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Plum Raspberry Crumble

Fruit crisp season continues here with this delightful dessert from Barefoot in Paris.  It’s like the older, more sophisticated sister of the strawberry rhubarb crisp.  We are not disappointed. I’ve stopped measuring ingredients for the topping – I just throw … Continue reading

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Peach Raspberry Crisp

It’s fruit crisp month here at the Contessa-Curessa Project, which coincides well with National Ice Cream Month.  This recipe (from the Barefoot Contessa Cookbook) makes a huge batch.  I see that as a theme in the early Contessa cookbooks, probably … Continue reading

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The Story of the Flag Cake

Some of you may be (rightfully) expecting the famous Barefoot Contessa Flag Cake (from Barefoot Contessa Family Style) to show up here, now that it’s Independence Day.  I’m sorry that you’ll have to wait until next year for that treat, … Continue reading

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Sunday Morning Oatmeal

This is my usual weekday breakfast.  I substitute steel-cut oatmeal and sometimes add walnuts. Barefoot Contessa at Home

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Oatmeal Raisin Walnut Cookies

I’m usually kind of disappointed when I’m offered an oatmeal raisin cookie.  I mean, I’m not going to turn down a cookie, but why eat dried fruit when you can eat chocolate, you know?  It’s like a working vacation, or … Continue reading

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Maple-Oatmeal Scones

These were as good as they look, which is to say, amazing.  Even though there’s whole wheat flour and oatmeal in them, I still wouldn’t exactly call them health food, but they were awfully good.  I used the same biscuit-cutter … Continue reading

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Apple Crisp

My great-grandmother, like most people who live long enough to become great-grandparents, has become somewhat of a family legend.  Affectionately known as Little Gram, she and her family immigrated from Austria when she was just 12 years old.  At just … Continue reading

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