Bake or Break

Adventures of an amateur baker

Entries from February 2008

Dark Chocolate Chunk and Dried Cherry Oatmeal Cookies

February 22nd, 2008 · 44 Comments

Dark Chocolate Chunk and Dried Cherry Oatmeal Cookies

Whenever I see some kind of chocolate I’ve not tried before, I usually find some justification for buying it, especially if I can bake with it. Recently, I found Schokinag’s semi-sweet chocolate baking chunks and knew that I had to have them. As much as I use chocolate chips, I knew that they would be put to good use.

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Tags: chocolate · cookies

Outrageous Chocolate Cookies

February 14th, 2008 · 51 Comments

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Quinn and I are not among the throngs who celebrate Valentine’s Day. That day and all the chaos surrounding it have never appealed to me. Luckily, Quinn feels the same way. So, I’m not one to make heart-shaped baked goods. That doesn’t mean that I [...]

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Tags: chocolate · cookies

DMBLGIT February 2008

February 8th, 2008 · 20 Comments

I am so glad to be hosting Does My Blog Look Good in This? for the second time. I had so much fun hosting the October 2007 round, and I know this time will be even better. Last month’s round-up can be seen at The Food Traveller. I am incredibly pleased to [...]

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Hazelnut Blondies

February 3rd, 2008 · 43 Comments

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One of my new favorite “holidays” is World Nutella Day, hosted by Sara of Ms. Adventures in Italy. I am a relatively recent Nutella fan, having discovered it a couple of years ago. My love of this delicious chocolate-hazelnut spread was instantaneous, so I am more than [...]

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Tags: Nutella Day · bars

Adopt-a-Blogger

February 3rd, 2008 · 3 Comments

Recently, Kristen of Dine and Dish came up with the brilliant idea to help new food bloggers. Veteran food bloggers are paired with the new ones to serve as a source of support. When I started BoB in June of 2006, I mostly did that with my fingers crossed. I had no [...]

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