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The glory of Gingerbread
It’s another great food holiday today, if you’re me that is; it’s National Gingerbread Day! I love gingerbread. Again, it’s a Mom thing as is nearly all of my baking love; something I got from having a mom who loved Gingersnap cookies and would make them regularly when I was little. That molasses tang, the […]
Of Baklava and Homemade bread
And I am a little shamed to admit that I didn’t prepare either one for their special day(s). Welcome to the slacker version of National Baklava Day and National Homemade Bread Day. It promises to be short and sweet. Literally. For what it’s worth I did intend to make some bread, but unless I seriously […]
15 down, 15 to go
Fifteen posts down for NaBloPoMo and fifteen more to go. So far so good. Today will be a fun post as it’s National Bundt Pan Day. In Minnesota, we can boast not just the amazing four-season changes in weather coupled with temps that can range over 130 degrees in a single calendar year, but we […]
Maple Tapioca with Pralines
Maple Tapioca Pudding with Pralines from Eating Well magazine, March/April 2007 1 cup low-fat milk 1 large egg, well beaten 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon quick-cooking tapioca 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup, divided 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 tablespoons chopped pecans Pinch of ground cinnamon Pinch of ground nutmeg […]
Angel food cake croutons
To make the croutons: Cube angel food cake and place on foil covered baking sheet. Place it as close under the broiler as your oven will allow and watch it carefully. The cubes will brown in seconds and can go from perfect to burnt and become smoke detector fodder in the blink of an eye. […]
Cookies
Aaaaaaand I’m back! Miss me? I did treat you to a few posts, shelved prior to ‘the week without tastebuds’ in my house so I wasn’t superbly absent. Interestingly enough, while I recuperated, my blog was inundated with hits, mostly searching for pictures of funny cats. I suppose I’m not so remiss in that area, […]
Chocolate Cherry Bread
Chocolate-Cherry Bread (original recipe from David Lebovitz) Makes 2 loaf 1 1/2 cups (210g) dried cherries, well-chopped 1 1/4 cup (170g) all-purpose flour 1/2 cup (50g) unsweetened cocoa powder (Dutch-process or natural) 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 10 tablespoons (140g) butter (salted or unsalted), at room temperature 2 cups […]
Chewy Chocolate Bites
Chewy Chocolate Bites 4 squares Bakers unsweetened baking chocolate 1 1/2 sticks butter (no subs or all of the above mentioned will fail, trust me) 2 c. sugar 3 eggs, beaten 1 t. vanilla 2 c. flour Preheat oven to 350. Melt chocolate and butter over low heat (or use double boiler) until only small […]
Childhood Cookie Memories
Coconut Tempters 2 c. sugar ½ c. cocoa ½ c. milk ½ c. butter ½ c. peanut butter 1 t. vanilla 3 c. quick cooking oatmeal ½ c. coconut (optional, but yummy) Place sugar, cocoa, milk and butter in a medium saucepan and cook to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil 1 minute. Add peanut butter and […]
Chewy Cheesecake Cookies
Chewy Cheesecake Cookies (NOT a low fat recipe) Blend together one stick of room temperature butter (no subs!), with one 3-oz package of softened cream cheese until creamy. Gradually add in one cup of white sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in one cup of AP flour until incorporated. Do not overmix. Scoop by tablespoon […]