Sensational Supreme Pizza
Yum I remember it like it was yesterday: it was a special occasion, and my whole family went to Pizza Hut to celebrate. These were the “glory” days of Pizza Hut . . . when the booths were red and…
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Monthly Archive: October 2015
Classic Southern Fried Chicken
I have a love hate relationship with fried chicken. Well . . . mostly love. This amazing, crispy Southern delicacy can get even the most stalwart dieting heart pumping with lust. But, unfortunately, like so many Southern staples, if you didn’t…
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Fantastic French Onion Soup
Yum You know the scene from the cartoon “Ratatouille” where Anton Ego tastes the Ratatouille? He takes a suspicious bite, and then, suddenly, he stops chewing, his eyes go wide, and he is instantly transported back in time to his…
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Strawberries and Cream French Macarons
Look at them. Aren’t they gorgeous? Sigh. Now look at these. Look long and hard, and remember. This here is Macaron Heartbreak Alley. I have traveled this horrible road many times. I have ruined so many macarons that I could have…
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Homemade Milano Cookies
Yum It’s hard not to love Milano cookies. Every time I go down the juice aisle to grab kid standards like apple juice and juice boxes . . . the accursed store employees have placed the cookie aisle right there,…
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Airbrushing Apples!
I haven’t been doing as many cookies, lately. There’s a reason for this. I’ve been working on 360 wedding cookies for a good friend I’ve had for 25 years. The wedding cookies have taken most of my baking time, but…
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Easy Crème Brûlée
Yum Imagine a dessert so amazingly decadent . . . so amazingly smooth and velvety and soft that you feel like one of its parents was a cloud, and one was an angel. That’s exactly what Crème Brûlée tastes like. And…
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Comforting Chicken Noodle Soup
Yum Your nose is red and raw from sneezing. Your eyes are watery, and your throat hurts. Blah. It’s cold season, and it’s lousy. Suddenly, your Mom appears, bringing in a mug full of hot, steaming chicken noodle soup. You…
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Hero Cookies, part I– Policemen
My 3 year old and I have been learning about “Heroes” lately. I think it all started with a book we read, and it has become a really neat project. When he wanted to know what a hero was, I…
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Gluten Free Banana Muffins
Yum If you have a gluten sensitivity, get ready to be disappointed. A lot. The gluten free “alternative” products taste . . . well, they tend to taste either like corn, at their best, or cardboard, at their worst. So…
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