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Nuts can be a great addition to chocolate chip cookies, adding a crunch to cookies that need a little bit of texture to set off their buttery, chewy texture. Pecans and walnuts are popular additions, but these Chocolate Chunk Almond Cookies feature almond meal and toasted almonds for cookies that have a …

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Apple Normandy Tart

November 17, 2017

I’ll never turn down a slice of apple pie, but baking an apple tart instead of a traditional pie is a great way to up your apple dessert game. This Apple Normandy Tart is my version of a French classic. It has a tender shortcrust pastry base, an almond filling that is …

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Sugared Lavender Almonds

March 31, 2017

Sometimes the best things are also the simplest ones. A few weeks ago, a friend of mine brought out a jar of almonds and encouraged me to try one. The nuts were shiny, well-toasted and appeared to have been tossed with coarse sugar. They were Sugared Lavender Almonds and they certainly prove that …

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The Best Way to Toast Almonds

March 30, 2017

Toasted nuts are a great addition to almost any recipe that calls for nuts, as they bring so much more to the recipe than their untoasted counterparts do. Toasting nuts enhances their flavor by bringing out their natural oils, and it enhances their texture by making them crisper than they otherwise would …

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How to Peel Almonds

March 21, 2017

Almonds are a delicious tree nut (they’re technically drupes, but culinarily they are considered nuts) that make a wonderful snack and ingredient to bake with. Almonds usually have a thin brown skin attached. The skin is edible and doesn’t impart too much flavor to the nuts, so most of the time we …

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Chocolate Chunk Almond Cookies

Apple Normandy Tart

Sugared Lavender Almonds

The Best Way to Toast Almonds

How to Peel Almonds

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