I am a lucky girl in so many ways. One of them is that I have a lot of really wonderful friends who are incredibly encouraging of my love for cooking and baking. (I’m sure this has absolutely, positively nothing to do with the fact that they often reap the benefit of said hobby.) It [...]
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I realized that I mention in quite a few of my posts, “This freezes well.” I have started to say this so often (especially where scones are concerned!) that you all must think I have a completely packed freezer all the time. Not true, but I do keep a lot of things I consider to [...]
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You know who I just love to pieces? Jack Johnson. Without a doubt, he is one of my top three favorite artists. He makes up 8.5% of my iTunes library. And in my top three favorite Jack Johnson songs, Banana Pancakes for sure! My sweet Ben bought me tickets to see Jack Johnson in concert [...]
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I’ve been meaning to try pistachio cupcakes for a long time, but well, my list of cupcakes to try is just very, very long. Pistachio is certainly a delicious flavor but it is not as indulgent and compelling as some of the other flavors. These cupcakes have been passed over time and time again for [...]
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It seems fish tacos are quite a popular dish. I see them all over the blogosphere and on lots of restaurant menus, but for a long time they just sounded kind of gross to me. I think part of it was my childhood fear of seafood rearing its head – growing up in Indiana and [...]
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I’ve been over and over my deep, undying love for cheesecake, and also my reluctance to make a full size one because I will undoubtedly eat it all myself. Recently I’ve been experimenting with various ways to have cheesecake in individual, more portable portions that make it slightly easier to prevent the gobbling situation – [...]
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On the first day of summer I did a post featuring some of my favorite summer recipes that were not to be missed. Well, I decided to another midway through the season for a few reasons. One, the first post was very well received. Two, I seem to have overlooked a few favorites the first [...]
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Okay, it’s really strawberry sour cream ice cream. But wait! Don’t you dare go running away or turn up your nose in disgust at the inclusion of sour cream in this recipe. Believe me, when I first read the recipe title I thought, “Ew, gross!” and moved right along. But recently I have seen this [...]
Filed under: Berries, Dessert, Ice creams & Sorbets | 34 Comments »
As I mentioned last week, I’m really trying to enjoy summer to the fullest rather than spend it waiting for fall. For me, one thing this has meant is eating copious amounts of fresh berries. I mean, they are gorgeous, healthy, delicious and portable – how can anyone resist them? I certainly can’t, especially in [...]
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