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Fuzz and I made these in an attempt to use up some oranges we bought earlier in the week. And while we typically don’t love orange flavor in bread nor honey flavor in large amounts, the two flavors balanced each other out and tasted great. What was really special was the texture. Unlike heavy, biscuit-like [...]
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After baking a lot of tried and true favorites this week, I wanted to slip in something new and decided to try a recipe for Marmalade Nut Bread. This is from one of my favorite little booklets, Julia Waldbaum Has a Recipe for Holiday Cooking. Julia Waldbaum’s recipe is supposed to be divided into two [...]
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I hope everyone had a happy holiday! Ours was fun, but different. I didn’t cook and that felt weird, but being the bartender was fun and I’m proud to have introduced the family to “Whipped Cream Vodka” and Fulton’s Pumpkin Cream Liqueur. Speaking of which, there was no pumpkin pie, just buttermilk pie, and …
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Today’s recipe was inspired by a picture I saw while flipping through a magazine at the place where I get my oil changed. If you look at the photo on the link, you’ll see the bread rises out of the pan, forms kind of a lump in the middle, and a ridge over the [...]
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Yesterday I mentioned a crazy chocolate muffin kick. Well, I’m coming off it. I got the results I wanted (for now) and like this recipe enough to share it. Let me preface this by saying it’s easy to make really rich, delicious, buttery chocolate muffins. Obviously, making them tasty and lower in calories and fat [...]
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This week I purchased a jar of Biscoff, a spread made with the popular Belgium spice cookies. If that sounds strange to you, you’re in good company. But if you see it at your local Central Market or Wal*Mart (or the grocery store in your area that likes to give shelf space to new and [...]
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After making yesterday’s muffins, I felt the need to try a lower sugar, lower calorie version. If artificial sweeteners aren’t your thing, this muffin won’t be either. However, if you’ve been known to break out the Splenda, I’d be curious to see what you think. At first I thought they had too much …
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A few weeks ago we saw some pumpkin muffins at a bake sale. They weren’t anything special in terms of appearance, but they were just the right size for a lunch box. I bought a couple, gave one to Fuzz’s karate teacher, then packed the other in Fuzz’s lunch. After school she commented on …
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