September 2010

These Are a Few of My Favorite Things…

September 30, 2010 |

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“…Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens…” You know the old song! I especially look forward to warm woolen mittens this time of year. In addition to kettles, mittens, streudel and kittens (wait, scratch the kitten part, I’m a dog person), I also have oodles of favorite cookbooks and kitchen toys that I want to [...]

Fig and Almond Cheesecake

September 28, 2010 |

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Cheesecake. Ahh. My fall back dessert. You know, when you go to a restaurant and you want dessert, but you look at the dessert menu hoping to try something new and exciting but nothing necessarily jumps off the page at you? That’s when I go to my beloved cheesecake. It never lets me down. Creamy, [...]

The Weekend Dish: 9/25/2010

September 27, 2010 |

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Happy Monday folks! Due to a technical glitch, this post didn’t go out as scheduled on Saturday, so we’ll ease into Monday by trying to keep the weekend around a little while longer! I hope everyone is having a fabulous weekend and enjoying what seems to be a bit of an Indian Summer out here [...]

Ode to Chocolate and Peanut Butter

September 23, 2010 |

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Does anyone remember Jif Chocolate Silk Peanut Butter from quite awhile ago (so long ago that this itty bitty picture is the only one I could find!)? Holy crap it was awesome. I have no clue why they discontinued it. As far as I’m concerned, very little can beat the combination of chocolate and peanut [...]

White Sicilian Pizza with Flaky, Pastry-Style Crust

September 22, 2010 |

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I always love a good recipe challenge. So a couple of weeks ago when my Chief Culinary Consultant and I were hanging out on a Saturday (and after I had already lost about a bajillion games of NHL11 to him), and he said, “What do you think about baking something?” I eagerly shot straight up. [...]

The Weekend Dish: 9/18/2010

September 18, 2010 |

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Happy Saturday! I want to start off our little Saturday chat by apologizing for any errors you may have received if you tried to access the site on Thursday. My hosting company (Bluehost) is located in Provo, Utah and the city experienced electrical problems for the better part of the day on Thursday, affecting Bluehost [...]

Banana Nut Bread

September 17, 2010 |

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Growing up, there was never a lack of things to eat at my Grandma’s house. There were tins filled with pizzelle and biscotti that were never empty. I mean, never. They were always sitting, filled to the brim, on the last step near the dining room. One of my favorite days were the ones when [...]

Pancake Cupcakes with Maple-Bacon Frosting

September 16, 2010 |

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So, bacon is all the rage right now. Bacon and chocolate, bacon and popcorn, bacon and… pretty much anything. Bacon, bacon, bacon. I’m actually not sure why it’s so trendy now; I mean, isn’t bacon something that most people (aside from vegetarians and vegans) have loved since they were a kid eating breakfast on Saturday [...]