Category: Food and Recipes
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Frosty Vanilla Cupcakes
Who doesn’t love cupcakes? Especially if they’re frosted with rich, swirly buttercream…now that’s pretty hard to resist! If you’ve heard of the famous Magnolia Bakery in New York City, well, this is the recipe for their most popular cupcake. They call it the Vanilla Vanilla—a yummy vanilla cupcake with vanilla buttercream (pink is their most…
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Pumpkin Bread with Pumpkin Buttercream
I make a lot of pumpkin bread in the fall and winter, and wanted to try out a new recipe. So I decided to try the Pumpkin Loaf from Great Coffee Cakes, Sticky Buns, Muffins & More by Carole Walter (I made a few small changes, noted in the recipe below). It’s a great basic pumpkin bread recipe—the…
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Cinnamon Streusel Banana Bread
I almost gave up on making Cinnamon Streusel Banana Bread. I had tried several different recipes that sounded really good, but was disappointed with how they turned out. They were okay, but not nearly as good as I thought they would be. I decided to make one more attempt. I searched again and found this recipe…
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Jalapeno Cheddar Herb Scones
A few weeks ago I made some Pumpkin Scones and was so happy with the way they turned out, I decided to try another scone recipe. This time I chose to make savory scones inspired by some delicious ones that my local health food store makes.
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A Savory Focaccia from Artisan Pizza and Flatbread in Five Minutes a Day
This delicious focaccia recipe is from a cookbook called Artisan Pizza and Flatbread in Five Minutes a Day, and I had the opportunity to review and try this recipe from it! Jeff Hertzberg, M.D. and Zoe Francois have created 100 new easy-to-make recipes for not only pizzas and flatbreads, but also soups, salads, sauces, and…
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Caramel Toffee Banana Bread with Caramel Glaze
Like many of you, when I have bananas that are getting too ripe, I like to make banana bread (unless the weather is too hot for baking—then I put the bananas in the freezer and use them for smoothies!). I really like trying out different versions of banana bread, and a caramel-flavored one sounded good!…
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Cheddar and Green Onion Cornbread
I remember the first time I had cornbread, in my twenties—there was a soup and salad place I would often eat lunch at that had really good basic cornbread, and I’ve been a fan of it ever since! I was thinking it would be nice to make a savory cornbread with cheese and green onions,…
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Ham and Asparagus Quiche
Quiche is one of my favorite breakfast foods and asparagus is one of my favorite vegetables. So of course I had to try this quiche recipe when I saw it at Miz Helen’s Country Cottage! To save time, I was going to use a frozen unbaked pie shell instead of making my own crust. As I…
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Pumpkin Scones as good as Starbucks (or maybe even better)
Pumpkin scones are such a treat for fall! I found a recipe at Food.com that I made a few changes to, and I was really happy with how they turned out! I substituted brown sugar for the granulated white sugar, used unbleached flour, and substituted Half and Half (light cream) for the milk in the…
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Pumpkin Banana Bread with Pumpkin Glaze
I really like pumpkin bread. And I really like banana bread, too! I had some ripe bananas I was needing to use up, so I decided to try making Pumpkin Banana Bread. I was really happy with how it turned out! It’s a wonderfully moist bread (how could it not be with pumpkin and bananas…
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