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that will be my life."

–Elsie de Wolfe

SERVINGS: One 9-inch loaf cake INGREDIENTS: Chestnut Bread: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon mixed spice (or pumpkin spice) 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 4 large eggs, room temperature 1 cup granulated sugar 3/4 cup chestnut spread (clement faugier) 3/4 cup vegetable oil […]

Spiced Chestnut Bread

February 1, 2022

I’m a treasure hunter. Thrift stores, estates sales, antiques shops. That’s my bliss. A few months ago, I found a dusty old vintage New England cookbook and purchased it without haggle for two dollars. I probably would have paid a lot more because it has entertained me night after night, reading cover to cover, learning […]

Cornbread Muffin Gems

April 15, 2020

I’m a treasure hunter. Thrift stores, estates sales, antiques shops. That’s my bliss. A few months ago, I found a dusty old vintage New England cookbook and purchased it without haggle for two dollars. I probably would have paid a lot more because it has entertained me night after night, reading cover to cover, learning […]

Cornbread Muffin Gems

April 15, 2020

I’m a treasure hunter. Thrift stores, estates sales, antiques shops. That’s my bliss. A few months ago, I found a dusty old vintage New England cookbook and purchased it without haggle for two dollars. I probably would have paid a lot more because it has entertained me night after night, reading cover to cover, learning […]

Cornbread Muffin Gems

April 15, 2020