John Kanell is the creator of Preppy Kitchen, a cookbook author and former math and science teacher who shares baking lessons, recipes and life on his Connecticut farm.
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John shared a pumpkin Basque cheesecake for Thanksgiving, with warm spices and a caramelized top. His post explains why this style skips the crumb crust and gentle baking used for New York cheesecake.
preppykitchen.substack.comRead the cheesecake postIn his October Kitchen Notes, John looked back on meeting readers across the country, including a firefighter whose station cooks his recipes. He also shared the month’s baking posts in one place.
preppykitchen.substack.comRead October Kitchen NotesHome from his book tour, John returned to his regular recipe posts with a butter-rich pumpkin brioche. He suggested toasting it with butter and jam or turning it into French toast.
preppykitchen.substack.comRead the brioche postJohn’s Los Angeles book-tour stop at Barnes & Noble The Grove featured a conversation led by Tasting History creator Max Miller. In his later recap, John said his family attended too.
preppykitchen.substack.comRead John’s tour recapWriting from Seattle before his Book Larder event, John shared stories from his first tour stops. In Dallas, he met friends with a Preppy Kitchen baking club who work through his recipes together.
preppykitchen.substack.comRead the tour updateFollow John for recipes, baking lessons and notes from the farm.
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