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Tag: desert

  • Prof Patty
  • June 15, 2021

Grilled peaches and figs with mascarpone cheese

Split the figs and peaches in half vertically. Peel the peaches and remove the pit. Mix twice as much honey as olive oil, or even 3:1. You only need a little for each piece of fruit. Heat the honey

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  • Prof Patty
  • January 25, 2021

To Die For Carrot Cake

This To Die For Carrot Cake receives rave reviews for its unbelievable moistness and flavor! Truly the BEST CARROT CAKE you’ll ever try! So easy to make and as an added bonus, there’s

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  • Prof Patty
  • November 20, 2020November 20, 2020

My Brownies

Personally, I like browned butter in place of plain butter or oil. I also prefer cream cheese or mascarpone cheese instead of sour cream, because the tang of sour cream does nothing for me in sweet

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 4, 2020

Apple Cream Torte

RECIPE BY SUNSET This makes 4 servings (for me) or more for those less greedy. 1 1/2 pounds (3 or 4) tender-sweet apples, such as Cameo, Fuji, or Gala (Pink Lady, Jazz, Honeygold are also deli

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  • Prof Patty
  • September 14, 2020September 14, 2020

Lemon Crunch Top Cake

To make this delicious, lemony treat, you need an 8-inch square cake pan, parchment paper to fit (and overlap), and a 350F preheated oven. You also need a sifter or a sieve, wax paper and a bowl or

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  • Prof Patty
  • August 18, 2020August 18, 2020

Watermelon Ice Cream

Salted Watermelon Ice Cream Ingredients 1 1/4 cups fresh or bottled watermelon juice (such as Tsamma) 1 cup granulated sugar 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1 (13.66-ounce) can unsweetened coconut milk, w

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  • Prof Patty
  • May 26, 2020November 5, 2025

Tiny Peach Cobbler

Trying to Do Fewer “Bad ” Carbs So…after going to my doctor for a physical, and seeing that I am both an inch shorter than I’ve been my whole life (!!!!) and have gained 8 p

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NY Times

  • The Coming Iranian Revolution
  • As Trump Scrambles the World Order, Can Germany Learn the Language of Hard Power?
  • ‘Pray We Make It Through the Night’: Iran’s Capital Under Siege
  • When Trump Meets Germany’s Merz, Iran Will Likely Dominate Discussion
  • In Republican Win, Supreme Court Retains G.O.P. District in New York

NPR

  • If you change the colors of a concert hall, you may change how patrons hear music
  • Peer pressure can make this clownfish change its stripes
  • Satellite images provide view inside Iran at war
  • NASA lost a lunar spacecraft one day after launch. A new report shows what went wrong
  • Unlocking the secrets of an ancient plague

The Progressive

  • The Return of the Luddites
  • Daniel Ellsberg’s Last Words
  • As Asheville Expanded Its Panhandling Ban, the Community Debuted a Street Paper
  • San José State University Should Fight Ruling on Trans Athletes
  • Building a Home

FactCheck.org

  • FactChecking Trump’s State of the Union Address
  • A Pre-SOTU Guide to Trump’s Economic Claims
  • Trump Misleads on Drug Pricing Deals
  • The Disagreement over Judicial and Administrative Warrants for ICE
  • Trump and Musk Amplify Long-Ago Debunked Mail-In Vote Fraud Claim

Snopes.com

  • Was Trump partying at Mar-a-Lago while US bombed Iran? We unpacked the claim
  • Inspecting video said to show Iranian mourners calling for revenge over strikes that killed Khamenei
  • Did UN Security Council label Trump a 'war criminal' after Iran strikes? Here's the truth
  • Fake image of man in Kuwait confronting crashed US fighter pilot spreads after jets shot down
  • Vance once wrote op-ed claiming Trump's best foreign policy during first term was 'not starting any wars'

Tradeoffs

  • Immigration Enforcement’s Twin Threats to Health Care
  • As States and CDC Split on Vaccines, What's Next?
  • A Better Way to Care for Older Adults with Opioid Addiction
  • Mental Illness Left Their Loved Ones on the Streets. California’s Big Fix Hasn’t Helped
  • One State's Sprint for its Share of $50 Billion for Rural Health: Part 2

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