Marni L.

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Yes, I Really Did Attend a Johnny Cash Tribute Band and Live Cooking Show

Marni L. posted an article on - Nov 22, 2009, 2:01 am
Friday night, I took my friend Maya, the awesome blogger personality behind Shop Eat Sleep, and her boyfriend Rory, to "All Cake, No File," a show in Culver City with an unlikely match-up. It was part...
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Celebrity Chef Jamie Oliver to Launch a Dating Site

Marni L. posted an article on - Nov 20, 2009, 2:03 am
Ok, when I read this next bit of news, I couldn't help but laugh a little. Not because it's a ridiculous idea (in fact, it might be a really, really smart one), but because it seems as though ...
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Coca-Cola Debuts New Aluminum Bottles as I Get Tipsy Drinking from Them

Marni L. posted an article on - Nov 19, 2009, 2:02 am
I few nights ago I attended a Coca-Cola blogger tasting event at a bar called High on the rooftop of Hotel Erwin in Venice, CA. There were amazing views of the city from up there, and fortunately also...
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Milk Chocolate-Walnut Coffee Cake

Marni L. posted an article on - Nov 18, 2009, 2:02 am
Lou Pappas is one of those authors who only makes good stuff. She's so consistently good that I never doubt a recipe. And not only that, when I glance at the latest Williams-Sonoma brand cookbook,...
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I Took Home 1st Place for Cream Pies at the KCRW Good Food Pie Contest!

Marni L. posted an article on - Nov 15, 2009, 10:47 am
Our prize-winning pie! The much anticipated KCRW Good Food Pie Contest happened yesterday and I can't believe I'm saying this - in fact, it's still shocking to say out loud, but typing is...
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Today I'm Entering My First Bake-Off: The KCRW Good Food Pie Contest

Marni L. posted an article on - Nov 14, 2009, 2:02 am
Today, for the first time ever, I am entering a pie in a bake-off. I've always wanted to enter food contests...baking ones, not eating ones (too many hot dogs or marshmallows stuffed in my mouth a...
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State Fair Marbled Banana Bars

Marni L. posted an article on - Nov 13, 2009, 2:02 am
This recipe won top honors at the State Fair of West Virginia in Lewisburg. That's good enough for me as an indicator of deliciousness. I'm picturing a judging panel line-up of old ladies with...
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Pumpkin Cheesecake, or The Cheesecake That Almost Burned Down My Home

Marni L. posted an article on - Nov 8, 2009, 5:00 pm
This Paula Deen pumpkin cheesecake is so good. It's creamy and dense and pumpkiny and has a delicious graham cracker crust and is basically everything I'm looking for in an excellent dessert. ...
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Sweet Vanilla Challah and a Super Cool Round Braid Method

Marni L. posted an article on - Nov 2, 2009, 2:01 am
This vanilla challah is my mom's favorite challah recipe and I love it, too. It's a great one to add chocolate chips to, so I did that for two of the three loaves. Come on, vanilla + chocolate...
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Strawberry-Chocolate Cobbler

Marni L. posted an article on - Oct 23, 2009, 9:28 am
This recipe is so amazing I made it two weeks in a row. It calls for 2 cups of whole grain pastry flour, which I don't have, but I used 1 cup all-purpose flour and 1 cup cake flour as a substitute...
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Orange Candy Corn Bars

Marni L. posted an article on - Oct 12, 2009, 2:03 am
Halloween is just a few weeks away so as you're planning your monster mash or ghoulish bash or haunted house party, consider making this adorable candy corn-looking cake! Surprisingly easy, super ...
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Facing My Fear of Silicone Bakeware

Marni L. posted an article on - Oct 9, 2009, 2:05 pm
Wilton's silicone bundt pan - just like the one I so bravely used Last night, for the first time ever, I baked a cake in a silicone bundt pan. GASP! Yup, I faced one of my biggest baking fears, b...
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Aunt Bertha's Spinach Kugel

Marni L. posted an article on - Oct 8, 2009, 2:18 am
I love kugel. It's a very traditional Ashkenazi Jewish side dish but it comes in so many varieties that it's hard to generalize what it is. Let me try: a (usually) noodle pudding or casserole,...
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Cookie Comedy

Marni L. posted an article on - Oct 7, 2009, 6:02 pm
Poor Cookie Monster!!!!!
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The 9-foot Monster Challah

Marni L. posted an article on - Oct 6, 2009, 1:30 am
Baked in early September by Tony Sapia at Gemelli's Bakery near Penn State Source: Collive.com Run for your lives!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Most of the time when I want an expensive kitchen item, I ...
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The Recipe-Singing Band. Huh?

Marni L. posted an article on - Oct 4, 2009, 2:04 am
A band called One Ring Zero has begun a foodie project where they ask chefs for recipes and then they set the recipes to music and perform them word-for-word. Yeah, that's right: verbatim! There&#...
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Scientific Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

Marni L. posted an article on - Oct 2, 2009, 1:01 am
Chocolate crinkle cookies are a classic. Lots of cookbooks include a version, and I have memories of these from when I was a little kid. The difference here is that this recipe was developed by a bioc...
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My Mom Met David Lebovitz, or OMGWTFBBQ!

Marni L. posted an article on - Sep 27, 2009, 1:55 am
My mom with David Lebovitz You may have noticed if you've been following this blog that I am a big fan of David Lebovitz. I've made a bunch of his recipes, including this, this, this, and thi...
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No-Knead Round Challah, Perfect for Rosh Hashanah

Marni L. posted an article on - Sep 17, 2009, 3:06 am
Shana Tova! Happy New Year to my fellow members of the tribe! Rosh Hashanah is here! I love this Jewish holiday. It's such a joyous celebration spent with family, focusing on new beginnings, a cl...
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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bars

Marni L. posted an article on - Sep 9, 2009, 2:04 am
I'm a big time fan of a blog called The Chocolate Peanut Butter Gallery. It is anything and everything devoted to that amazing combo. My favorite ice cream flavor at Baskin Robbins is Peanut Butte...
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Chocolate Chunk Vanilla Muffins

Marni L. posted an article on - Aug 31, 2009, 3:03 am
I absolutely love these muffins. I made them for the morning of my sister's wedding one week ago. All the bridesmaids would be over, getting themselves beautiful, and my mom and I thought it would...
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My Mom, Pastry Chef in the Making

Marni L. posted an article on - Aug 18, 2009, 2:45 pm
My mom on her very first day apprenticing, about a year ago. She doesn't look nervous at all! This coming Sunday, my sister Beth gets married to the love of her life Evan in Woodside, California....
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The Search for the Best Brownie on Earth is Over

Marni L. posted an article on - Jul 29, 2009, 2:07 am
I have been on a quest for years to find the best brownie. May sound silly, but I bet every home baker has that same quest without even realizing it. In other words, you make a brownie recipe, decide,...
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The Recipe for Blogger Prom 2009: Lots of Cheese and Hard Work

Marni L. posted an article on - Jul 26, 2009, 1:55 pm
Ericka of City Elf and me It was about 2 months ago that I received an email from Caroline of Caroline on Crack and Esther of e*star LA, two fun, well known Los Angeles bloggers, asking me to join th...
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Plum Blueberry Upside-Down Cake

Marni L. posted an article on - Jul 10, 2009, 2:32 am
This is a good ROI cake. You put little effort in, and you get big returns. Isn't that the way all baking should be? :) I say this because it's really an easy cake to make, and yet it looks so...
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