Posted on Written by Toni Dash When I was growing up we had a pie cherry tree in our backyard.Today I would be over the moon to have such a treasure in close proximity since I travel far to pick my own pie cherries every summer.However as a teenager, with picking and pitting cherries being one of my chores, I was tempted to buy a chain saw and do away with the tree on more than one occasion rationalizing George Washington did the same and his life turned out ok.

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For the cherry filling: Combine the cherries, sugar and lemon juice in a saucepan, combine the cherries with sugar and lemon juice. Sprinkle with the tapioca and simmer for 5 minutes. Pour into a large bowl and stir in the bourbon, almond extract and orange bitters. Let cool and refrigerate for about 1 hour.

One of the greatest holiday traditions at my parents' house is the making of a half dozen cheesecakes. Guided by a top-secret recipe - from an original 1980 issue of The Kansas City Star that lists a recipe for New York Cheesecake, along with years of handwritten notes and variations - my father spends a full day in the kitchen pressing graham cracker crusts into springform pans, whipping up rich cream cheese filling, and fretting over water baths.

Super easy to make, this buttery, moist and soft apple cake has layers of thinly sliced apples and a sweet and flavorful streusel topping! Just perfect with a cup of coffee! I don't even know how to begin describing this apple cake. It's buttery, moist, soft, with thinly sliced apples and topped with a sweet cinnamon streusel topping.

Caramel Cake 16 tbsp. unsalted butter, softened, plus more for pans 3 cups cake flour, plus more for pans, sifted 12 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted 2 (15-oz. ) cans evaporated milk Make the cake: Heat oven to 350°. Butter and flour three 9″ cake pans, and set aside.

My first job in New York was in Washington Heights, almost at the top of Manhattan and about an hour by train from my place in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. That long commute made for a tough morning routine. No time to brew a pot and check the news before I hopped on the subway.

Grocery stores often label the popsicle aisle "Frozen Novelties." In a world of extreme buffalo chicken pockets and microwave breakfast sandwiches with waffles for bread, being singled out as a field of food notable for novelty is a big deal.

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