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Umami Days

Umami Days

Congee days and ramen nights

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  • Recipes
    • Appetizers
    • Salads
    • Soups
    • Main courses
    • Side dishes
    • Sweets
    • Beverages
  • Kitchen
    • Kitchen how-tos
    • Cooking ingredients
    • Kitchen tools
  • Food Tales
    • Edible Garden
    • Dining
  • Newsletter

Sweets

Whether you serve them after a meal or between meals, sweet dishes are crowd pleasers. Among my favorites in this list include baklava, dark chocolate truffles and crepes.

Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting smothered with toasted coconut

Carrot cake

Bursting with nuts and fruit, who'd think that a cake made with a vegetable can taste so good? Our carrot cake's cream cheese frosting comes smothered with toasted …

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Confetti cupcakes

Confetti cupcakes

Cupcakes with multi-colored specks inside that look like confetti had been thrown in with total abandon. The confetti consists of nonpareils (or “sprinkles”).

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Chocolate chip walnut cookies on wire rack

Chocolate chip and walnut cookies

The basic butter cookie recipe gets an upgrade with the addition of dark chocolate morsels and chopped walnuts. Perfect with coffee or tea.

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Kahlua-drenched brownies with vanilla ice cream

Kahlua-drenched brownies with vanilla ice cream

If you have leftover brownies that are starting to dry out, drench them in Kahlua, drop into dessert glasses with ice cream, drizzle in caramel syrup and top with more …

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