Posts in: 2021s

Crunchy Biscotti Recipe

The Semifreddis Bakery Cafe on Claremont Ave, Berkeley closed, leaving me without a close, reliable source for their excellent biscotti. And also leaving me with no choice but to attempt replicating their tasty treats at home. I tried half a dozen recipes that I found online, and they all came up short in one way or another. The most promising recipe I could find came from Madeleine Kamman’s The New Making of a Cook and, over the course of three years, I have tried literally a dozen variations on it.

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Best BBQ so far (sorry TX, MO, KY)

Ribs were total disappointment, but …sliced brisket was like butter; wings, second only to Momma’s Mustard Pickles in Louisville; and smoked turkey, sublime.






Rollin’ Smoke BBQ, first exit off I-10 on TX. Definitely smokin’.