Gluten is pretty crucial when it comes to baking. Trying to make a delicious baked good without gluten is like trying to build a skyscraper without steel, or an ice rink without water, or a teen movie without Zac Efron. Without gluten, which is in flour, you’re left trying to MacGyver together a batter with [...]
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Stewed Peaches
Yes it’s been a month since I dragged myself to the blog post station. But I can explain. Job searching takes up a few solid hours every morning, and then there’s the ol’ 70 hour a week restaurant gig, plus a weeklong vacation to a remoter-than-remote island off the coast of Maine where cell phones [...]
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Apple and Cheddar Tart
So I moved. It started out on Saturday with me calmly boxing up cookbooks and tenderly wrapping wine glasses in tissue paper. It ended Monday morning in frantic tears as I threw frying pans haphazardly into paper bags (which, obviously, ripped as soon as I lifted them) with totally unrelated items like extension cords and [...]
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Mocha Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Phew! Things have been more than busy (READ: ridiculously hectic) at work this week. But nothing unwinds five days of restaurant stress like a long-overdue trip to New York to see my GF’s. I’m off soon so this is going to be a fast-as-greased-lightning post. I was told “not to bring anything” (ahem… Lindsay) but [...]
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Lacy Oatmeal Cookies (with Chocolate!)
In the Great Pepperidge Farm Cookie Battle, I’ve always rooted for the underdog Brussels. I know, I know, Milanos are the heavy-weight champ. But, what can I say, I’m a fan of Cinderella stories. Those Brussels are just so delicate and crunchy and texturally perfect. I’m predicting a comeback. They’ve always reminded me of the [...]
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Brown Sugar Cookies for Halloween
In the spirit of Sandra Lee’s Latest Halloween Episode (did you see it? Epic.), I couldn’t resist doing a Halloween post. ‘Tis the season, no? I toyed with the idea of showcasing typical haunted house cuisine (skinned grapes as eyeballs, spaghetti as brains), but figured that wasn’t going to get me far. So, for lack [...]
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Pumpkin Muffins
Happy October! The month of apple picking, flag football, and borderline offensive costume parties. In honor of this glorious month, I wanted to do something with a pumpkin. But I reeeeally didn’t want to buy the canned pumpkin stuff when every market has a plethora of beautiful pumpkins up for the taking. That would be [...]
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Dark Chocolate Bark
Ok I know “bark” is usually reserved for Christmas Chocolate Eating Marathons, but it’s raining and I. Wanted. Chocolate. Plus I needed something to bring to the host of a dinner party tonight. Giving this stuff as a present makes you look like the most thoughtful, Martha-Stewarty, I-give-and-I-give-and-I-give friend, when really all it takes is [...]
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Pear and Rosemary Crumble
FALL is here! I saw a school bus! I wore pants to dinner! I can sit outside without passing out from heat exhaustion! It’s the best season. I like football, I love apples, I live for Thanksgiving… commence incredibleness. I couldn’t resist picking up some pears (!!!) at the market for an all-too-easy, throw-it-together, tastes-amazing [...]
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Coconut Macaroons
ohio lottery These are so easy it’s almost cheating. They make Betty Crocker mixes look like molecular gastronomy with a rocket scientist. These puppies take seconds to prepare, minutes to cook, and you can quadruple or halve the recipe to make as many or as few as you wish (how big is your sweet-tooth?). It’s [...]
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