Cooking, Creating, and Everything in Between
Yum There is a very teeny window each year for one of my favorite fruits– the blissfully tart cranberry. I go crazy for cranberry while these little ruby gems are in season, and then I always buy plenty to freeze…
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I bake. A lot. But that doesn’t mean that I know it all, or that I never make mistakes. You’d fall down and die laughing if you could see some of the horrors that I have created. In fact, I…
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Yum When the dog days of summer finally start giving way to the crisp, cool evenings of late August and early September, I start dreaming of fall. I dream of big, cozy sweaters and plaid shirts. I dream of favorite…
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Yum Sometimes, when I’m having a chocolate craving, I sit there and think to myself, “I’d love to have a chocolate chip cookie.” Other times, I think, “I’d just adore a gooey, fudgy brownie.” I think that some stressed out…
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Yum You may not believe this, but as a kid, I didn’t care for peanut butter. I didn’t like Reese’s cups. I hated PB&J. Chocolate peanut butter was my all time most yucky combo. And then, something changed. I became…
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Yum If you’ve never heard of a Springerle cookie, you’re not alone. Springerle is an old time, traditional type of German cookie which is so ornate that you almost can’t believe you are looking at edible cookies. The classic cookies…
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Yum Summer is a time of glorious fresh garden produce. Farmer’s markets brim with gorgeous fruits and vegetables, just begging to be brought home to be whipped into fresh garden salsa or thrown into crisp, vibrant salads. And as the…
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Yum I just love patriotic holidays. There is something so striking about the snap of Red, White, and Blue. This dessert is perfect for either Memorial Day, or, conveniently, the 4th of July that follows soon enough after that your…
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Yum Chocolate means different things to different people. To some, chocolate is a flavor choice. You know– vanilla or chocolate? Hmm. Let me think. To others, chocolate is a favorite flavor– you know. “I like all flavors but chocolate is…
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My friend Jacqui and I try to plan a “Mommy’s Day Out” every few months or so. Our hubbies watch the kiddos, and we drive to D.C. to visit luxe kitchen stores and drool over Le Creuset and Staub cookware….
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