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Cakespy: Cherry Almond Osgood Pie

I am so sorry about that, @brunswickstew -- you are right, I mis-typed. I am so terribly sorry - I did mean teaspoon. Would love to make it up to you by swapping pie recipes! Feel free to email!

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Cakespy: Cherry Almond Osgood Pie

Oh my gosh! I am so sorry--I DID mean teaspoons. I can't believe I did that to you, brunswickstew!! I have updated the recipe. So sorry about that!

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Cakespy: Leftover Halloween Candy Pie

Haha! I think AmyRuth put it well: To those who choose not to partake in the madness, DON'T!

I should add a note about the recipe here too. If you make this, if you've used candies that are more firm in texture, be sure to slice the pie while it is still warm as it will harden a bit once it cools. You can warm slices up in the microwave for about 15 seconds before serving.

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Portland, Oregon: Ken's Artisan Pizza

I have been to (and enjoyed!) Ken's bakery, and have been so curious about the pizza place. Based on your review, I am now even more curious to try it--the Fennel Sausage, Onion, and Calabrian Chile Pizza looks pretty awesome.

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Cakespy: Cherry Almond Osgood Pie

I am so sorry about that, @brunswickstew -- you are right, I mis-typed. I am so terribly sorry - I did mean teaspoon. Would love to make it up to you by swapping pie recipes! Feel free to email!

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Cakespy: Cherry Almond Osgood Pie

Oh my gosh! I am so sorry--I DID mean teaspoons. I can't believe I did that to you, brunswickstew!! I have updated the recipe. So sorry about that!

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Cakespy: Leftover Halloween Candy Pie

Haha! I think AmyRuth put it well: To those who choose not to partake in the madness, DON'T!

I should add a note about the recipe here too. If you make this, if you've used candies that are more firm in texture, be sure to slice the pie while it is still warm as it will harden a bit once it cools. You can warm slices up in the microwave for about 15 seconds before serving.

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Portland, Oregon: Ken's Artisan Pizza

I have been to (and enjoyed!) Ken's bakery, and have been so curious about the pizza place. Based on your review, I am now even more curious to try it--the Fennel Sausage, Onion, and Calabrian Chile Pizza looks pretty awesome.

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Help! Whoopie Pies...

I know it's traditional to used plastic wrap to cover whoopie pies--it is said that it's not a "true" whoopie pie unless half of the cookie pulls off with the plastic wrap-- but in my opinion they should be individually wrapped in waxed paper. As for saving the ones you've got, I'd go with leaving them out in the open, either uncovered or under a cake dome, so that they can dry out a little and lose a bit of that saturation.

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Cakespy: Nanaimo Bars

Thanks all. I first tasted these when I moved to Seattle, where you see them around sometimes because we're not too far from Nanaimo (relatively). It was like an epiphany. And to @rhinny 's point -- I moved to the West coast from NYC, and while I feel like I saw something similar once or twice, no way can the city claim ownership.

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Cakespy: Homemade Candy Corn

Beckyleeprice: Generally the paste food colorings are super concentrated, so you would want to add a lot less. I don't have much experience with them but it's worth a shot. I would just add a very little bit at a time.

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Cakespy: Homemade Candy Corn

Thanks everyone!

Thoomin: I actually made these without a candy thermometer. Now, I am sure that this is probably a crime, but they actually turned out just fine. I made two batches to make sure it wasn't just dumb luck, and both times they were ok!

Jujyfruit: I am not 100% sure but I think that these candies are built to last. The one concern is that they probably shouldn't be stacked on top of each other because they might stick.

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Cakespy: Chocolate Peanut Butter Special K Bars

Thanks all! Yes, I instantly fell in love with these. I am so glad that I have come across them, even if I have to lament all those childhood years spent without them!

@wheatfoot: I love the idea of the butterscotch chips with chocolate chips for the topping. Thanks for the tip!

@greenbean and @heartofglass: Oh yeah--you've got to have a big plate of these nearby and take a big bite the next time one of those Special K diet commercials come on!

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Cakespy: Bacon, Cereal, and Orange Juice Breakfast Cookies

Thanks everyone!! I shared some of the doubt expressed in other comments, but after I came across the recipe I just couldn't get it out of my head.

Also, as an added note, I did freeze some, and they freeze well--but I should say that the salty-bacon flavor did develop more in the ones that were frozen and then thawed, so if you like a stronger savory-salty flavor, you might like to allow them to "age" a bit.

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Cakespy: Chocolate Cakes Grilled in Orange Shells

Hey Wayward daughter: I'd go at it with a fork (or, even better, a spoon, to scoop out all the cakey bits from inside of the orange).

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Seriously Meatless: Devilishly Handsome Eggs with Smoked Paprika

Hey...these look familiar! I am lucky enough to have actually tried these, and I can attest to their deliciousness.

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Cakespy: CupShake, a Cupcake Milkshake

Ed: Thanks for so politely avoiding the fact that this recipe is basically the antithesis of your Serious Diet and offering such sweet words of welcome!

Dcarl: It is one of those things that skirts the line between awesome and awful--it's true!

Trilby: I can see how those "purees" might turn you off to...well, many sorts of liquid foods! ha!

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Cakespy: Spiced Jumbles With Vanilla Frosting

Michaelnatkin: I know! Apparently as I have heard from another reader, there is a very delicious boiled peanut butter chocolate cookie out there. I've never tasted it though! Awesome to see you as well this weekend! :-)

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Cakespy: Spiced Jumbles With Vanilla Frosting

Interesting to see how that gap was bridged. Thank you Smbetz! Also speaking to the confusion about the name, I have heard that "jumble" as a cookie actually precedes "jumble" used as a state of confusion. I'm going to have to check out the books you mentioned, they may shed some light on that too!

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Cakespy: Spiced Jumbles With Vanilla Frosting

"Rock cakes" -- I love that! I'll bet a lot of different cookies share common ancestry--isn't it fascinating?

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Cakespy on Why Whoopie Pies Ain't All That

OK, so you'd rather eat a whoopie pie (stupid name and all!). But it's got me wondering about how we might prove which dessert is truly the strongest in this epic battle for the public's affections. Perhaps there are more scientific ways to prove which is the strongest dessert-- seeing which one fares better when dropped off of a 10 story building...or which one looks better after being run over by a car? Watch out, I've got my cake science hat on.

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Critic-Turned-Cook Gets a Beer Lesson

This is so awesome!! I only like beer that has a lot of hops, so this is great. I have to try the Big Sky one. I printed this out for Mr. Spy too!!! Thanks Leslie!

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Cook the Book: 'Mrs. Rowe's Little Book of Southern Pies'

Alas, my biggest triumph and worst disaster occurred on the same day. I get teary thinking of the gorgeous black and white cake (like a b/w cookie, but huge) that I helped my mom make...and just as it was about to be served to the birthday boy (my dad) she dripped and dropped it, frosting-side down. This cake was a goner. Oh my god, I think I am going to cry just thinking about it. Winning this book would definitely help.

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Healthy & Delicious: Blueberry Salsa

This is an awesome idea! I'll bet it would be interesting as part of a brunch, too...maybe with some cornmeal pancakes and sausage for instance?

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Seriously Italian: A Sicilian Breakfast To Beat The Heat

Oh my god, this is amazing. Perfect breakfast ideas. I salute you!

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This Week in 'New York Times' Food News

That illustration is fantastic, I have to say! I'm not quite as sure about the beergarita.

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Serious Green: Plastic-Less Ways to Transport Your Lunch

As much as I used to think I'd never be a "settle down and make your own lunch" type, I have found that it is just so much better for my finances and for the environment...as well as for my health! It really is win-win (and win) again. Great tips!

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Cakespy: Leftover Halloween Candy Pie

hey! I saw this a few days ago and searched and searched for it so I could make it today! You might add a tag just called Candy Pie to make it easier for folks to find it. I finally remembered you calling it leftover halloween candy pie and thats how I finally found you!

Love the pie!

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Help! Whoopie Pies...

I just made Pumpkin Whoopie Pies from an old issue of Rachael ray's magazine and they came out great. I had to bake them a few minutes more than the recipe said as they were still under done but otherwise they were great. I wonder why this happened to yours. I have no help for you. Sorry.

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Cakespy: Leftover Halloween Candy Pie

I think there needs to be a salty balance to make this perfect...maybe a crust made from crushed pretzels! While I'd never make this (so I say now), I think it's a fun idea for a party or gathering!

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Cakespy: Leftover Halloween Candy Pie

Serious or not (and yeah, I know this is Serious Eats), this is hilarious!

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Cakespy: Leftover Halloween Candy Pie

It might do better to add Halloween peeps in the mix and avoid anything that has a hard candy shell or anything that IS hard candy. Otherwise you WILL be making a trip to the dentist!

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Cakespy: Leftover Halloween Candy Pie

It might do better to add Halloween peeps in the mix and avoid anything that has a hard candy shell or anything that IS hard candy. Otherwise you WILL be making a trip to the dentist!

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Cakespy: Leftover Halloween Candy Pie

Sorry, but vanilla Tootsie Rolls are far too precious a thing for this application. Showed the recipe to my honey and he heartily approves. Although this year we gave out Smartees and Dumdums...I don't think those would work so well.

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Cakespy: Leftover Halloween Candy Pie

@Christina...the York Patties and Almond Joy sound like AWESOME additions to this pie!! Mmmmmmm!

@the negatrons...no body is forcing you to make this. Just smile and nod!

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Cakespy: Leftover Halloween Candy Pie

I am so not feeling this, though admit to admiring that fine crust. But if you're melting leftover candy, why not use a store-bought shell?

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Cakespy: Leftover Halloween Candy Pie

More like Diabetes Pie, amirite?

Anyway, I say change out the pie dough for cookie dough. Bam.

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Cakespy: Leftover Halloween Candy Pie

My goodness, Pupster. Tone down the sanctimony and bile a bit, or direct it towards a more deserving target, such as big supermarket corporations that throw away tons of unsold Halloween candy rather than donating it.

Cakespy, I think the pie looks awesome in a hangover cure, late night snack attack kind of way, and I definitely write that in a complimentary manner.

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Cakespy: Leftover Halloween Candy Pie

When I was in grad school, typing away at 3 am, I would have killed for a piece of this.

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Portland, Oregon: Ken's Artisan Pizza

Ken's is one of my desert island pizzas. For all the awesome pizza that we have in SF, I still go to Ken's every single time I'm in Portland.

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Cakespy: Leftover Halloween Candy Pie

I love that someone would do this - it's a great concept piece, even though I couldn't imagine eating it. People need to lighten up...

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Cakespy: Leftover Halloween Candy Pie

It's something I would bake in the crazy, lurid nights of drunkenness (actually...probably while sober too :P), but would not even attempt to eat beyond the initial bite. It's not about 'healthy' pretenses - that's not my style - but about my ability to handle all that sugar.


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i'm FOR this. all i have are York patties and Almond Joys, though...hmmm...

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Portland, Oregon: Ken's Artisan Pizza

@pizzafreak, L.A. Pizza Maven, & egadman:

Count me in! A vehicle needs four wheels.

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Portland, Oregon: Ken's Artisan Pizza

@pizzafreak & L.A. Pizza Maven

Far be it from me to invite myself to a gathering, but if y'all are looking for a Tour du Portland Pizza and want a third wheel, I'm always down for Ken's, and I can help guide you to the city's other char-y hot spots.

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Cakespy: Homemade Candy Corn

I made these over the weekend and they came out great. Everyone loved them. I did use vanilla bean paste instead of vanilla so it had a richer taste, but other than that, they were very tasty. I need to do some work on making them hold together better, but I only had about 1/4 lose their tips. I did discover if I lightly misted the rolls with cold water before pressing with the rolling pins, it helped stick together better.

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Help! Whoopie Pies...

I made those whoopie pies a couple weeks ago, and they turned out great. They made more than a dozen, though - did anybody else have that happen? I think I ended up with enough cookies to make 18 whoopie pies. I ran out of frosting, so for the extra 12 cookies, I made a brown sugar glaze (butter, brown sugar, milk) and sprinkled them with minced crystallized ginger and toasted pecans. They were kind of like muffin tops or mini cakes. Very tasty!

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Help! Whoopie Pies...

I made the pumpkin whoopie pies over the weekend. While I did need to bake them slightly longer than the recipe recommended, I must say they were wonderful. The spices in the cake part were perfect and they were sticky to the touch. All in all, a wonderful recipe!!

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Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'

I disagree about a lot of the candy items mentioned here.
I, for one, LOVE the fun-sized (or mini, if you prefer) candies. It's a tiny bit of something insanely tasty, enough to give pleasure without causing tummy pains. When I was a young'un and I went trick-or-treating, one house gave out mini Clark bars. Yum-o-delish! I polished those off first.
I think the chewy peanut butter kisses taste absolutely divine.
Candy corn, I think is plenty of tasty, as are the candy pumpkins made of candy-corn base. Think little dollops of hardened cake-frosting.
As for apples and raisins, those I didn't mind in the least.

However, some items, I do agree about.
Toothbrushes -- a boring reminder
Religious pamphlets -- disappointing and WEIRD to boot.
Packages of "normal" food -- oh, for crying in Manhattan, what kid wants to receive a can of baked beans or a box of oat bran in his little plastic jack-o-lantern.
One time I received cough drops -- and not the Ludens or Pine Bros or Smith Bros or F&Fs, which are tasty and could pass as hard candy (as can the Ricolas). These were nasty little green pellets that were -- and tasted like -- MEDICATION. Like I said, for crying in Manhattan! For crying in Manhattan, Chicago, and San Francisco

Oh well. At least I didn't get a ROCK

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Help! Whoopie Pies...

I don't know how I got to be my age (which is fairly substantial :0) without ever hearing about Whoopie Pies until last summer when we went to Maine to visit friends, and they told us about them. These look fantastic.

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