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Adapted from a Whole Foods recipe. These were pretty good, but a little on the soft side — almost too tender for my tastes. Not much crunch, but still a good cookie. Chocolate Chip Dried Cherry Cookies 1 stick organic unsalted butter — softened 2/3 cup organic cane sugar — packed 1 tsp vanilla extract [...]
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These blondies from the Whole Foods recipe collection have a rich butterscotch flavor and just enough maple flavor to let you know it’s there. On a scale of 1-10, they’re a 10. One thing to note is that the bake-time on the original recipe is approximate. The directions say 40-50 minutes but mine are always [...]
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Thanks to all who commented on the cake. It’s not as slick as the one in my Avon Birthday Cakes for Kids book, but I think Fuzz will remember it. If not, I have tons of pictures to remind her! As for that Avon book, it has tons of cute “carve-and-build” type cakes, which I [...]
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More proof that decorating is not my strong suit. But building cakes like this is fun even if they’re not as slick as the ones in the books.
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I don’t make a lot of plain white or yellow cakes, but since it’s Fuzz’s birthday month and since I’ve been practicing making different birthday cakes, it seemed like a good time to try this on. I wish I’d tried sooner. It’s from the King Arthur Flour Company and it’s the perfect white cake. I [...]
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This is an old recipe from the Baker’s Chocolate people. Follow it as written and you should get good results. DEATH BY CHOCOLATE COOKIES 2 pkgs semi-sweet baking chocolate — (8 oz. each) divided 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1/4 cup butter 2 eggs 1 t. vanilla 1/2 cup flour 1/4 t. baking powder [...]
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Here’s another great recipe from the King Arthur Flour company. I copied it off a web site I like called The Global Gourmet. you can also find it, as mentioned, in what is slowly becoming my cookie bible, the King Arthur Cookie Companion. Fudgy Brownies Many of us here at King Arthur decided that our [...]
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Pink Grapefruit Pie Crust: 1 2/3 cups graham cracker crumbs (22 squares, crushed) 3 tablespoons sugar 6 tablespoons melted butter Pie: 1 cup water 3/4 cup sugar 2 tablespoons flour 2 tablespoons butter 1/2 of a 3 ounce package strawberry gelatin 1 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened 1 cup powdered sugar 3 Ruby Red [...]
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