…Blondies, Melodies, Pain de Genes, Classic Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Caramel Bars, and Princeton Gingersnaps, these sensational cookies were winners at this year’s Hampton Classic Horseshow held last week…

CHEZ PANISSE’S CARAMEL ALMOND TART

CHEZ PANISSE’S CARAMEL ALMOND TART

THIS PHENOMENAL CARAMEL ALMOND CONFECTION WAS ALMOST BOUNCED OFF THE MENU OF ALICE WATERS’ CHEZ PANISSE A baker named Lindsey Shere created this wonderful almond and caramel dessert. Andrew’s been offering it up all summer.  My favorite indicator of just how good it is was…

BEST CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE RECIPE EVER!

BEST CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE RECIPE EVER!

August 4, 2023 is National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day. To celebrate we bring back the Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe Ever! The first Chocolate Chip Cookie was actually made by accident in Whitman, Massachusetts in an inn called the Toll House. In 1938, Ruth Graves…

CINNAMON CRUMBLE BREAKFAST CAKE

CINNAMON CRUMBLE BREAKFAST CAKE

YOUR PANTRY HAS ALL YOU NEED TO MAKE THIS CINNAMON MASTERPIECE RIGHT THIS MINUTE. Andrew assures me that every baker worth his or her salt has all the ingredients to bake this Cinnamon Crumble Breakfast Cake on hand. “Like one big cinnamon roll”, as its…