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2019

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Recipes that break the rules

March 11, 2019 · Darcie

Ask anyone who bakes well the secret to their success and you are likely to get an answer that involves being precise and following the rules. You will also likely hear the old saying that cooking is closer to art while…

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March 2019 Cookbook Previews

March 10, 2019 · Jenny

The calm between Cookbooktober (that period that starts late August and ends in November) and Spring releases (February through May) has abruptly ended. March ushers in a selection of titles that I am excited to share…

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The Piglet 2019 has launched

March 10, 2019 · Darcie

The Piglet is back! The oft-times controversial bracket style cookbook competition kicked off its first round this week. Sixteen cookbooks are paired head-to-head, with the winner of each matchup facing another winner…

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Paying the cookbook love forward

March 7, 2019 · Darcie

As I have written before, I enjoying browsing for cookbooks at thrift shops and secondhand stores, delighting when I discover classic or out of print books for mere pennies. Some of my favorite volumes were found tucked…

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Uses for leftover egg yolks (whites too)

March 6, 2019 · Darcie

I like to bake. A lot. Which means I use an extraordinary amount of eggs. Since my go-to cake icing is Italian meringue buttercream and since I prefer white cake to yellow, this means I'm frequently faced with a dilemma…