Coconut Almond Muffins

30. June 2006

This morning, on a long-awaited day off from work, I woke up with the overwhelming urge to make muffins. With Quinn out for the day, I had a good excuse to use some of the coconut left over from Fathers’ Day’s Chocolate Coconut Almond Cheesecake. Quinn really doesn’t like coconut, but I love it. That [...]

Brownie Pudding Cake

28. June 2006

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View a printable recipe Every trip to the bookstore begins with a perusal of the cooking section. I am generally very well disciplined and resist buying anything. Sometimes, though, I am not so strong. So, as you can probably guess, I have a new cookbook, Better Homes & Gardens New Baking Book. As a first [...]

Chocolate-Peanut Butter Chip Cookies

27. June 2006

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View a printable recipe In a quest to make something out of whatever was in my pantry, I came up with these cookies. Chocolate chips times two, peanut butter chips, and pecans all rolled into a basic cookie dough. This recipe is actually a combination of several recipes plus some improvisation. First, beat 1 cup [...]

Savory Corn Muffins

26. June 2006

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Lemon Bars

23. June 2006

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My sister gave me this recipe a while back, but I had put it in my ever-growing stack and managed not to make it for, well… years. I’ve never had much luck with lemon bars. Today, though, it’s briefness and simplicity beckoned me. And am I ever glad it did! The flavor is subtle and [...]

Herb Cloverleaf Rolls

23. June 2006

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I am usually much more inclined to bake desserts than breads, but I’m trying to do better. Recently, Quinn was planning to grill filets for us, so I decided that I would make some bread. Looking through my seemingly bottomless stack of “recipes to try,” I happened upon a recipe from a several years old [...]

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