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"Banana Muffins with Peanuts and Chocolate," from Make It Like a Man!

Banana Muffins with Peanuts and Chocolate

September 28, 2020July 15, 2024 Jeff the Chef

This quick and easy recipe for Banana Muffins with Peanuts and Chocolate will leave your friends thinking that you bought them at a bakery.

"Parmesan Black Pepper Sourdough Bread," from Make It Like a Man!

Parmesan Black Pepper Sourdough Bread

August 24, 2020February 9, 2025 Jeff the Chef

Parmesan Black Pepper Sourdough Bread: folded instead of kneaded, baked in a Dutch oven, recipe modeled after one from Zingerman’s

"Sourdough Farm Bread with Pepper and Bacon," from Make It Like a Man!

Sourdough Farm Bread with Pepper and Bacon

June 1, 2020June 2, 2020 Jeff the Chef

I’ve modified Zingerman’s Sourdough Farm Bread with Pepper and Bacon recipe so that it doesn’t require kneading. Need I say more? OK, I’ll add “Dutch oven.”

"Old-Fashioned Chocolate Layer Cake," from Make It Like a Man!

Old-Fashioned Chocolate Layer Cake

May 11, 2020December 21, 2022 Jeff the Chef

Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake: an excellent buttermilk chocolate layer cake with a fantastic frosting, from Amerca’s Test Kitchen.

"Sourdough Bread," from Make It Like a Man!

Light Wheat Sourdough Bread

May 4, 2020August 17, 2020 Jeff the Chef

Light Wheat Sourdough Bread, baked in a Dutch oven. Includes directions on how to create and maintain a starter. Produces an enviable crust.

"No-Bakes with Old-Fashioned Oats," from Make It Like a Man!

How to Make No-Bakes with Old-Fashioned Oats

March 30, 2020May 17, 2025 Jeff the Chef

How to Make No-Bakes with Old-Fashioned Oats: easy to make, chocolaty-cocoa, peanut-buttery, stovetop, comfort-food cookies.

"Lemon Layer Cake," from Make It Like a Man!

Lemon Layer Cake

March 23, 2020March 12, 2023 Jeff the Chef

Lemon Layer Cake: alternating layers of white cake and lemon curd shrouded in a cloud of a feather-weight, whipped frosting.

"Chocolate Blackout Cake," from Make It Like a Man!

Chocolate Blackout Cake

March 23, 2020December 21, 2022 Jeff the Chef

Chocolate Blackout Cake is three layers of buttermilk-chocolate cake, interspersed with a luscious, chocolate pudding. Beautifully decorated in cake crumbs.

Chocolate Chip Cookies, from Make It Like a Man!

Chocolate Chip Cookies: The Best I’ve Ever Made

February 10, 2020December 21, 2022 Jeff the Chef

I stumbled across this Jacques Torres recipe at Martha Stewart. Though it specifies bittersweet or semisweet, milk chocolate would be just as delicious. A combination of bread and pastry flour (maybe a touch of whole wheat), plus the secret of refrigerating the dough (thank you, NY Times), makes these cookies chewy, beautiful, and texturally interesting.

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