Dessert

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    Peach Crisp

    Mercy, Mercy, Mercy | Cannonball Adderley I love Peach Crisp as a summer dessert. When peaches are in season, I eat them as often as possible. Juicy peaches make this dish shine, and the crisp can be eaten at any time of day, served warm or cold. The topping for this Peach Crisp works great…

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    Chocolate Sauerkraut Cake

    Album: Light as a Feather | Chick Corea and Return to Forever Chocolate sauerkraut cake is a uniquely wonderful dessert, much like Chick Corea’s all-time classic album, Return to Forever. The sauerkraut adds leavening and amps up the richness of the chocolate flavor in this cake. It packs a dark, deep chocolatey flavor and is…

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    Peanut-Orange Broccoli Soba with Beef or Tofu

    Album: Bringin’ It | Christian McBride Big Band This Peanut-Orange Broccoli Soba with Beef or Tofu offers the combination of peanut butter, ginger, and fresh orange, which is surprisingly wonderful for the ol’ taste buds. The recipe offers a super flavorful and nutritious meal. When I can get Cara Cara oranges, this is a go-to…

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    Pattie’s Carrot Cake

    Album: Sound of Christmas | Ramsey Lewis Trio Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting is an unbelievably delicious treat. This recipe originated from Pattie, Mom’s college roommate. Huge thanks for this one, Pattie. I can regale readers with countless tales of this cake delighting folks across the country and I have received more compliments on…

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    Maple Cake

    Mélusine | Cécile McLorin Salvant There was life before maple cake and life after maple cake. Every time I am about to make a cake, I think to myself, should I make maple cake instead? This cake takes all of the best things about waffles with maple syrup, converts into cake form, and adds cream…