Jul 19
Those were supposed to be buttercream frosted cupcakes. After several days of daydreaming, I finally caved to a random craving which may or may not have been pregnancy related (yes, I’m blaming Junior), and decided to make a batch of yellow cupcakes with homemade buttercream frosting. Two hours later I decided I hated …
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Mar 24
{Photo credit} Side note – I apologize for not getting a post up on Wednesday like I had said I would! We ended up extending our trip one more day, so I was in the car with a headache instead of home, writing to you about chocolate and epic failures….. Chocolate, glorious chocolate. …
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Dec 15
I burnt the cookies. Is there anything sadder in the food world than a whole tray of hard, crispy cookies? There’s no way to fix ‘em, no way to dress them up. And no amount of bribery will get the family to gobble them down like they would if those cookies had come out …
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Nov 08
One mid-winter evening, my mom whipped up this beautiful, seasonal bowl of scrumptious simplicity. It was light, slightly sweet, and perfect served with chicken sandwiches on homemade rolls. It was so good, it was my meal of choice for two different parties that winter. And when I tried to make it a few …
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Aug 12
A lesson that bears repeating. Perhaps it will save some of you who have not yet ruined a whole batch of cookies. Make sure you have enough flour before you make the cookies. (And rice flour definitely changes the consistency – next time try oat. At least then you’ll have oatmealie cookies). Nevertheless, …
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