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Los Angeles Summer Desserts

10 tips for baking the perfect apple pie from Marie Callender's

Few places in Los Angeles make more pie than Marie Callender's Restaurant & Bakery. Practice makes perfect, so we asked the chain for some...
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Blackberry peach pie recipe from Napa Valley Grille

Everyone's got peaches on the menu during the summer, and the Napa Valley Grille is no exception. Pastry chef Manuel Ortega mixes sweet peaches...
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Watermelon sorbet recipe puts a summer fruit favorite on ice

Few summer desserts satisfy quite like anything frozen or a cool slice of watermelon. Combine the two and with very little effort serve up a light,...
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Farmers market peach cobbler

It’s stone fruit season! California peach and nectarine season actually runs from June through September, but I always associate these juicy...
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Simple vanilla-berry custard recipe

Simple vanilla-berry custard After getting carried away at Piccadilly British Shop on Burbank Boulevard, I came home with a packet of Bird’s...
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Easy tiramisu recipe

I think I was Italian in another life. I adore everything Italian, including this classic dessert. Tiramisu is traditionally made with ladyfingers...
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Profiteroles with coffee ice cream recipe

Profiteroles are pastries that will make you look like Martha Stewart (not literally!), but are very simple to make. It’s also cool to see...
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Margarita Cupcakes

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  • August 19, 2011
I came across this recipe last night, and knew this was something I had to share. If you are cooking out this weekend, having friends over or just...
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A sweet summer sensation: Blackberry nirvana with vanilla cognac

When I am walking through any market up here in the Sierra range and I see fresh blackberries, I begin to drool like a teething baby (and no, it&...
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An American classic: Strawberry shortcake (with a buttermilk twist)

There is probably not a more truerAmerican dessert than good ol' Strawberry Shortcake. The problem is, not many people actually know how to...
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