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		<title>NYC Chocolate Chip Cookie Tour</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Best Chocolate Chip Cookies in NYC = Jacques Torres Chocolate<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mikabakes.wordpress.com&blog=3472589&post=104&subd=mikabakes&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://mikabakes.wordpress.com/2009/04/14/nyc-chocolate-chip-cookie-tour/</link>
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		<title>Matt&#8217;s Birthday Cake</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Matt request a white cake with light frosting. So this is what I came up with, stealing components from a few sources&#8230;
White Cake: http://cooksillustrated.com/recipes/detail.asp?docid=5694
Blueberry filling: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Blueberry-and-Orange-Layer-Cake-with-Cream-Cheese-Frosting-105183  Except I added some vanilla instead of the lemon zest.
Meringue Frosting: http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/meringue-frosted-cake-with-raspberry-filling?autonomy_kw=raspberry%20filling&#38;rsc=header_1  Except I added 1/4 tsp of cream of tartar and a tsp of vanilla
 
Overall, it was a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mikabakes.wordpress.com&blog=3472589&post=98&subd=mikabakes&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://mikabakes.wordpress.com/2009/03/01/matts-birthday-cake/</link>
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		<title>Chantilly Cake</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Apparently, this cake is very popular in Kona, but I never got a chance to try one, so I got a recipe off the internet to make myself. It is a chocolate chiffon layer cake with pastry cream filling and a thick rich frosting (described as like a German Chocolate Cake frosting without the coconut). [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mikabakes.wordpress.com&blog=3472589&post=93&subd=mikabakes&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://mikabakes.wordpress.com/2009/01/22/chantilly-cake/</link>
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		<title>Sarah&#8217;s Birthday Cupcakes: Chocolatey Goodness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to make cupcakes like Sarah and I had at the Bouchon Bakery in Vegas. They were chocolate, with chocolate mousse in the middle, with marshmallow-y frosting. I tried piping the chocolate pudding in the middle of the cupcakes, but I didn&#8217;t get as much pudding in there as I wanted to. But I have decided that homemade [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mikabakes.wordpress.com&blog=3472589&post=84&subd=mikabakes&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://mikabakes.wordpress.com/2008/11/18/sarahs-birthday-cupcakes-chocolatey-goodness/</link>
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		<title>Madeleines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to my lovely sister, I now have madeleine pans.
I tested them out using Cook&#8217;s Illustrated recipe (http://www.cooksillustrated.com/recipe.asp?recipeids=1482). I made one batch of vanilla and one batch of chocolate.
The chocolate ones came out a bit better due to some human-error issues with the first batch. I felt like they were a little more dense than [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mikabakes.wordpress.com&blog=3472589&post=82&subd=mikabakes&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://mikabakes.wordpress.com/2008/09/10/madeleines/</link>
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		<title>Olive Oil Cake</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ever since I had the Rosemary Olive Oil Cakes for dessert at Osteria Mozza here is Los Angeles, I&#8217;ve been wanting to try making some olive oil cake of my own. And while I&#8217;m not a fan of Emeril, this recipe looked too good to pass up. And it was well worth it! The cake is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mikabakes.wordpress.com&blog=3472589&post=78&subd=mikabakes&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://mikabakes.wordpress.com/2008/09/10/olive-oil-cake/</link>
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		<title>Bridal Shower: Chocolate Peanut Butter Brittle Cake</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So, I decided to use my friend&#8217;s bridal shower as a test of my baking skills. I&#8217;m made the same peanut brittle chocolate peanut butter cake that I had made for my friend&#8217;s birthday earlier this year. Although I used a different chocolate cake recipe since this cake has to be for 20+ people.
It&#8217;s a chocolate cake (using a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mikabakes.wordpress.com&blog=3472589&post=43&subd=mikabakes&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://mikabakes.wordpress.com/2008/08/18/bridal-shower-chocolate-peanut-butter-brittle-cake/</link>
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		<title>Chocolate Chip Cookie Showdown (kinda)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cathy and I decided that we should do a side-by-side chocolate chip cookie comparison.
 
We tried the Neiman Marcus cookies (http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/service/nm_cookie_recipe.jhtml) and Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies from Martha Stewart&#8217;s Cookies book (page 58).
 
The NM cookies had espresso powder (or in our case, instant coffe) in it. Also, the NM had a much higher flour to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mikabakes.wordpress.com&blog=3472589&post=65&subd=mikabakes&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://mikabakes.wordpress.com/2008/08/13/chocolate-chip-cookie-showdown-kinda/</link>
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		<title>Potato Buttermilk Bread</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This recipe is from page 319 of The Bread Bible by Rose Levy Beranbaum.
 
This is the first time I&#8217;ve made a potato bread but I love the texture. Its chewy and the crust has a nice crunch. Now I have to try some other potato recipes! I made this into 2  smaller boules.
 
I did not [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mikabakes.wordpress.com&blog=3472589&post=58&subd=mikabakes&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://mikabakes.wordpress.com/2008/08/11/potato-buttermilk-bread/</link>
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		<title>Cauliflower Puree</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I love cauliflower. Always have. So I&#8217;ve been wanting to try making a cauliflower puree. I mixed together a few recipes and this is what I came up with.
Head of cauliflower (about 1.5 lbs)
2 garlic cloves
2-4 Tbps of vegetable broth
1.5 Tbps of heavy cream
salt, pepper, crushed red peppers to taste
 
I steamed the cauliflower and garlic until [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mikabakes.wordpress.com&blog=3472589&post=53&subd=mikabakes&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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