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  • Two Blueberry Buckles with a Bakehouse pastry bag underneath. One of the Buckles is still wrapped, while the other is unwrapped and has a slice cut from it. Ari's Favorites

    Wild Blueberry Buckle From the Bakehouse

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A long-standing classic returns for a special appearance this summer! I can’t recall when we started making Blueberry Buckle, but it’s been a classic and a … Continued

  • A top-down photo of about two dozen red radishes with their leafy tops still on, resting on a wooden tray. Ari's Favorites

    Revueltos with Radish Greens

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Super simple, seasonally appropriate, Spanish-style scrambled eggs Thinking back to the radishes and butter I wrote about as an appetizer last week … one of … Continued

  • A jar of Mieli Thun Italian Cherry Honey. the jar is short and square with a black lid. Ari's Favorites

    Cherry Blossom Honey from Italy

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Anarchistic beekeeping offers up rare and wonderful cherry blossom honey It turns out that anarchism isn’t only applicable to business. Some of the absolute best … Continued

  • A close-up photo of a bag of Ziba Kishmish Raisins resting on a pile of Kishmish Raisins. The bag is solid yellow on the bottom half and orange with a floral pattern on the top half, and an image of a bowl of the raisins in the middle. Ari's Favorites

    Sun-Dried Kishmish Raisins

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Artisan offering from Afghanistan When I was a kid, raisins were small, dark purple, and came in red boxes from the supermarket. The remarkable Kishmish … Continued

  • A photo of one whole wheel of Gofio goat cheese, with a half wheel stacked on top. The cheese has a very thin pale rind, with a white interior that has a thick and solid paste. Ari's Favorites

    Gofio Goat Cheese from the Canary Islands

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Fine flavor and artisan excellence from Fuerteventura Looking for a cheese that’s both exceptionally flavorful and equally accessible? Something different but not too drastic? How … Continued

  • A photo of El Meteoro Smoky Rojo sauce. The bottle is clear and shows the red sauce inside. The label is parchment colored with text matching the color of the sauce, and an image of a cow with long horns and a speech bubble that says "El Meteoro!" Ari's Favorites

    Two Terrific ¡El Meteoro! Sauces

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Good Food Award winners from the Meteor Café in Austin In 2009, the year of our first formally written vision that described our community of … Continued

  • A top-down photo of a Bakehouse oatmeal raisin cookie on a marble countertop, with more cookies surrounding it. Ari's Favorites

    The Best Oatmeal Raisin Cookies Around

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Big O cookies from the Bakehouse Earlier this year, my friend Melissa Clark wrote in the New York Times, It may come as a shock to … Continued

  • A top-down photo of a Flourless Chocolate Orange Torte on a marble countertop with two slices cut from it, and another slice on a circular white plate along with a fork. Ari's Favorites

    Flourless Chocolate Orange Passover Torte

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews The classic Zingerman’s dessert for the holiday or any day This terrific dark chocolate torte has been part of our Passover offerings in the ZCoB … Continued

  • A top-down photo of a bowl of two matzo balls in a bowl of broth topped with finely sliced green onions. The bowl is on a wooden table. Ari's Favorites

    Consider the Matzo Ball

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A prerequisite at many American Ashkenazi Passover meals For many Americans, April is the start of baseball season. For many American Jews, it’s also the … Continued

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    Lemon Sponge Cake at the Bakehouse

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Light, delicious, and made without wheat Over the course of the coming eight days of Passover, the Bakehouse’s lovely Lemon Sponge Cake will be gracing … Continued