I go running every morning, and often I think of things I want to bake while I’m running (what a great way to stay motivated!). During a recent run, I thought about raspberry buttercream and how it would be perfect with chocolate cupcakes. When I got home, I did some searching on the internet, and [...]
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I had never really seen hand pies until last summer when I started to see them on blogs. I thought it sounded like such a fun idea. Cutting into a whole pie can be a pain (and very messy), but hand pies are easy to transport and easy to serve. I knew I wanted to [...]
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The best part about food during the summer is the abundance of fresh fruit. I try to eat as much of it as I can during the months it is in season. One of my favorite fruits is pineapple. The canned variety just isn’t as good as fresh, and I’ve found that it’s worth it [...]
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I am a visual person, and I love when a picture in a cookbook captures my attention. This Coconut-Roasted Pineapple Dacquoise definitely did just that, although I waited longer than I usually would to make it! Once the summer rolled around, I had a good feeling this would be chosen. I love pineapple, and it [...]
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As you can see from my other blog entries, I love making ice cream. It’s the perfect treat, and not just for summer! I love making ice cream all year, but the best part about summer is being able to use fresh fruit, either in a sorbet, or in an ice cream like this. Peach [...]
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The May Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Linda of make life sweeter! and Courtney of Coco Cooks. They chose Apple Strudel from the recipe book Kaffeehaus: Exquisite Desserts from the Classic Cafés of Vienna, Budapest and Prague by Rick Rodgers.
I was surprised to see that I had already made a version of this month’s chosen [...]
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I love when strawberries first start to appear at the grocery stores. This year I was looking forward to making strawberry sorbet. I snached up some strawberries as soon as I could and made this. It was incredibly easy to make, and the flavor was great. It was perfectly sweet, and the strawberry flavor came [...]
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My husband was excited when I told him I was making Mango Bread this week. I knew it would be a good treat for him to take to work and have for a mid-morning snack. Since he would be the only one eating it, I made half the recipe and baked it in two 4.5-inch [...]
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We had some good friends stay over not too long ago, and I wanted to make some muffins for breakfast in the morning. I had some very ripe bananas on hand, so I thought some type of banana muffin would be perfect. I looked through some of my cookbooks on Saturday afternoon to find a [...]
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