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pump up the jam

On October 27, 2009 By

After my can­ning frenzy this sum­mer I took a break, but now I’m back in the swing of it with a fall line up of fruit but­ters in tow. First up, pump­kin butter.

Sadly, the USDA does not rec­om­mend home can­ning of pump­kin but­ter. This is because pump­kin is low in acidity […]

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stuff this in your (pumpkin) pie hole

On October 25, 2009 By

Some­what recently I was with a friend at Star­bucks. I always like to take a look at their bak­ery case because they are well loved for their sea­sonal treats. I have a knock-off of one of their baked snacks they carry around Christ­mas time in my book (a lemon and cran­berry bar with lemon icing). […]

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mixin’ it up muffins

On October 5, 2009 By

I love muffins.

No, that is an under­state­ment. I LURVE muffins!

Muffins and cook­ies share a com­mon char­ac­ter­is­tic that I hold dear, which is why they are both such pop­u­lar items in our house. They are like a blank can­vas, beg­ging to be tin­kered with. So tasty and so ver­sa­tile, these treats have a […]

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cheeze pah

On September 17, 2009 By

*side note: I’ve been selected again to par­tic­i­pate in Foodie Fights! The ingre­di­ents are excel­lent, so be sure to check back on Mon­day to see what I’ve made and to vote!

When you make a cheese­cake in a pie tin you can­not call it a cheese­cake. It must be called a cheesepie. I’m not making […]

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eat this, totino’s!

On August 23, 2009 By

Remem­ber those awful Pizza Rolls com­mer­cials? They may still have them now, I don’t know, but I remem­ber watch­ing them when I was a teen. The young boy, bound­ing home from school with his friends in tow, pon­der­ing what they would have for an after school snack. After perus­ing the kitchen and turn­ing up […]

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jam on parade!

On August 6, 2009 By

Okay, this has been long in the mak­ing, but summer’s been keep­ing me a lit­tle occupied.

So, two things for this post:

1. Jam! I’m made a lit­tle photo tuto­r­ial on how to make jam. I swear, it’s not hard. A lit­tle time con­sum­ing, yes. But once you have your ele­ments pre­pared and ready […]

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cookbook update and cookies for noming

On August 3, 2009 By

Hey there!

Sum­mer has us in a full-on whirl­wind of hus­tle and bus­tle. I can’t believe it’s August! I remem­ber ago­niz­ing over child­hood and ado­les­cence, just will­ing it to hurry up. Now I’m drag­ging my heels to make the wheels turn a lit­tle more slowly.

Any­way, I wanted to give you a lit­tle update […]

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episode 3 and a request

On July 9, 2009 By

Well, here she is: Episode 3 of the nom! nom! nom! cook­ing show. Enjoy this very clas­sic and sum­mery recipe.

Vichys­soise
This soup’s ori­gins are debated, but it’s creamy and addic­tive fla­vor is unde­ni­ably good. You can always use onions in place of the shallot.

1 tbsp. mar­garine
3 medium leeks, washed and […]

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