Category: Desserts

TIP OF THE DAY: Mini Pecan Pie Bites

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Mini pies have been trending, and might be a better choice for Thanksgiving, when you’re stuffed to the gills but still want dessert. But Lauryn Cohen, a.k.a. Bella Baker, has an even better idea: mini pecan pie bites. Mini Pecan Pie Bites are baked in a mini muffin tin, creating “just a bite” to end…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: Gourmet Fig Recipes For National Fig Week

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Fresh black mission figs with foie gras and a frisée salad. Photo courtesy BLT Steak Atlanta.   National Fig Week is the first week in November. How about some gourmet fig recipes? We’ll start with one below, Fig Panna Cotta. One of the simplest desserts, enjoyed since early times, is figs with honey. It couldn’t…
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TIP: Easy Coffee Dessert (Adults Only)

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Years ago, at our first visit to The French Laundry in Napa Valley, we ordered a dessert called Coffee and Donuts. What we got: coffee mousse served in a coffee cup, topped with real milk foam and served with a side of beignets, deep fried choux paste (think small fritters). It was a delicious and…
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