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Way back in 2007 I posted a Chocolate Chunk Cookie with Oreos in it. A lot of bakers were stuffing Oreo chunks into cookies back then, and one of the recipes being used as “base” was from the Nielsen-Massey recipe collection. I thought I’d mention this because people people appreciated the link posted earlier to [...]
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I was playing around with almond paste, you know – like everyone does on a hot summer day in Texas, and had half a roll left I needed to use up. I figured Odense, the people who make the only brand of almond paste I know of, could help. They did. I hadn’t been to [...]
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I can’t believe it took me so long to discover free-form tarts, but thanks to Food & Wine, I did and I’m hooked. This recipe is for a blueberry flavored one, and as the name implies, there’s no tart pan, pie shell or anything to hold it together other than pastry, which in this case [...]
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Do you have a state cookie? To promote their new line of bakeware, Better Homes and Gardens asked bloggers to participate in their BHG Live Better State Cookie Contest by posting a photo of a cookie representing their state. Our mission is to help them pick a winner by voting. Now don’t worry. I’m not [...]
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Last week Spice Islands emailed asking if I’d like to sample some of their spices. Hmm? I thought. Could I really use spices? Well, gee. I don’t know. And vanilla? What would I do with that? Just kidding, of course. What I said was “Heck yes!” So Spice Islands sent some spices and I told [...]
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Today’s apple bread made with Lucky Leaf apple pie filling, was a surprise hit and one I wish I’d tried sooner. The problem was it also called for biscuit mix and the only type I buy is the lower fat “Heart Smart” type, which I wasn’t sure would work. But today I was desperate — [...]
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I felt like making a big old pineapple cake this weekend, but given the heat and the fact we don’t have anyone around to help us eat a giant cake, I decided to go with these super easy bars made with crushed pineapple. Unlike my usual go-to pineapple desserts Millionaire Pie and Banana Split …
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It’s been a while since I posted a sugar cookie recipe, so here’s one I made yesterday and wanted to share. At first I was on the fence. The cookies were okay, but not great. But after a full day of chilling, I baked up a second round and thought they were much better. Being [...]
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