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Just in time for Rosh Hashanah is The Kosher Baker: Over 160 Dairy-free Recipes from Traditional to Trendy (Brandeis University Press/University Press of New England) by Paula Shoyer. The French-trained pastry chef expands the kosher baker's repertoire beyond the traditional dairy-free baked goods of honey cake, hamantaschen, and flourless ...

Nothing says July 4th quite like a red, white, and blue dessert. Ok, fireworks and flags are up there too, but when it comes to food, a red, white, and blue pie, cake, ice pop, or parfait really helps create that patriotic feeling. One of our favorites is this sorbet and ice cream cake from The Best Spoon in Princeton, New Jersey. It's made with ...

If you love cakes, July 4th, or Americana, Warren Brown's United Cakes of America: Recipes Celebrating Every State (Stewart, Tabori & Chang) may be the perfect book for you. Brown, founder of CakeLove Bakery in D.C., is passionate about cakes and his enthusiasm translates well into the book that's organized by region and state. Cake recipes are ...

Did you forget to order the Chefs Basics BBQ Set Apron or the Hot Sauce of the Month club membership that Joanne Camas wrote about in her Useful Gifts for Dad post? Are you about to hit the mall and frantically snatch up two ties, or run to Sur La Table to pick up a Pit Mitt (pictured)? Instead, head to the farmer's market or supermarket and pick ...

Father's Day is rolling around again, and with it the usual dilemma: What to buy Dad? Here, a few offbeat gifts to keep Pops sweet. This practical, heavy-duty, ruggedly manly apron comes with professional-grade steel grilling tools. Now Dad can flip burgers without fear of staining the ties the less-creative members of the family bought him. Chefs ...

Picture the deepest French countryside and a little house in the woods. This was our rented Christmas holiday destination, charming but inescapably primitive and with the nearest shops 18 miles away. The owner had SORT OF stocked the pantry, as discussed, but the Christmas turkey I was expecting was not evident. Hardly a problem, as there was no ...

Deborah Schneider's Amor y Tacos is a pocket-sized party book with recipes that are perfect for a Cinco de Mayo celebration. Schneider, the executive chef at SOL Cocina in Newport Beach, CA, and author of Baja! Cooking on the Edge, got the idea to write Amor y Tacos from culinary trends she observed both north and south of the border. In her ...

This will be my twelfth Mother's Day as a mom. Usually I end up spending it cleaning up after ''my breakfast in bed,'' or doing the laundry and making Sunday suppers while swearing under my breath. This Mother's Day I've decided to be more explicit as to what I'd like so as not to be, well, a tad frustrated at the end of ''my'' day. Sanger and ...

Mother's Day brunch is a highlight on many people's culinary calendar. Fresh spring ingredients, Champagne or sparkling wine, perhaps a leisurely family gathering on a restaurant terrace. What better way to celebrate? Well, you could always dine at the zoo... or on a boat... or throw jazz into the mix. Here, just a sampling of the fun Mother's Day ...

The Washington Post concluded its fourth annual Peeps Diorama Contest. This year's winner, ''EEP,'' is a creative and detailed depiction of Pixar's ''Up.'' (I just loved the colorful mass of Peeps balloons.) You can read more about the winning entry, along with 37 other top picks, in the newspaper's online photo gallery. And although the staff ...