Recipe Index

Almond Blondies
Brownies - made with white bean puree as a butter substitute

Chinese Roast Pork Buns - aka baked char siu bao
Chocolate Bread - adapted from Sullivan Street Bakery’s no-knead bread
Christopsomo - Greek Christmas bread that resembles healthy panettone
King Cake
Pizza - a cast iron skillet chars the crust
New York-Style Bagels - from Peter Reinhart’s The Bread Baker’s Apprentice
Nutella Babka
Nutella Bread Pudding - a custardy casserole with layers of chocolate
Whole Wheat Bread - no kneading, with 100% whole wheat flour

Breakfast salad - baby spinach with strawberries, granola and vinaigrette
Granola
Muffins - a use for leftover sourdough starter
Zucchini Pancakes - vegan

Apple Cake - 100% whole wheat flour complements the fruit
Almond Cake With Frozen Grapefruits and Oranges - from Johnny Iuzzini of Jean Georges
Black-Eyed Susan Cake - surprisingly good spice cake with bean and apricot purees
Caramel Cupcakes - vegan white cupcakes with burnt sugar/brown butter frosting
Carrot Cake - my grandmother’s legendary recipe
Chocolate-Apple Coffee Cake - a decadent fall breakfast
Chocolate-Chestnut Souffle Cake
Chocolate-Hazelnut (Nutella) Cake - taste-off between three recipes
Fluffernutter Cupcakes - peanut butter cupcakes with marshmallow frosting
Grapefruit-Tarragon Millefuille - from Johnny Iuzzini of Jean Georges
Green Tea Cheesecake - fluffy Japanese style
Ricotta Cheesecake - made from homemade cheese

Candied Walnuts - made with soy sauce
Chocolate Caramels - made from soy milk
Chocolate-hazelnut spread - homemade, dairy-free version of Nutella
Chocolate Mousse Truffles - the secret to making these confections luscious and low-fat is serving them from the freezer
Chocolate Truffles - the simplest method—pouring hot cream over chocolate—is also the most delicious
Peanut Butter Fudge - this candy, from a congressman’s mother, is a well-kept secret on Capitol Hill

Almond Macaroons - a chewy grown-up cookie covered in chocolate
Cheese Biscotti -a savory twist on cheese straws; bake these once and you have Red Lobster’s cheddar biscuits
Chocolate Chip Cookies - chewy chocolate chip cookies with whole wheat flour
Chocolate Chip-Ginger Cookies - from Levain Bakery
Chocolate Chocolate Chip-Coconut Cookies - from Levain Bakery
Chocolate Meringues - aka Beacon Hill cookies or melting chocolate meringues. Quite possibly my favorite, richest cookies.
Gingersnaps - from Chez Panisse restaurant
Green Tea Biscotti With White Chocolate Chips
Oatmeal-M&M Cookies
Potato Chip Cookies - sophisticated shortbread cookies with Terra chips

Banana Pudding - no stove (or cooking) required
Chocolate Jelly - from Sam Mason, formerly of wd~50
Chocolate Mousse - dairy-free, with olive oil
Nutella Bread Pudding - a custardy casserole with layers of chocolate

Banana Hot Cocoa - low sugar
Hot Cacao - with cacao nibs
Iced Coffee - cold brewed, no electricity required

Banana Popsicles - frozen bananas rolled in yogurt and cereal
Chocolate Ice Cream - no ice cream maker required
Chocolate Sorbet (the best) - tastes like a melted chocolate bar, but low in fat
Chocolate Sorbet - made with cocoa powder from the Ultimate Ice Cream Book
Creamed Cheese Ice Cream - pureed cottage cheese makes a simple, smooth dessert
Grape Sorbet
Honey-Ginger Ice Cream With Grapefruit Jelly - from Johnny Iuzzini of Jean Georges
Lemon Gelato - from Meredith Kurtzman of Otto
Olive Oil Gelato - from Mario Batali’s the Babbo Cookbook
Maple-Pecan Ice Cream - just two ingredients make delicious, raw and vegan ice cream
Plain Frozen Yogurt - rivals Pinkberry and Frogurt
Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream - spiced pumpkin ice cream with crumbled gingersnaps
Soy Sauce Sorbet

Muffins - made from sourdough starter

Chocolate Crepe with Grapefruit Curd - from Johnny Iuzzini of Jean Georges
Chocolate-Hazelnut Spread - homemade version of Nutella
Chocolate Consomme (Soup) with Butternut Squash Gel - from Sam Mason, formerly of wd~50
Churros Dog Food - vegan
Panforte Nero - Italian “fruit fudge” with spices and cocoa
Pavlova
Pumpkin Hummus - a fall dip that tastes like pumpkin pie
Pickled Watermelon Rind
Ricotta Cheese, homemade
Spring Rolls with Black-Eyed Pea Filling - my only non-baking/dessert recipe, when this blog was still finding its voice
Tea-Poached Prunes with Fresh Orange Segments

Chocolate-Marshmallow Pie - inspired by Westville restaurant in New York
Honey Tart With Grapefruit-Shiso Granite and Charred Oranges - from Johnny Iuzzini of Jean Georges
Nutella Tart - from Pierre Herme
Tarte Tatin - French upside-down apple pie

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