Date Recipes
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[Apple and Date Crumble]
And this is the third (and final) item I baked for last Sunday's Goûter de Cousins, thinking it would be nice to make an apple crumble in addition to the two cakes.
The idea was to serve something a little lighter and fruit-based for those of us who may have a small appetite, or may want to go the healthier route, or may be on a diet, or may dislike both chocolate and...
Dates, Hazelnuts, and Thoughts on Food Gifts
At a C&Z anniversary party three years ago I met David, a reader from L.A. who was spending a few months in France. We've been in touch on and off since then, and when David came back to Paris for a vacation in late spring, he very generously brought me a gift.
What he brought was a bag of honey dates grown in Indio, California by Dates by Davall*, and a pound of dry roasted hazelnuts from the ...
I have never been particularly drawn to energy bars and their spooky ingredients lists, but then I discovered the hugely popular Lärabars while in New York, and they won me over quickly.
If you've yet to make their acquaintance, here's what you need to know: Lärabars (I just ignore the umlaut and say "larabar") are compact but tender energy bars made of ground dates mixed with nuts and other ...
Hot Cross Buns with White Chocolate, Dates and Pistachios
To celebrate Easter this weekend, I made hot cross buns, the brioche-like spiced loaves the British bake and serve on Good Friday*. I have made them on previous occasions, but instead of following the recipe I used last time, I decided to take a leaf from Dan Lepard's book.
I loosely followed the process he describes -- the overnight fermentation in the fridge, in particular -- but converted th...
You may remember from my posts about the quince and almond cake and the quince jelly that I have a friend with a house in the country and a generous disposition.
On a Sunday night a couple of weeks ago, she was driving back to Paris after spending a weekend there, and she announced she had more quinces and also some walnuts for me. The bag is quite heavy, she said, did I want her to drop them o...
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