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So all that talk about extract was leading up to this cake. The original version was on the back of a Watkins cherry extract box, and since Todd loves anything chocolate-cherry, I knew this cake was in our future. The original cake was double this and baked in a standard size Bundt pan. I’m glad [...]
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Would you like to come upstairs and see my extracts? I don’t know why I took this picture other than the fact I was bored and playing with my new lens. That and I’ve been thinking a lot about extracts. What’s up with our love for vanilla? Who uses chocolate extract and in what? When [...]
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Hey, the DOW is up today (or at the moment, at least). I’m celebrating with some Whoopie Pies. A better excuse would be that it’s starting to feel like fall, but it isn’t. It’s hot and sunny and we keep having fires. Where is autumn? Pumpkin Whoopie Pies Print Recipe type: Dessert Author: Cookie Madness [...]
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I’m not sure I would have tried this had there not been half a roll of peanut butter cookie dough in the refrigerator, but I needed to get rid of it and didn’t feel like cookies. Granola, on the other hand, seemed like a great idea; and using refrigerated peanut butter cookie dough to make [...]
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I like the idea of Mexican vanilla, but the only time I can really taste it is when I eat Amy’s Mexican Vanilla ice cream. The vanilla Amy uses is pretty distinguishable from just about any other vanilla, and some might even say it’s an acquired taste (acquired by many Austinites, for sure!). At any [...]
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This week has been crazy, and I haven’t had a chance to post a dessert, but I did try a really good new chip and have been meaning to tell you about it for the last few days. The chips are called Beanfield’s and I discovered them at the Good Food Santa Monica Fest. The [...]
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I apologize for taking so long to get these photos up, but I came back to Texas and needed to attend to other matters. Still am. But this trip was an unforgettable experience and thanks to Duncan Hines, dessert sponsor of the Emmy Awards, for the invitation. I hope all the stars liked their cake [...]
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Wow, what a weekend! I’m on an airplane waiting for them to tell us to turn everything off, but here are a few quick pictures. I’ll post more when I get back to Austin. Kathy Griffin Jon Stewart
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