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Onto february’s cover recipe. I have to admit that after doing the pudding-pie, this seemed a bit unchallenging. This month’s recipe involves a few modifications to a store-bought pancake mix plus a spruced up maple syrup.  I guess I should be happy, not everything in life has to be difficult to be enjoyable.
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First step – what is créme fraîche anyway ? Bon appetit cheerily mentions in a footnote – “sold in some supermarkets”. Of course – mine wasn’t one of them ( please write if you have suggestions in the Seattle area). Looks like there are a bunch of recipes on the internet many of which involve leaving [...]

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Did January have to start with a Desert ? Even the name is a mouthful “Bittersweet Chocolate Pudding Pie with Crème Fraîche topping”. It doesn’t end there, even after reading and re-reading the recipe it seems like a lot of work. Perhaps start with the Feb issue ? Oh well – I guess I’m committed.  
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Happy New Year !! I’m now happily back from a great vacation – ready to get cracking !
What is this blog about ? As you might guess – the subject is cooking, 12 months of it. My goal for this year is to cook each month’s cover-recipe from Bon Appétit magazine and blog about it. [...]

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