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| | Today's my birthday! I'm generally a low-maintenance introvert, but my birthday is the ONE day of the year I feel comfortable demanding the thing I want most: cake. Over the course of my now 38 years, I've requested a handful of birthday cakes: black forest with runny chocolate icing, blueberry cheesecake and my longtime favorite, carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. But this year, I'm requesting German apple cake. I don't have a beautiful photo to share ― it's just a plain-looking sheet cake with cream cheese frosting on top ― but I can tell you that it's filled with juicy apples and warming cinnamon, it's got a little crunch around the edges and you won't be able to eat fewer than three squares. Scroll down to the bottom of this newsletter, where I'm sharing my mom's hand-written recipe card with you. I hope you love it as much as I do!
XO, Kristen |
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| | More birthday cake recipes,
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| | | | Caramelize onions in half the time (and make some French onion soup, while you're at it) |
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| | | | French onion soup is one of winter's greatest gifts, but it takes FOREVER to make. With the help of a common household ingredient, you can caramelize your onions in half the time. And if you've got an Instant Pot, you can make it even faster. Find out how! |
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| | | | Brace yourself, this is what the labels on egg cartons REALLY mean |
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| | The egg shelves at the supermarket can be tricky to navigate, since you have to choose between labels like “free-range,” “cage-free” and “pasture-raised." It's tempting to just go with the cheapest option.
While the demand for cage-free eggs is on the rise, conventional (read: caged) hens still supply the vast majority of eggs in the U.S., and when you consider caged eggs are “one of the cruelest products ever offered in our food system," you should probably make sure you're not accidentally buying them. Read on to find out what those labels really mean. |
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| | | | | Chefs reveal what they make in the Instant Pot |
| Soups, yogurt, braised pork and more dishes are best made in the popular multi-cooker. |
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| | | RECIPE: German Apple Cake |
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| Mom my wrote out this recipe a million years ago, so here are a few notes that you may find helpful: - "Salad oil" can be vegetable or canola oil
- I skip the nuts
- I use about 6 cups of apples, not 4
- Where the frosting calls for margarine, you can always use butter
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