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Our Favorite Birthday Cakes: Cinnamon Syrup Cake

by Meagan Micozzi
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I wish I could offer you a tale of the perfect birthday. I was hoping to delight you by recounting an amazing celebration complete with pony rides, pointy hats, and presents. Oh man, the presents. Lots and lots and lots of presents. Of course, the party peak would be the presentation of a cake of

Our Favorite Birthday Cakes: Ice Cream Cake

by Maggie Battista
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I grew up with a mom who grew up on a farm near the Honduran coast. In her home, everything was homemade or often, farm-made. She drank her milk fresh each morning, pulled warm from the cows out back. The bubbling black beans on the back of the stove were dried nearby. The cheese was

Chocolate Espresso Cake

by Shelby Larsson
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My favorite birthday cakes always came out of a Duncan Hines box. My mom, while an excellent cook, never really saw a reason to go beyond a mix, which was fine with us. I preferred “yellow cake” with chocolate frosting, and for years, that was definitely my go-to request.  I do remember one year, however,

Our Favorite Birthday Cakes: Vanilla Cake with Buttercream Frosting

by Jessica Merrill
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I was one lucky kid. I grew up with a grandmother who was a darn good baker and gifted with a cake decorating tip. From year to year, whatever I was into, Strawberry Shortcake or Wonder Woman, my grandmother brought it to life on cake. For my first birthday, she made a baby lamb –

Lemon Curd Crepe Cake

by Christine Tobin
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The Eat Boutique Team has wanted to showcase our favorite birthday cakes for a while. We don’t want to knock professional bakers – we totally aspire to be you! – but we think homemade cakes are pretty wonderful too. They may be messy and somewhat lop-sided, but homemade birthday cakes are what most of us

Raspberry Rhubarb Compote on Local Honey Cake

by Shelby Larsson
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When a food myth favors my preferred lifestyle, I typically accept it with gusto. Case in point: red wine and coffee are good for your heart. Great! Done! This means I can indulge in a nightly glass of red wine and enjoy my morning caffeine jolt without worry. Same goes for that dark chocolate claim:

Homemade Fried Dough

by Maggie Battista
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As a kid, I had a long list of foods that made me take notice and instantly salivate, luring me away from whatever game I had imagined lately. I often played “shopping” with whoever would have me, turning my parent’s house into a store where everything had a price tag and I had a huge

Impossible Pie: A Riff on the Classic Chess Pie

by Maggie Battista
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Though the northeast will forever be considered my home, I spent my high school years in the south, basically learning how to adjust. A Jersey girl through and through, I just tried to blend anyway I could. I was too busy sneaking out to dance clubs in downtown Atlanta and cussing up a storm to

Mexican Hot Chocolate Brownies

by Meagan Micozzi
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I just love a good party. And I have found, over the years, that one of the keys to hosting a good party is to give it a theme. Establishing a theme for your celebration gives yourself and your party compatriots a common mission – you’re all in it together and you know exactly what

Chocolate-Dipped Biscotti

by Meagan Micozzi
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I’ve always felt that biscotti are such a sophisticated thing to eat. Like, a little too sophisticated for me. Like, I’m really not sure that I’m cool enough to hang with this dessert. Biscotti, you’re so intimidating. But life is all about facing our fears and trying to be as cool as you can, so

{giveaway} Spring Gift Box

by Maggie Battista
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{This giveaway has closed. The winner will be announced on our Facebook page on April 7!} Spring is a tough time of year in New England. While the rest of the world is treated to warmer temperatures and sprouting flower buds – or so it feels to me – New England dances between melting ice

Rhubarb Jam & Simple Syrup

by Maggie Battista
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My jam making exploits are legendary in my household. I wish I could boast that the legend is due to each and every jar tasting exceptionally delicious. Some of them are pretty darn good, but some of them fail miserably. I remember a pot of bright yellow raspberries that burnt to a crisp while I

Au Merveilleux de Fred: A Meringue Bakery in Paris

by Rosa Jackson
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While some French food enthusiasts cherish the macaron, the piled high buttercream cupcake or the newly-enamored whoopie pie, I remain an original meringue fan. Whenever I pick up my baguette in Paris, I always add a simple gigantic meringue to my order, as every bakery keeps a few at the ready. A lot of egg

Mixed Berry Crostata

by Meagan Micozzi
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I became acquainted with crostatas several years ago and now I churn them out regularly like nobody’s business. Crostatas are basically a low-rent version of a pie or tart:  they are messy to eat, not particularly easy on the eyes, but they are absolutely delicious and simple to prepare. In fact, they are so accessible

Meyer Lemon Curd

by Shelby Larsson
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You may have noticed that we have all gone a bit nuts over citrus recently here on Eat Boutique. First it was Maggie’s Meyer Lemon liquor. Then Meagan shows up with these incredible looking Pomander Cupcakes. Can you imagine a better afternoon than hanging out with these two ladies around a kitchen table, sipping a

Pomander Cupcakes

by Meagan Micozzi
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I didn’t care much for citrus as a child. I knew that this wasn’t a super popular or healthy opinion, and that I would probably never grow up to win the Miss Florida or Miss Orange County crowns, but I still stuck to my guns and avoided oranges, grapefruits, et. al. like the plague. The

Homemade Cocoa Mix & Marshmallows

by Shelby Larsson
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It is the beginning of February and this week I purchased a new puffy winter coat, a hat with a wide brim, new fleece gloves and the world’s greatest waterproof boots.  I know what you might be thinking: shouldn’t I have thought about securing these items earlier in the season? Perhaps covering all my winter

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