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Tres Leches Cake

March 3, 2015 By Laura 11 Comments

Tres Leches Cake with a hint of Kahlua

Tres Leches Cake is the perfect indulgence for any festive occasion; a sponge cake soaked in three kinds of sweetened milk and topped with whipped cream, it is a dairy lover’s dream come true! It is funny the way photographing food has changed my perception of winter and light. It used to feel like the… 

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Filed Under: cakes, eggs Tagged With: 3 milk, cake, dairy, evaporated milk, mexican, milk, pastel de tres leches, sweetened condensed milk, tres leches

Bakeless Brownies: Review of Bakeless Sweets

June 15, 2013 By Laura 9 Comments

No Bake Chocolate Bars with Pecans

You know what they say about assuming…. I write this post in sincere humility, to demonstrate that even experienced bakers such as myself, who routinely instruct others of you how to bake on this website, are capable of making absolutely ridiculous mistakes. Alas. And sometimes we even do it when it really counts, such as… 

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Filed Under: bar cookies, brownies, chocolate, cookbooks, hazelnuts, No Bake Desserts, pecans, Pistachios, reviews Tagged With: bakeless, brownies, chocolate, chocolate bars, graham crackers, hazelnuts, no bake, nuts, pecans, pistachios, sweetened condensed milk

Hi! I’m Laura and I am a recovering history major who has re-channeled all of my passion for learning about the history of different countries to learning about their food culture. That doesn’t mean every dish on here is strictly authentic, but it does mean that even my adaptations are not undertaken lightly. My goal is to show you–by doing–that these dishes are possible in your kitchen. Including desserts because I have quite the sweet tooth! Read More…

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