Jalapeno Focaccia

17. October 2007

View a printable recipe or more photographs For years, I have been anti-bread-machine. From my knowledge of them, I thought they were a cop-out way of making bread. However, thanks to one of my culinary heroes, Alton Brown, I have come to realize that bread machines are quite handy for kneading and proofing dough. So, [...]

DMBLGIT October 2007

11. October 2007

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I am thrilled to be hosting this month’s Does My Blog Look Good in This? event. For those of you unfamiliar, DMBLGIT gives all of us a chance to see the best food pictures from all those delicious food blogs. Last month’s round-up can be seen at Cook Sister. So, here are the details on [...]

Peanut Butter Tart

7. October 2007

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View more photos With the overwhelming love of peanut butter in my family, I consider it a wonderful challenge to find new peanut butter recipes for family to-dos. For my Daddy’s birthday, I started searching for a recipe and re-stumbled upon this recipe from Martha Stewart. It’s a lovely combination of graham cracker crust, chocolate [...]

Mud Slides

3. October 2007

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View a printable recipe or more photos We recently visited our very good friends in Durham, North Carolina, which is quite a lovely place by the way. Tonya and I have been cooking together for years, and we did make dinner one night instead of eating at one of the Triangle’s wonderful restaurants. For our [...]

Dulce de Leche Crispies

1. October 2007

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View more photos here This year, I subscribed to Food & Wine magazine in an effort to feel more like an adult. So far, I’ve just flipped through the temptation-filled pages and drooled over various recipes. In a recent issue, however, I stumbled upon this recipe for “grown-up” Rice Krispies treats. Knowing Quinn’s penchant for [...]

Bake or Break

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