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Marguerite Yeo
Mar 20, 20211 min read
A nod to summer
Summer is about fruits and lighter desserts. Here’s a warm triple berry cake with almonds that’s not only perfect for the season, but is...
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Marguerite Yeo
Mar 20, 20211 min read
Combining two of my favs...
Chocolate and strawberries. A plain chocolate cake is delicious, but one with fresh and in-season strawberries can’t be beat. Modified...
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Marguerite Yeo
Mar 14, 20211 min read
Summer can get hot in Seattle
The plan was to make a light dessert of berries in wine reduction because it was so hot today (August 17, 2020). When I was done I felt...
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Marguerite Yeo
Mar 14, 20211 min read
Thankful for great neighbors
My neighbor‘s plum tree bore a ton of fruit. He provided me with a ladder, fruit picker, and a basket and told me to help myself. With a...
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Marguerite Yeo
Mar 12, 20211 min read
The cherries did not sink!
Fruits tend to sink in batter. The secret I learned to prevent sinking, is to lightly coat the fruits in flour. The author of the recipe...
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Marguerite Yeo
Mar 11, 20211 min read
Christmas Eve dessert
Holidays deserve a special dessert - especially my favorite holiday of the year. Some gingerbread cake, some wine...that would be on...
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Marguerite Yeo
Mar 9, 20211 min read
My first chiffon
I’m beyond thrilled that my first attempt at this chocolate chiffon cake turned out great. I was happy the cake rose, and did not rise...
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Marguerite Yeo
Mar 9, 20211 min read
Airy chiffon
This is my second time making chiffon so I decided to make a matcha version. I prefer my first chiffon cake attempt which was chocolate...
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Marguerite Yeo
Mar 9, 20211 min read
Simple Swiss rolls...
Or not. The challenging part about Swiss rolls is to avoid cracking the sponge. The trick is not to over-bake the sponge. The goal is to...
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Marguerite Yeo
Mar 8, 20211 min read
Yin and Yang
You can never go wrong with chocolate and raspberry. I had fresh raspberries sitting in the fridge so decided to make old-fashioned...
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Marguerite Yeo
Mar 7, 20211 min read
What do you do while waiting?
On Jan 21, 2021, I experienced some SSO issues with my work laptop so I had to ensure the ‘clean up’ pack of files that IT sent me with...
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Marguerite Yeo
Mar 6, 20211 min read
Absolutely not for dieters
Kouign Amann was another thing I had no idea existed until I watched the Great British Baking Show. It sounds pretty regal. I read...
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Marguerite Yeo
Mar 6, 20211 min read
Equal weights of butter, sugar, and eggs
There is something attractive about a recipe that uses equal weights of some core ingredients. This cake is simple to make but goes...
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