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But the Parsnip Cake Can Go Straight to Hell

Snacking Bakes by Yossy Arefi

February 22, 2024 by Mrs. Julien 16 Comments

If you are kind enough to ask me about myself, I will tell you I’m a baker. If you are unwise enough to have follow up questions, I will feel compelled to provide immediate clarification. Baking yeasted bread is not especially enjoyable for me because, to quote Lizzie Acker on The Great British Bake Off, “You never know what it’s thinking.”  While I made my family’s bread for years, and recently started again to redirect my baking impulses into something less calorically suspect, I don’t […]

Filed Under: Cooking/Food, Featured, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Baking, cookbook, cookbook review, desserts, snacks, sweet desserts, Yossy Arefi

Mrs. Julien's CBR16 Review No:8 · Genres: Cooking/Food, Featured, Non-Fiction · Tags: Baking, cookbook, cookbook review, desserts, snacks, sweet desserts, Yossy Arefi ·
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“When has cake ever been for hunger? It’s for flavor, and, in this case, comfort.”

Snacking Cakes by Yossy Arefi

February 20, 2022 by tiny_bookbot 4 Comments

Okay, my first review of 2022 was a complete bummer, so it’s time for an almost literal palate cleanser, namely the cookbook that’s been the most useful to me in the past six months. Whether you are a fairly novice baker or an seasoned kitchen pro who just likes adding new tricks to your arsenal, Snacking Cakes has something to offer you. The premise is simple: these are all one-bowl cake recipes, and from the start of mixing to when you take them out of the novel, […]

Filed Under: Cooking/Food Tagged With: cakes, cookbook, Yossy Arefi

tiny_bookbot's CBR14 Review No:2 · Genres: Cooking/Food · Tags: cakes, cookbook, Yossy Arefi ·
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