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Snapshots from France: Nutty Sweets and Biscuits from Brittany
While traveling through northwest France, I was on the hunt for new, nutty discoveries in Brittany. Strolling through the tiny historic tourist village of Rochefort en Terre, I stumbled upon a tiny shop, L'Art Gourmand, and was blown away by all the nutastic treats. Almost every nut is represented here: almonds, pistachios, pecans, hazelnuts, even humble pignolis, not to mention one of the largest, most playful assortments of marzipan I've ever seen (and I've seen a lot of marzipan). Puppies, dinos, bunnies, pigs, and an assortment of fruits—all in marzipan form.A Sandwich a Day: The Reggie Deluxe at Pine State Biscuits in Portland, Oregon
Overflowing knife-and-fork sandwiches are Pine State Biscuit's calling card and the Reggie Deluxe ($8) is like brunch on a plate. The homespun kin of KFC's Double Down, but on a biscuit, this cooked-to-order treat contains fried chicken, bacon, cheddar cheese and gravy, topped with an over-easy egg (that's the deluxe part).How to Throw a Kentucky Derby Party
The Triple Crown kickoff race combines Thoroughbreds, country ham biscuits, and bourbon. Personally I don't care about the big hats, but as this horse race is the only American sporting event that attracts foreign royalty, there must be some reason for them. Some parties are more ambitious than others, but here are a few nearly mandatory elements that are the essence of every Derby Day celebration.The Nasty Bits: Suet
Suet is my new favorite fat. It is, for reasons baffling to me, the least known of all the animal fats we use in our kitchens. Its porcine equivalent is leaf lard, the cylindrical mass of fat surrounding the kidneys of the pig; suet is the term we use for the fat surrounding the kidneys of cows.Blogwatch: Quick-Biscuit Blackberry-Peach Cobbler
SE contributor Maggie Hoffman shares a quick biscuit recipe and shows how to use it to good effect in a blackberry-peach cobbler on her blog, Pithy and Cleaver. The biscuits contain only "self-rising flour, crème fraiche. A little sugar if you'd like." Throw in some summer fruit and you're set.No Oven Involved: Microwavable British Flapjacks
In America, flapjacks are just a synonym for pancakes. When I first saw "flapjacks" at a Tesco in England, I was confused. These were actually bar cookies made of oats, butter or margarine, and sugar syrup—not what I usually picture as flapjacks. But the first time I bit into the combination of sweet wholesomeness and fat, I experienced a brain explosion.Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen
[Photographs: Alaina Browne] On a recent visit to my home state of North Carolina, biscuits were at the top of my list of things to eat, keeping company with other fine foods like barbecue and pie. I'd heard raves about Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen in Chapel Hill, so that's where we headed Saturday morning. It's a small drive-though-only joint—you can't miss the line of cars snaking around it. But don't fret, the line moves quickly. We ordered chicken, country ham, sausage, and egg-and-cheese biscuits from the drive-through menu and pulled through to the window, where our order was already bagged and ready to go. I feared this might mean cold biscuits, but they were just as I hoped—tall, tender, buttery...Mixed Review: Paula Deen's Sweet Potato Biscuits
"Paula's face smiled up at me from the packaging, her familiar gray bob frozen into place, her lips shellacked with frosted pink gloss." [Photographs: Lucy Baker] Last week, in Ed's Brooklyn Star review, Ed deemed chef Joaquin Baca's biscuits "probably the best in newly biscuit-crazed New York." This so-called biscuit craze isn't limited to the Big Apple: all over the country people are harkening back to a time when food was simple, unfussy, and honest. Out with the fusion and small plates, in with the fried chicken and family-style menus. It's no wonder then that the humble biscuit is having a renaissance. Is there a more modest, straightforward food out there? I don't think so. Of course, biscuits are a...The UK's Biscuit Injury Threat Evaluation
[Flickr: LuLu Witch] Biscuit cookies may look all harmless and delicious, except they are lethal. According to a report in the Telegraph, almost one-third of interviewed UK adults have been splashed or scalded by hot drinks while dunking or fishing for remnants of a collapsed digestive. Even worse, 28 percent said they have choked on crumbs, ten percent have broken a tooth or filling, and three percent have poked themselves in the eye with a biscuit. Of the fifteen popular biscuit types tested, Custard Creams were reported the riskiest, with wafers and the Bourbon sandwich cookies not too far behind. Jaffa Cakes tested the safest. Related A Soggy-Resistant Biscuit May Change Dunking Technology The UK's Favorite Dunking Biscuits, Plus...Hot Topics: Technique of the Week | The Food Lab
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8 Delicious Chocolate Cakes and Pies for Valentine's Day
Some might say that chocolate on Valentine's Day is about as unoriginal as you can get. We all remember the first heart-shaped box of overly sweet chocolate bonbons from grade school Valentines. But chocolate gift-giving needn't be a cliché. This year, let's bake our sweethearts chocolate cakes and pies instead! Here are 8 delicious recipes perfect for celebrating your love (of chocolate.)
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