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Miriam

@mrm.makes

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Classical musician by day, kitchen wench by night
(Actually usually the other way round)
DM for baking orders in New Haven, CT
Music at @mrmalade.ld

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Apricot cherry upside down cake w/bourbon vanilla caramel by @mrm.makes

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These make me feel like I live in a watercolor painting

Third #chickenofthewoods in the span of a fortnight!! #notsorry for the mushroom spam, tis the season by @mrm.makes

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Fig and pistachio cake with orange cream cheese frosting!

I'm sure ya'll are cool and already know all about figs, but it delights me to no end that figs are a) inverted flowers, not actually fruit and b) pollinated by female wasps inserting themselves up the fig's butt (fancy name ostiole) before dying there and getting digested by plant enzymes.

If the fig happens to be a male (non-fruiting) pod, the wasp can lay eggs which eventually hatch, mate, and the cycle begins anew. If the fig is female, the wasp cannot lay her eggs and starves inside, having brought crucial pollen unto her deathbed that allows the fig fruit/flower to ripen.

Then we get tasty tasty figs! 😀

(Swipe for experimentation with hightech psychedelic lighting i.e. our purple balcony fairy lights. These felt appropriate given that nature is FUCKING CRAZY) by @mrm.makes

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The color of this kombucha batch is 🔥

Black tea base with ginger.

(DM if you're in the New Haven area and need a SCOBY, mine are growing profusely) by @mrm.makes

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Spirals and a whole lotta zucchini ahead by @mrm.makes

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Macerate everything!!

Just kidding, that might end poorly. But you can macerate many things! Macerating is a cousin of marinating; the idea is to enhance natural flavors by soaking something in liquid for a while. When it comes to fruit, macerating can be as simple as tossing in sugar because as it turns out sugar is actually a wet ingredient?? Don't let your eyes deceive you! It is hygroscopic, drawing moisture from everything around it - in this case berries - which creates a sweet syrup of the fruit's own juices. (Ever notice that when you're mixing a cake batter or the like the sugar is usually added into the wet ingredients rather than the dry? Sugar's secret identity💧)

Salt, sugar, citrus juice, vinegar and alcohol are all common tools for maceration, each helping to break down the fruit a little, soften it and bring out the core flavors. You can also think of it as a form of raw cooking, particularly if using acid.... Basically, maceration is a v cool way to turn meh supermarket fruit into a most magical flavor extravaganza.

^This may be the simplest/best summer dessert in existence. Strawberries (you can use any berry or stone fruit) macerated in sugar and lemon juice w/a pinch of salt. Mascarpone cream (you can do straight up whipped cream, or yogurt, or ice cream, or whatever dairyful thing your heart desires). Smashed up Oreos (sub any cookie). Pile high & consume. by @mrm.makes

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Salted choc caramel tart!

This one was exceptionally delicious.

Also I can't get over how nice it is to have a REAL TART PAN after about 12 years of tart attempts in cake pans, pie tins, assorted bowls, ramekins and (once) a hubcap. by @mrm.makes

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Sort of a bastardization of palmiers and cinnamon rolls?

aka cute things to do with scraps of puff pastry by @mrm.makes

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Peach tart w/lemon thyme shortbread crust

This fruit explosion encapsulates summertime harvest joy in a big way & I'm kind of in love
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#stonefruitisthebestfruit #stonefruitseason #peaches #peachtart #tart #tartcrust #shortbread #baking #lemonshortbread #bake #bakersofinstagram #foodporn #foodart #summerbakes #foodphotography #summer #thyme #feedfeed #feedfeedbaking #explosion #fruitporn #fruitpile #bakingwithherbs #summer2021 #stonefruit by @mrm.makes

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Amongst the many summer bounties: chicken of the woods! It is bright orange and flags you down from afar. It has no gills, just a filagree of tubes - a delectable polypore. It is substantial and chicken-y and does well (like most mushrooms!) in a cast iron with a bath of butter, pepper and 🧄

p.s. it's also one of the safest mushrooms to ID without a ton of experience, just check that it doesn't have gills (like the poisonous Jack-o-Lantern) or a brown film on the surface (Velvet Top, not poisonous but not very pleasant)
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#chickenofthewoods #mushrooms #foraging #forage #polypore #edible #newhaven #fungi #mushroomhunters #mushroomidentification #fruitingbodies taken in East Rock, New Haven by @mrm.makes

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Tomato Tart Tatin with 3 entire onions on top in caramelized form. I love the balance of the sweet onion, tangy tomats and briny olives... and, you know, the flaky puff pastry underneath is ok too
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#caramelizedonions #tomato #tomatotart #olive #tarttatin #puffpastry #bake #baking #feedfeed #feedfeedbaking #foodart #foodporn #homebaking #homemade #tart #castironcooking #castironskillet by @mrm.makes

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Zucchini quiche w/feta, thyme and mustard
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#quiche #zucchini #zucchinirecipes #flaky #bake #bakersofinstagram #homemade #mandoline #swirls #waves #eggs #cheesy #freshherbs #summertime #squash #foodart #feedfeed #feedfeedbaking #foodporn #baking #food #pastry #newhaven #knifeskills #gardenharvest #quiches by @mrm.makes

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