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This year I was invited to contribute to the Austin Food Blogger Alliance 2012 City Guide. And while my post focuses specifically on cookies, other Austin food bloggers have covered everything from fine dining to food trailers. If you’re coming to Austin in the near future, make sure to check out the guide. All the [...]
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On Friday I posted an adapted version of the Allrecipes.com “Best Ever Carrot Cake”. I liked it because it was dark (more brown than orange), had lots of pineapple, and was dense and moist without being soggy. The additional step of roasting the shredded carrot before adding them to the batter made the …
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In my never-ending quest for the best carrot cake, I think I may have just found it. It’s from Allrecipes.com and it’s called Best Ever Carrot Cake. Like just about every other reviewer, I made changes to the original recipe. Notably, draining as much moisture as possible from the carrots for a …
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Remember Spatula City from the Weird Al movie, UHF? Well, I’ve got something better. Out of Brooklyn, NY, it’s Plastic Container City — your one stop shop for plastic containers, unique cupcake decorations and various holiday themed packaging including Easter decorating supplies. For those of you tired of paying $3.99 for a cute box at [...]
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These brownies evolved from my attempt to incorporate coconut oil and coconut flavored yogurt into a whole grain brownie recipe. I started by making it as written on Food Network and simply substituting coconut oil for the fat and coconut yogurt for the plain yogurt. The brownies were dry, cakey and crumbly, but they had [...]
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It’s a little late to post a Fat Tuesday recipe, so in honor of the upcoming National Margarita Day on February 22, here’s a cake to consider. The cake itself is key lime, but the icing really does taste like margarita. I could use one right now, btw. Key Lime Bundt Cake with Margarita Icing
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I’ve been on a mission to find the best cookies in Austin, and this week Todd brought home one of my old favorites — a black gold cookie from Upper Crust bakery. They’re big, fat, and stuffed with walnuts, but I couldn’t eat the whole cookie in one sitting so I put it away. …
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I was in the mood for brownies, but Fuzz wanted chocolate muffins. This was our compromise — very chocolaty muffins, sweet enough for dessert, but not so sweet they’d be confused with cupcakes and rich enough not to need icing. In other words, they’re true muffins and not cupcakes. Just for fun, …
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