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From Brooklyn to the Catskills, the latest and greatest to inspire your week.

Homemade Coffee Cake

Homemade Coffee Cake

When was the last time you enjoyed a homemade coffee cake? Not one that you pick up at the grocery store or deli, or that comes from an overpriced bakery and has twice as much streusel as cake.

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Strawberry Cake

Strawberry Cake

The Strawberry Cake is the simply perfect, and somewhat unexpected, alternative for showcasing your delicious summer strawberries. Unlike a strawberry pie or shortcake, which involve multiple components and steps, the Strawberry Cake is made up of two components: cake and strawberries.  The only thing that needs to be done with the strawberries is hulling and halving.  No mascerating, draining, or chopping into tiny pieces.  The cake itself is also super simple to make, just a bit of sifting, beating and blending and poof you are done.  The only difficult part of making this cake is waiting for it to cool enough to eat!

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Pizzelle Ice Cream Sandwiches

Pizzelle Ice Cream Sandwiches

As a child, pizzelles were one of those much looked forward to treats of Christmas.  A light, delicate cookie with a hint of flavor (typically anise, almond or vanilla) that adds a subtle surprise to an otherwise unassuming cookie.  They go really well with a cup of coffee or tea, and are even better when paired with ice cream. So why not make a batch now, pair it with ice cream and a layer of Nutella to turn into a delicious pizzelle ice cream sandwich.

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Oreo Cake Makes the World a Better Place

Oreo Cake Makes the World a Better Place

Our Oreo cake starts with multiple layers to look like an obvious “sandwich” when cut into, is filled with buttercream frosting, chocolate ganache, and chocolate wafer cookie crumbles.  Finished with a rustic, semi-naked look and decorated with Oreo cookies, this is a cake everyone will love!

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Shelter at Home Fries

Shelter at Home Fries

There is nothing like an extended national shelter-in-place order combined with empty grocery store shelves to inspire creativity and resourcefulness in the kitchen.  Finding ourselves increasingly having to cook with what we have on hand, we’ve been having some fun coming up with new combinations that are unexpected but make total sense as soon as you take a bite. Our Shelter at Home Fries are the perfect breakfast companion for the indefinitely home bound.

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Socially Distant S’mores Cake

Socially Distant S’mores Cake

One of our favorite things to do in the Catskills is to build a bonfire and make s’mores.  We also love chocolate cake.  In a moment of inspiration we brought the two things and created our S’mores Chocolate Cake which, with a little bit of time, anyone can make.

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Hazelnut Macarons with Nutella Ganache

Hazelnut Macarons with Nutella Ganache

People are afraid of baking macarons but it’s really as simple as making the cookie, making the filling, and then putting them together. Our Hazelnut Macaron with Nutella Ganache is a great place to start. Chewy, chocolately and hazelnuty these macarons taste even more impressive than they look.

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Fort Hamilton Whiskey is the Spirit of Revolution

Fort Hamilton Whiskey is the Spirit of Revolution

Fort Hamilton Whiskey is the first offering from Alex Clark, a Brooklyn-based entrepreneur and distiller.  Alex’s goal with Fort Hamilton Whiskey is to recreate a very traditional style of rye whiskey that matches what would have been around when “classic cocktails” (like Manhattans) were being invented. He also shared his favorite cocktail recipe that you’ll find at the bottom of the article (in case you want to cut to the chase).

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