Tu B’Shevat Cookies

January 29, 2010
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Saturday is Tu B’Shevat, the Jewish holiday celebrating the New Year of the trees. As a kid growing up in Northern California we always held our Tu B’shevat seder outside on the grass and then planted new trees in the back yard. The first bulbs of spring would be beginning to bloom and it was […]

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Nanaimo Bars: My First Daring Bakers Challenge

January 27, 2010
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I am very excited to have joined the Daring Bakers. I have been reading many of their wonderful blogs for quite a while now and I am so happy to be joining in on the fun. In honor of the upcoming winter olympics in Canada this month’s challenge was Nanaimo bars, a three layer bar […]

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Snickerdoodles

January 21, 2010
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Snickerdoodles are a cookie that I often, regretfully, forget about when choosing a cookie to make  (chocolate and peanut butter are usually the major players in this house). Before this week it had been ages since I had them. When a friend asked me to make snickerdoodles for his senior sermon I happily obliged, and […]

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Horchata Rice Pudding

January 14, 2010
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It seems like no matter how much food we order for take out from our favorite Chinese restaurant they decide we need enough rice for a dozen people. Inevitably the huge box of leftover rice sits in the back of the fridge until it is suitably unappetizing and I can justify throwing it away. Occasionally […]

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Heavenly Bakers: Chocolate Struesel Coffee Cake

January 11, 2010

I have a confession to make. I wasn’t planning on baking the cake for Heavenly Cake Bakers this week. With all the recipe testing going on in my kitchen right now, the last thing I needed was more cake to tempt me. But then, at 3 pm on Friday afternoon, I began to have serious […]

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Raspberry Mousse

January 7, 2010
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This time of year I often find myself feeling like my body needs a bit of detoxing. After all of the overindulgence of the holidays fresh lighter foods seem more appealing to me than their heavier counterparts. The same goes for desserts. Don’t worry, I will be back to making insanely rich decadent things soon, […]

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Grapefruit Tarragon Sorbet

December 29, 2009

I have joined the project Gourmet, unbound. It was started by some amazing food bloggers it is an effort to keep the recipes and stories of Gourmet magazine alive even though we no longer can look forward to the magazine appearing on our doorstep and in our kitchens month after month. Each month we will […]

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Chocolate Covered Cranberry Marshmallows

December 29, 2009

If you asked someone to name a word association with marshmallows elegant probably would not be the word to come to mind. Maybe campfires or s’mores. Or rice crispy treats. Or the chubby bunny game at summer camp (although no longer allowed, I understand, due to safety issues). In most cases marshmallows are pure fun, […]

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A Sweet Christmas

December 26, 2009

I just wanted to share some of the things I made for Christmas presents this year because I was so pleased with how they turned out. I didn’t want to post them in advance because my number one Christmas package recipient reads my blog. (Hi Theresa!) These are peppermint marshmallows. The colored sugar gives them […]

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Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Truffles

December 23, 2009

There are times when a dessert should be elegant. There are other times where it should be fun. For times when it should be both, these brilliant cookie dough truffles from Baked Perfection are the perfect solution. Elegant enough to sit on a cookie platter, they allow us to indulge our hidden desire to eat […]

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Chanukkah Sugar Cookies

December 18, 2009

Although I am someone who loves to bake all kinds of cookies, I rarely make decorated sugar cookies. In fact, before this week, the last time I made decorated sugar cookies was for my childbirth class reunion when my son was 6 weeks old. A crazy undertaking with a 6 week old baby, I know.  […]

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