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My Definitive List of Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipes

Posted on February 18, 2020 by Emily Wasserman

Over the weekend, my best friend’s mom commented on my Instagram post about buckwheat chocolate chip cookies and said that I should make a definitive list of my best chocolate chip cookie recipes. She was so right. Today I took … Continue reading →

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Buckwheat Chocolate Chip Cookies from Basically

Posted on February 17, 2020 by Emily Wasserman

Every so often, there’s a cookie that takes Instagram by storm. This year it’s the buckwheat chocolate chip cookie from Basically. I had the cookies on my list of things to make after seeing them on Instagram a couple weeks … Continue reading →

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Vegan Clementine Cake

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Emily Wasserman

The first thing you should know about this vegan clementine cake is that it really looks as orange inside as in the picture. The second thing you should know is that it’s one of the best things I’ve ever made. … Continue reading →

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Swedish Almond Cake

Posted on January 13, 2020 by Emily Wasserman

Last week, I read an article by Dorie Greenspan in The New York Times Magazine about the Swedish custom of fika, or twice-daily breaks where people drink coffee, eat something sweet, and talk. We need more of that in America. I … Continue reading →

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Pain au Chocolat

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Emily Wasserman

Since making pain aux raisins went so well a few weeks ago, I decided to continue my French baking journey and make pain au chocolat over the weekend. Little did I know that the process would span three days, and … Continue reading →

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Pain aux Raisins

Posted on October 26, 2019 by Emily Wasserman

The last time I was in Paris six years ago, I stopped by one of my favorite bookstores in the city (and honestly, the world), Shakespeare and Company. Located in Paris’s Left Bank neighborhood, it’s an English bookstore that once … Continue reading →

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Apple Cake

Posted on September 29, 2019 by Emily Wasserman

This apple cake may be one of the best cakes I’ve ever made. I am not exaggerating. I made it last weekend after I got back from New Orleans. I’ve been eyeing the recipe for months, maybe even years, but … Continue reading →

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(Almost) Perfect Sea Salt Chocolate Chip Cookies

Posted on August 20, 2019 by Emily Wasserman

I refrain from calling things “perfect,” partly because nothing really is, and partly because I think that perfect is a dangerous word. However, I am completely comfortable with calling these sea salt chocolate chip cookies *almost* perfect. They are light … Continue reading →

Fudgy Flourless Brownies from Dolly and Oatmeal

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Emily Wasserman

I made these fudgy flourless brownies a week ago and I’m still thinking about them today. That probably means I should tell you about them. I’m usually wary of recipes that turn standard baked goods into something else. For example, … Continue reading →

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Strawberry Buttermilk Cake

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Emily Wasserman

This is one of the best cakes I’ve ever made, and I don’t say that lightly. I’ve made *a lot* of cakes. It all started yesterday when I was thinking about what to make with a surplus of strawberries from … Continue reading →

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