Lauren Chattman
Lauren Chattman is a cookbook author, freelance writer and former professional pastry chef. Her recipes have appeared in Food & Wine, Bon Appetit, Cook’s Illustrated and The New York Times. She is the author of 14 books, most recently "Cake Keeper Cakes" (Taunton 2009) and "Cookie Swap!" (Workman, 2010). She has also co-authored several books with former White House pastry chef Roland Mesnier, including Dessert University (Simon & Schuster, 2004). With artisan baking expert Daniel Leader, she is the co-author of the IACP award-winning "Local Breads" (Norton, 2007). With Susan Matheson, she is co-author of "The Gingerbread Architect" (Clarkson Potter, Fall 2008) Lauren lives in Sag Harbor with her husband and two daughters. She blogs about local food and small-town life at sagharbordays.blogspot.com.
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Lauren Chattman 5/16/12 Spring is asparagus season
Because of the mild weather this winter, asparagus season arrived earlier than usual. I bought ... Read more »
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Lauren Chattman 5/8/12 A Mother's Day treat: breakfast in bed
I'm not sure what I'll be in the mood for when I wake up on ... Read more »
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Lauren Chattman 5/2/12 Try a savory bread pudding
Food historians have traced the origins of bread pudding to 13th century England, where impoverished ... Read more »
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Lauren Chattman 4/19/12 Confectioners' sugar is great for baking
Every baker has a box of confectioners' sugar in the pantry, but only a few ... Read more »
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Lauren Chattman 4/3/12 Easter candy egg
For some cooks, seasonality means shopping at the farmers market for the freshest local produce. ... Read more »
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Lauren Chattman 3/6/12 Pretzel bread
I have a theory about the pretzel bread craze sweeping Long Island's bakeries, sandwich shops ... Read more »
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Lauren Chattman 2/21/12 Cake pops made simple
All of a sudden, cake pops are everywhere: Online, at Starbucks, in the Neiman-Marcus catalog. ... Read more »
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Lauren Chattman 2/7/12 Chocolate bark
If you are the kind of cook who pores over Pastry & Baking magazine before ... Read more »
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Lauren Chattman 1/24/12 Winter salads
As February looms, I can barely remember those days in July and August when I ... Read more »
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Lauren Chattman 1/10/12 Sweet potato gnocchi recipe
Cleaning out my vegetable drawer the other day, post-holiday after returning from vacation, I uncovered ... Read more »
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Lauren Chattman 12/27/11 Kohlrabi
In addition to being one of medieval Europe's busiest rulers, Charlemagne was a great promoter ... Read more »
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Lauren Chattman 12/20/11 Budget-friendly party eats
Like many other Long Islanders this New Year's Eve, I won't be celebrating the size ... Read more »
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Lauren Chattman 12/6/11 Holiday cookies
For most of the year, I am happy to serve humble drop or bar cookies ... Read more »
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Lauren Chattman 11/29/11 Stovetop popcorn
Like many popcorn lovers seduced by the ease and low-fat promises of microwave popcorn, I ... Read more »
