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Em-i-lis

Musings from a tired-ass mom and avid (rabid?) gardener

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Featured
Plum Tart
Chicken Burgers with Preserved Lemon, Aleppo and Yogurt
Melon and Watercress Salad with Marcona Almond-Honey Dressing

October 30, 2014

Milk Chocolate-Caramel Tart with Hazelnuts and Espresso

October 30, 2014/ Em-i-lis
Milk Chocolate-Caramel Tart with Hazelnuts and Espresso

Shortbread, caramel with hazelnuts, espresso-chocolate ganache. Just so insanely good. That's all. 

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Desserts, Tarts
powdered sugar, flour, butter, whipping cream, apple cider vinegar, hazelnuts, espresso powder, chocolate, cacao nibs
June 11, 2012

Almond Cake with Lemon and Crème Fraîche Glaze

June 11, 2012/ Em-i-lis
Almond Cake with Lemon and Crème Fraîche Glaze

This is a really yummy, not too sweet, unique cake from Food & Wine. I love the glaze and think the cake is terrific served with fresh strawberries.

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Desserts, Cakes
butter, almonds, polenta, rosemary, lemon zest, eggs, creme fraiche, lemon juice, powdered sugar
May 04, 2012

Vanilla Bean Buttercream Frosting

May 04, 2012/ Em-i-lis
Vanilla Bean Buttercream Frosting

This is my go-to basic buttercream frosting. Delish and easy to tint with food coloring.

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Cakes, Desserts
butter, powdered sugar, vanilla bean paste, whole milk
March 24, 2012

Sara Jane’s Buckeyes

March 24, 2012/ Em-i-lis
Sara Jane’s Buckeyes

I got the recipe for this fabulously indulgent chocolate-peanut butter treat from a dear friend who grew up in Ohio. The name refers to the Ohio state tree; these goodies look like the nuts of the Buckeye.

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Desserts
peanut butter, butter, powdered sugar, chocolate chips
March 05, 2012

Spiced Chocolate Madeleines with Espresso Cream Sauce

March 05, 2012/ Em-i-lis
Spiced Chocolate Madeleines with Espresso Cream Sauce

Adding cinnamon, cloves and cocoa to a Madeleine makes for a fabulous take on a traditional treat.

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Desserts
butter, cocoa powder, cinnamon, cloves, eggs, half and half, espresso powder, powdered sugar
March 05, 2012

Rum Balls

March 05, 2012/ Em-i-lis
Rum Balls

Years ago, my Aunt Renee started making these chocolatey rum balls en masse and bringing them home at Christmas for holiday treats. I was instantly smitten with them and now make them every year. You literally cannot eat just one.

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Desserts
chocolate chips, vanilla wafers, corn syrup, rum, powdered sugar, walnuts
March 05, 2012

Meyer Lemon Cake

March 05, 2012/ Em-i-lis
Meyer Lemon Cake

I adapted this from Ina Garten's Lemon Cake recipe. It's wonderfully moist and lemony!

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Desserts, Cakes
butter, eggs, meyer lemon, lemon zest, lemon juice, whole wheat pastry flour, buttermilk, creme fraiche, St. Germain, powdered sugar
March 04, 2012

Whipped Cream-Mascarpone Frosting

March 04, 2012/ Em-i-lis
Whipped Cream-Mascarpone Frosting

For those looking for an alternative to buttercream or cream cheese frosting, this frosting, by Food52 cook, inpatskitchen, is absolutely divine!

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Desserts, Cakes
mascarpone, powdered sugar, whipping cream, almond extract, vanilla
March 04, 2012

Lemon-Lime Glazed Cake

March 04, 2012/ Em-i-lis
Lemon-Lime Glazed Cake

Wanting a more natural alternative to Nanny's Lemon Lime Refrigerator Sheet Cake, I created this, a delicious, intensely lime cake with equally intense lemon-sugar glaze.I adapted this from a Bon Appetit recipe published in 2009.

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March 04, 2012/ Em-i-lis/ Comment
Desserts, Cakes
butter, powdered sugar, eggs, lime juice, lime zest, lemon juice, lemon zest
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