I don't have many "favorite" recipes. Instead, I enjoy variety... My favorite dish is whatever I'm in the mood for today, and it will probably be different than tomorrow's favorite.
These cranberry oatmeal cookies are a different story. I made them around Thanksgiving a few years ago (yes, years), and ...
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Every year, I get excited to see the first rhubarb at the farmer's market... And, I have to have it. I always buy a giant bunch with great hopes and dreams for it. Then, it sits in my fridge.
Part of my problem with rhubarb is that I LOVE it, ...
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As soon as I picked up a copy of the King Arthur Flour Whole Grain Baking Cookbook, I knew I had to try the Chewy Oatmeal Decorating Cookies recipe. I love to make rolled cutout cookies, but had never tried a recipe with oatmeal. So, with Valentine's Day ...
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I've been gradually adding some new homemade bread recipes to my baking repertoire. I'm definitely not the master bread baker that my mom is, but I have been getting better about making my own bread instead of buying it. I find that it's difficult to find good quality breads ...
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We had a few chilly mornings last week which got me thinking about baked oatmeal. It's kind of strange that I immediately wanted baked oatmeal, though, because I've never been much of an oatmeal eater - baked or not. It just sounded like a nice warm treat after my ...
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Tags: apple, autumn, bake, breakfast, cinnamon, cranberry, fall, oatmeal, pumpkin, soy milk, walnuts
Warning - If you are on a diet or watching your carbs, you may want to skip over this post!
Ok, now that I got that out of the way, let's talk about this week's Friday Favorites. The blogosphere was full of amazing cookie recipes this week. It would ...
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Tags: baking, brownies, butter, chocolate, coconut, cookies, cranberry, marshmallow, oatmeal, peanut butter, raisin
The cooler weather (dare I even say cold weather?) this week has me in the mood to do some fall baking. For some reason, in my mind, I associate fall with baking. I suppose that's because the fall leads into Thanksgiving and then the Christmas season, and I always ...
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Tags: baking, cake, chocolate, chocolate chips, cinnamon rolls, cookies, crostada, fall, mocha, mushrooms, oatmeal, pancetta, peanut butter, pumpkin
I am excited to announce that I am submitting these cookies to be featured as a part of Deck the Blogs on Oprah.com! Be sure to check out all of the great recipes and holiday ideas from all of the featured food bloggers!
Can you believe that I ...
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I may never buy a store-bought granola bar ever again. Seriously.
This month's Pre-Made Our Way Challenge was to make homemade granola bars. I enjoy the PMOW challenge each month because it's fairly relaxed - no strict rules, recipe variations allowed, etc. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy ...
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I have finally completed my recipe for Mission: Lime - this week's Blogger Secret Ingredient challenge! I was back and forth on what to make. My original intention was to make something savory and spicy. However, sickness got the best of me. Instead, I decided to make a batch ...
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