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Tomato Sauce with Onion and Butter from Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking

DIVINE! And oh so simple!! Yes, there are more elaborate ways to go about a pasta sauce: tomato paste, wine, etc etc. But as it turns out I've been wasting time and money all these years. These three... read more >

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The Sweeter Side of Amy's Bread: Cakes, Cookies, Bars, Pastries and More from New York City's Favorite Bakery

By Amy Scherber, Toy Kim Dupree, Aimee Herring
Wiley - 2008

I visited the Amy's Bread location in Hell's Kitchen and was happy to see this book at my public library. Unfortunately I was disappointed by this cookie! It was dry, crumbly and quite bland. The introduction said is was not too sweet (which appealed to me), but this went to the point of very little flavor. For the record - to help other testers - I used Rademaker cocoa and Ghiradelli 60% chocolate.

I've already returned the book, but would consider borrowing it again if any other recipes receive favorable reviews here.

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