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Pizza al Taglio
“Pizza al taglio (Roman style pizza) is set to revolutionize the U.S. pizza industy.” – Roman Pizza Academy. I was feeling uninspired facing this week’s bake and casting about for what to make. Another cake after last weekend’s seemed de trop and cookies weren’t calling to me. Nor were tarts or pastries. Then my lovely friend Tess, the giver-of-Meyer-lemons, gifted me with a giant bag of gorgeous, silky Italian pizza flour, tipo 0, and the decision was made. How could I not make pizza? And not just any pizza, but pizza al taglio, or “pizza by the cut.” (But don’t you fear – I’m giving you a recipe made with…
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Earl Grey Tea Cake with Lemon Curd Buttercream
I’m not interested in immortality but only in tea flavor. – Lu Tung, Tang dynasty poet. Given the popularity of my macarons with Earl Grey tea buttercream, I’m not alone in my love of the tea. No surprise there, because it’s delicious. (For you food history fans, you can read all about Earl Grey and his popular tea here.) What is surprising is how long it took me to think up this combo, which pairs Earl Grey tea and lemon curd, another favorite of mine, in a beautiful cake. That bit of tang – ooh, it’s just heaven.
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Spiral Veggie Tart
“The day is coming when a single carrot, freshly observed, will set off a revolution.” – Paul Cezanne. I love vegetables. I mean, really, really, really love them. So when I saw this rainbow rose vegetable tart on Food.com, it was so pretty I wanted to try it. Then I saw that some enterprising bakers were making spirals instead of roses and I was sold. Yes, there’s a lot of knife work if you don’t have a mandolin but the end result is so worth it! It’s a work of art AND it tastes wonderful.
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Meyer Lemon Soufflés
“The only thing that will make a soufflé fall is if it knows you’re afraid of it.” – James Beard. Yippee! Meyer lemons are back in season and my lovely friend brought me some from her tree. First I thought to make some classic lemon bars, but I tinkered too much with my original recipe trying to make a new crust. When those didn’t work out, I decided on these beautiful soufflés instead.
