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Jan
27
Posted by the Misanthropic Hostess.
I think Kate Spade has been stalking The MisanthropicHostess.
Will bake for handbags, shoes, small leather goods and jewelry.
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Jan
26
Posted by the Misanthropic Hostess.
When it comes to dessert and baking, I generally think of myself as a less-is-more kind of girl. I don’t believe that an extra layer of frosting, nuts, foam, candies or a trip to the deep fryer automatically makes something better.
But, every once in a while, I like to get a little crazy. And this is one of those times. Plus, the recipe includes the element of fire…which really…who can resist?
We’ll start with a loafed version of butter cake.
The batter …
Jan
19
Posted by the Misanthropic Hostess.
Over the holidays the Kitchen Gods had two very special visitors in the form of fiver-year-old twin boys, Nathan and Zachary. There was running and pouncing and jumping and some nip. And then after the Kitchen Gods were exhausted in 10 minutes (they are cats after all), we all went to the beach (well, not the Kitchen Gods). This visit gave me an excuse to finally make a cookie recipe I had been saving for some time: langues de chats. …
Jan
12
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A few posts ago I made an indirect reference to a famous quote allegdly spoken by Marie Antoinette: let them eat cake. I knew at the time that this saying was of dubious origin, and even dubious existence. But, it fit my theme and so I exercised my own creative license. Whether Jean-Jacques Roussea, the author who claimed that Marie said what she said was telling the truth, the literal translation from French is actually: let them eat brioche.
So, not only did I …
Jan
4
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The month of January has always reminded me of grapefruit. Never mind the fact that these global citrus beauties are in-season and criminally inexpensive at the grocery. For me, the smell of grapefruit is the smell of a new year. It is bright and lively but also slightly bitter and undeveloped around the edges…like something waiting to unfold. The scent is a promise that the darkest part of the year is behind us and, if we wait patiently (well, in …
Dec
29
Posted by the Misanthropic Hostess.
I warn ya, this one is all over the place, folks!
TD was in charge of the holiday cards this year. And, he did an awesome job that left little doubt about who designed it. TD may have abandoned his former heterosexual life partner, Albert Pujols; but, the dude still loves him some Cardinals. And yes, I’m pretty sure he actually purchased the image. Right TD? Right?
Opting for the popular flat card version, TD even ventured into the holiday letter genre. …
Dec
22
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This recipe has been haunting me since I bought Dorie Greenspan’s Baking, from my home to yours. You see, it graces the book’s cover. And so, every time I pull out the volume, there is it, daring me to find an excuse to make it. And so, I did, and I did.
Not really one of those cakes you can throw together on a whim, what this recipe calls for in patience makes up for in specialness. Chocolate-studded devil’s food cake …
Dec
8
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Okay, okay, I stole this idea from one of the 20 million holiday catalogs we’ve gotten since August. Having both candied orange peel and almonds in the house, I decided to see if I could come up with a recipe.
I started by toasting about a cup of almonds. I used blanched because that’s what I had but I don’t see any problem with using skins.
Then, I couldn’t find my camera. So a bunch of stuff happened that didn’t get captured …
Dec
3
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I know that Thanksgiving was so last month. But, I also know many people step and repeat for Christmas so I thought I’d share links and whatnot to the recipes we used this year.
Let’s start with the turkey. Ours came straight outta Compton. No really, it did. TD is generally in charge of the bird. And, as you’ve seen in this blog, he does it a little differently every year. Highlights have included the baducky and last year’s slow …
Nov
28
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I know, I know, I promise two posts each week and then disappeare for a week. And you know why? Because I’ve been baking like a fiend. A fiend I tell you. Usually my goal is to have everything done by the second Monday after Thanksgiving. However, this year, that second Monday will be my first day as Assistant Dean Wormer at a new university. And, because I must have suffered a severe head trauma during the holiday baking planning …