sweets

Crème Brûlée “Le Cirque”

Awhile back, I had a business lunch at Le Cirque and for dessert, of course I had their signature crème brûlée. As I ate my dessert, I found a lovely little surprise at the bottom of the dish: the recipe. A few years ago, I remember reading an article about how a famous restaurant once […]

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Coffee-Flavored Coffee Cake (Not Redundant at All)

From my personal recipe archives. My recipe for coffee-flavored coffee cake (adapted from a classic streusel coffee cake recipe): I chose this recipe to adapt a few months ago because (a) D likes streusel and the cake was for him, so there you go, (b) a coffee cake should really be made with sour cream […]

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