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Entries from the ‘Sweet Spot’ Category

pie party

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Inspired by all the amazing fruit at the farmers' market the past few weeks, I promised a few of my friends I'd bake some fruit pies this weekend. …

Exclusive: Ice pop recipe from our summer special issue

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Chill out with us! This crazy heat wave sweeping the country is good for something: making cool treats like the fruit salad pops on the cover of our …

creamy berry custards

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Our July/Aug issue is full of recipes that celebrate summer fruit, but the Creamy Cantaloupe Custards with Mixed Berries left me feeling particularly inspired. I love cantaloupe, and …

sweet cherry pie

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We planted a cherry tree in our front yard 12 years ago, and it's been producing fruit for about 7. We've used the fruit to make a grappa-like …

coconut-lime semifreddo done right

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Pretty pic, right? Wish we could take credit for it. Well, we sort of can, but only in the inspiration department. This sweet snap of our coconut-lime semifreddo …

easy picnic dessert: lemon curd

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I needed a lemon dessert that was easy to transport for a birthday picnic. Our lemon curd recipe worked perfectly—I carried it in a cold bag with ice …

carrot cupcakes

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For Easter, I tried the carrot cupcake recipe in Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook. The recipe was very simple—the most tedious part was finely grating a pound of carrots, …

tea time

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Everybody's talking Royal Wedding all week long, every minute of every day, and while I don't intend on getting up at 4 A.M. tomorrow to follow the proceedings, …