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Classic Quebecois Sugar Pie

You need something sweet and you need it as tonight's dessert. You want it to be Canadian and you want to keep it simple. All you need is a few ingredient you probably already have but check out the recipe below and alsoreview the notes at…
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Super Tasty Ciabatta Bread – The Quick And Easy Way

You love bread. You especially love the Italian Ciabatta variety of delicious breads. You'd like to try and bake one yourself but are intimidated by the complex and time consuming process that all of thousands of copy cat recipes found on the…
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Almost No Knead Bread

There are a lot of no knead bread recipes out there and most of them are pretty much the same. I call my recipe "Almost No Knead Bread" because no matter what, a bit of kneading is still required although it really is minimal. The real secret…
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Preferment, Pâte Fermentée

Preferments, also known as Pâte Fermentée, Poolish, Biga or Sponge, depending on the bread baking culture and country of origin, are preparations of bread dough ingredients left to ferment for a period of time and are then added to the actual…
Swiss Cheese Pie Plated
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Swiss Cheese Pie

First off, please note that this is a Swiss "Cheese Pie", not a "Swiss Cheese" Pie even though it actually uses Emmentaler (aka Swiss Cheese). Ok, now that I've thoroughly confused you.... While we call this a cheese pie as cheese is the…
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Clafoutis

Welcome to our culinary haven, where we embark on a delightful journey into the heart of French patisserie! Today, we invite you to immerse yourself in the world of indulgence with a classic and timeless treat – the heavenly Clafoutis. Hailing…
pear and amaretto cheescake
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Chocolatey Pear And Amaretto Cheesecake

This cheesecake has to be my all time favourite cheesecake and will impress your guests and make them beg for seconds. It takes a bit of time but is actually easy to make and requires no baking. Chocolatey Pear And Amaretto Cheesecake This…
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Proscuitto Wrapped Meatloaf

Most meatloaf recipes are pretty much the same and while perfectly good and satisfying, I always felt they lack imagination and are missing out on flavour. That said, there are typically two ingredients in conventional meatloaf recipes that…
Amaretti Cookies
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Crispy Free Form Amaretti

Crispy Free Form Amaretti Amaretti are an Italian bitter-sweet almond flavored macaron. Amaretti cookies or bisquits are often used as an ingredient in some other recipe ( see notes). They can be hard to find in your local grocery stores…
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Pear Torte Ticinese

Pear Torte Ticinese This pear torte has its origins in the Italian speaking Canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The Italian name of this torte would then be "Torta di pere alla Ticinese" Spring Form (see end of post) Dough250…