avivaleah's Profile

From: St. Louis, MO United States

Joined: October 19th, 2011


Latest review:

January 24th, 2012

Challah from Peter Reinhart's Artisan Breads Every Day

I have been making this recipe for almost a year now as our weekly Shabbat Challah. This produces a light fluffy bread.I divide the dough into four loaves and freeze three. One loaf of this size is plenty... read more >


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lovesgenoise added Flour: Spectacular Recipes from Boston's Flour Bakery + Cafe to his/her bookshelf.

3rd July 2013

lovesgenoise added The All-American Cookie Book to his/her bookshelf.

13th January 2013

lovesgenoise added Flour Water Salt Yeast: The Fundamentals of Artisan Bread and Pizza to his/her bookshelf.

13th January 2013

lovesgenoise reviewed The Baked Brownie from Baked: New Frontiers in Baking

These were quite good! Just a couple of notes that might be helpful. First, the recipe calls for chocolate that is 60-72% cocoa solids. I used 70% chocolate and for me, they were almost too sweet (though... more »
24th September 2012

lovesgenoise commented on Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Scones from Baked Elements: The Importance of Being Baked in 10 Favorite Ingredients

Thanks for the great review, and especially for the photo and description of the hybrid texture. Looking forward to giving these a try. more »
11th September 2012

lovesgenoise reviewed Peanut Butter Cookies with Milk Chocolate Chunks from Baked: New Frontiers in Baking

These cookies just might be an all-time favorite if you crave salt in your desserts. They rate a perfect 5 for texture, baking up crispy on the outside and soft/chewy on the inside. They also rate... more »
11th September 2012

lovesgenoise added Baked: New Frontiers in Baking to his/her bookshelf.

11th September 2012

lovesgenoise reviewed Apple Galette from The Pie and Pastry Bible

Very delicious, and one of the easiest, no-fuss pies in the book. I've made this recipe twice now, and both times I chose it because I had plenty of other cooking to do. I have used the apricot glaze... more »
2nd May 2012

lovesgenoise reviewed Strawberry-Rhubarb Tart from The Pie and Pastry Bible

I love strawberries but have never tried a strawberry-rhubarb pie until this one- boy, was I missing out! It's a wonderful combo, I can tell it's going to have to join my collection of pies that I make more »
23rd April 2012

lovesgenoise added Bread: A Baker's Book of Techniques and Recipes to his/her bookshelf.

18th February 2012

lovesgenoise added The Bread Baker's Apprentice: Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread to his/her bookshelf.

18th February 2012

lovesgenoise commented on Peanut Butter and Jelly Jewels from Rose's Christmas Cookies

Mmmm, chocolate and peanut butter, those look great! more »
18th February 2012

lovesgenoise commented on Milky Way Tart from Flour: Spectacular Recipes from Boston's Flour Bakery + Cafe

That looks and sounds amazing! Great review, I can't wait to make this tart :) more »
18th February 2012