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a taste of summer and a new video!

On May 11, 2011 By

This post is chock full of tasty goodness (a quick but satisfying recipe and a new video!) so let’s just jump right in.

First off, here’s the video. It’s the first in a two part series on cake baking and decorating. If you’re intimidated by baking a cake or just want to hear me blabber […]

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souper easy!

On March 31, 2011 By

Sometimes avoiding going to the grocery store is a nuisance, like when you end up living off of stale cereal and questionably old soy milk.

Other times, it forces you to use up random things in your fridge, on the edge of extinction, and delivers delicious results.

Thankfully this is the result of the latter […]

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ez cheese, no spray can required

On March 28, 2011 By

Dairy cheese in America can really be split into two categories- actual cheese and then cheese “food product”. I remember growing up and thinking that people who could afford the spray cheese in the can were really living large because that, my friends, showed both class and success.

From the minds of babes. Blorch.

One […]

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a jolly good breakfast

On March 24, 2011 By

English muffins are something I have taken a liking to more recently than the more popular American breakfast staple, the bagel. Yet they are lovely on their own account, tender with a hint of yeast, and I find them much more fun to dress up.

Even better, they are far easier to make at home […]

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sunny grapefruit curd

On March 21, 2011 By

Interested in participating in a bake sale to benefit Japan? Check out this thread to see if there’s one near you or to start one yourself!

Horray! Yesterday was the first day of spring. Here in Oregon the cherry blossom trees have been blooming for a couple of weeks and all of their other […]

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pretty please, with cherries on the bottom?

On March 18, 2011 By

Isn’t sacrifice just the pits?

Suppose you need something gluten-free, dairy-free and egg-free… how are you supposed to live? I mean, what are you supposed to eat?

Hmm… it’s not looking so shabby, actually. 🙂

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seussical st. patty’s soup

On March 17, 2011 By

Green eggs and ham not only sounds disgusting, but is also likely to induce stomach aches if you’ve indulged in too much green beer. But some refreshing and naturally green soup, chocked full of roasted garlic, white beans and greens, is sure to help detox that liver and perk you up.

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me lucky oats

On March 16, 2011 By

I will admit that sometimes I judge things by their cover. Sometimes you can’t help it though!

For years I longed to buy a can of McCann’s Irish Oats in the metal tin. It looked so retro and cool! And it’s from Ireland! OMG!!!!1! (Don’t you love how illogical the consumer’s brain is?) But […]

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