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Weekend Cooking: Cream Puffs

February 21, 2010 By Natalie

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I’ve made (and posted about) these cream puffs before–they are always a crowd pleaser. Though a bit time consuming (baking the shells, cooling the shells, piping in the filling), they are worth the effort. In a fresh twist for my nephew’s birthday yesterday, I made a chocolate ganache (chocolate mixed with heavy cream) to cover [...]

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Weekend Cooking: Cream Scones

December 7, 2009 By Natalie

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Gesine Bullock-Prado’s memoir, Confections of a Master Baker, tells of her decision to leave Hollywood and all its trappings–she was working for her sister, actress Sandra Bullock–to move to Montpelier, VT and open a bakery. The book was a fun read, and Bullock-Prado generously included several recipes. I was compelled to whip up a batch of Cream Scones a [...]

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