daring bakers’ challenge march 2013: black bean brownies

March 27, 2013

Ruth from Makey-Cakey was our March 2013 Daring Bakers’ challenge host. She encouraged us all to get experimental in the kitchen and sneak some hidden veggies into our baking, with surprising and delicious results! I’m finally getting a chance to...

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daring bakers challenge october 2012: mille-feuille

October 27, 2012

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Our October 2012 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Suz of Serenely Full. Suz challenged us to not only tackle buttery and flaky puff pastry, but then take it step further and create a sinfully delicious Mille Feuille dessert with...

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my ultimate favorite chocolate chip cookies

September 10, 2012

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featured on tastespotting You know how there are some recipes of your mother’s or grandmother’s you just can’t quite mimic? Chocolate chip cookies are one of them for me. My mom uses the Nestle Toll House version, but she uses...

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josh’s 30th birthday part 2: ice cream cake

July 26, 2012

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It’s no secret that I love baking. So it’s not much of a surprise that I love making birthday cakes, right? I insisted on making Josh’s birthday cake. But he’s difficult and doesn’t like cake (of course). [Disclaimer: I call...

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