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https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1560-maida-heatters-86-proof-chocolate-cake

http://www.eater.com/2016/2/19/11054298/conchas-mexico-pastry

For those who did not know Gerald Purdy and his wife Darlene Shearhart Purdy died within months of each other. Darlene was lost without him.

She is declining and life has been stressful. Please keep her in your prayers. Thanks, PieSusan

One of my favorite pastry chefs and teachers is Nick Malgieri. His baking books are awesome as well. Here he is being interviewed about cakes and the science of baking. http://beta.wnyc.org/shows/lopate/2010/jun/04/please-explain-cake-baking/

I just bought a Breville Juicer to help improve my health as I am still too thin. It is an early birthday present to me. Anyone have any favorite juicing books? I am not interested in fasting diets--just want to improve my health. Any favorite recipes would be great, too. Thanks, everyone. I...

Where do you stand when it comes to buying organic fruits and vegetables, hormone free milk, cage free eggs, free range chickens and beef such as that from Niman ranch? At first, I read the rules and regs regarding "organic" and I wasn't sold but the more I read about our food industry the...

My mom was very active at the former Beth Am Temple that merged with B'nai Yushurin. She held every position including sisterhood president and was on the board. She often helped out in the kitchen for the sisterhood weekly luncheons. This was their favorite noodle kugel with variations. Beth...

http://www.davidlebovitz.com/archives/2010/01/salted_butter_caramels.html

David Lebovitz's take on a Maida Heatter recipe: http://www.davidlebovitz.com/archives/2010/01/sugar-crusted_popover_recipe.html

http://www.recipe.fi/recipes/cristinas-brownies-recipe/

Because of all the fb changes, they will disable your account for at least 24 hours while they fix things. It happened the other day to one of my friends and now, it has happened to me. It is a pain but there is nothing one can do. My friend tried to contact them and it did no good.

February Is Canned Food Month; Great American Pie Month; National Cherry Month; National Grapefruit Month; Bake for Family Fun Month; Fabulous Florida Strawberry Month; Potato Lovers Month, Candy Month; and Chocolate Month. February 2: Ground Hog Day; Bottle Cap Patented in 1892 February 5...

I just preordered a fantastic book, "Ready for Dessert: My Best Recipes" by David Lebovitz. Although I have not seen it, I love this man's writing and have enjoyed his other cookbooks and memoir with recipes immensely. His memoir about Paris helped me to understand a certain bureaucracy much...