Tag: dessert
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Pecan and Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
Today’s post was going to be a main dish. There were vegetables, there were even beans! But, my friends, some days just call for cookies. Warm, chewy oatmeal cookies filled with dark chocolate chips and rich, nutty pecans, sprinkled with just a hint of sea salt to keep you coming back for more. The original…
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Fancy-Schmancy Spiced Apple Cake
It is hard not to love a spiced apple cake, but let’s be honest, these aren’t always the fanciest looking cakes. No one will object to a slice next to a cup of tea, but they just aren’t as showy as other desserts. Until now. The only limit for how pretty this cake will look…
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Chocolate Swiss Meringue Buttercream Frosting
Let’s talk about cake frosting for a moment. First, is it frosting or icing? If you grew up in my house, it was most definitely icing. Does anyone know what the difference is? In any event, there are lots of ways to make frosting. Classic American buttercream is sweet and nostalgic, and will bring you…
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Rustic Apple Walnut Cake
This cake isn’t fancy. It isn’t the kind of cake that you would serve at a high-class tea or decorate for someone’s birthday. This cake is homey, rustic, and just cries out to be served alongside a steaming cup of tea on a rainy day. Makes: 1 8 inch square cake Ingredients: Directions: Notes:
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Flaxseed Chocolate Chip Cookies
There are plenty of reasons to eat more flaxseeds. According to people who know about these things they are really good for you… seriously, look it up! (Don’t take health advice from me, I’m the person tempting you to eat chocolate chip cookies.) What I will tell you is that these are not your usual…
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Breakfast Cookies
Cookies for breakfast? Yes please! You can actually feel pretty good about it this time though, they are about as close to a bowl of oatmeal as you can get without needing a spoon. Makes about 16 cookies Ingredients: Directions: Notes:
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Pumpkin, Date and Walnut Bread
I know, at least in my part of the world we are about as far away from pumpkin spice season as you can get. Before we step fully into spring and away from the seasons of coziness and sweaters, let’s give pumpkin one more chance to shine. Makes 1 loaf Ingredients: Directions: Notes:
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Cardamom Ginger Rolls
Where I live, we have just come through a bit of a cold snap. Nothing too serious, but just enough to justify a little extra baking and some warm spices. These are a slightly spicy, slightly less sweet riff on cinnamon rolls. In fact, if you were looking for cinnamon rolls and happened to land…
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Chocolate Chocolate Chip Muffins
Sometimes the line between cupcakes and muffins gets a little blurry. Frosting and pretty decorations may signal a cupcake, but add chocolate chips and skip the icing, and you are definitely in muffin territory. Today I decided to lean in. No, I am not having a chocolate cupcake for breakfast. I am having a double…
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