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American Cheese

ivan.hawkes@gmail.com (Ivan Hawkes) — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

An American cheese product that melts beautifully on hamburgers. Perfect for cheese toasties, Welsh rarebit, burgers, nachos, or topping a lasangne.

The cheese is processed to help prevent oils splitting from it when melting and to lower the melting point.

Lemon Bars

ivan.hawkes@gmail.com (Ivan Hawkes) — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000

A lemon custard atop a shortbread crust. Finely balanced between the sweetness of the sugar and sourness of the lemons.

Lemon Bars (Claire Saffitz)

ivan.hawkes@gmail.com (Ivan Hawkes) — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000

A rich version of the lemon bars recipe created by Claire Saffitz.

Chocolate Chip Cookie

ivan.hawkes@gmail.com (Ivan Hawkes) — Sat, 02 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000

A classic, chewy, Amercian style chocolate chip cookie.

Banana Bread

ivan.hawkes@gmail.com (Ivan Hawkes) — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Whenever there are over-ripe bananas in the house, it’s time to make this cake.

Broccoli Bacon Salad

ivan.hawkes@gmail.com (Ivan Hawkes) — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Broccoli adds brightness and crunch, while the bacon adds saltiness and umami to this dish. Cranberries bring in some floral notes, and the walnuts round it all out with some nuttiness.

Cinnamon Scrolls

ivan.hawkes@gmail.com (Ivan Hawkes) — Sun, 03 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Sweet, doughnut like, cinnamon scrolls with a drizzle of cream cheese icing.

Chocolate Ice Cream

ivan.hawkes@gmail.com (Ivan Hawkes) — Sat, 29 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000

A thoroughly rich and creamy dessert that is certain to please.

Bagel

ivan.hawkes@gmail.com (Ivan Hawkes) — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Simple bagels done right—it takes a bit of effort to make them the first time, but it’s easier every time thereafter. And the end result is so very worth the time.