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Alfalfa Honey Corn Muffins
"Alfalfa?"ALFALFA. I think of hay and horses. And Alfalfa, that Lil' Rascal from "Our Gang". But not honey. While shopping (or grazing) at the Farmer's Market a few weeks ago, I spotted some jars of...
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Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
KLATCH? MEET AMBROSIA. Matt describes this cake as 'North meets South'. Klatch, belonging to the coffee clan - and ambrosia - that dark, southern flavor. What becomes of this simple cake is a dense...
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Mom's Wine Cake (loaf)
Meet Sherry. No, she's not my mom. Mom graduated college in 1950 with a degree in Home Economics. One would think that degree covered culinary skills, including baking. The only dish mom has ever...
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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Loaf
BAKED HIJINKSTIS THE PUMPKIN SEASON. When truckloads of canned pumpkin arrive on store shelves. People go nuts. And you find pumpkin puree, packed pumpkin and pumpkin seeds popping up in every...
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Honey Almond Scones
T U E S D A Y S W I T H D O R I ESpecial thanks to this week's host: Jeannette of The Whimsical CupcakeYet another scone recipe from Dorie. Is it my imagination or has there been an influx of...
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Pumpkin Cheddar Muffins
BAKED HIJINKS'TIS MORE OF THE PUMPKIN SEASON. It was rather fitting that these muffins came up on the baking schedule. And just when I thought a pumpkin recipe would be nice - one where I can use up...
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Thanksgiving Roundup Cauliflower Potatoes
TIME TO GET YOUR TURKEY PLATTERS OUT. A bit early I admit. I'm serving this for Phyl's Thanksgiving Round-Up. Visit his blog (Of Cabbages & King Cakes) for the Round-Up - it's a "full-on turkey...
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Hazelnut Cinnamon Chip Biscotti
'TIS TIME FOR A BREAK. A BREAK from your regularly-scheduled BAKED SUNDAY MORNINGS "Boston Cream Pie Cake". Think of it as a coffee break. A trip to Denver with my parents to visit my brother and his...
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Rice Pudding and Caramel Apples
F R E N C H F R I D A Y S W I T H D O R I EThanksgiving. I'm hoping there were plenty of pumpkin pies, pecan pies, apple pies, pumpkin cheesecakes, and even a chocolate tart here and there. I'm...
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Bite-Sized Baked French Toast
BREAKFAST IS SERVED. There's something magical about 'going out for breakfast' when you're a kid. For me, it was Sambo's. Way, way back. When your dressed "up" to go "out". Pitcher holders featuring...
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Salted Caramel Spritz Cooky
I B E L I E V E . Everyone has a repressed cooky press memory or two sealed away. Mine are somewhere back in the 60's with mom's green-tinted wreaths and pink-tinted stars. Or were those flowers?...
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Washington State Buckeyes
HORSE CHESTNUTS. As kids, we used these spiked balls as artillery during neighborhood play (ouch). I grew up thinking the nuts insides were chestnuts - the kind you roasted on an open fire. As an...
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Lait de Poule Creme Brûlée
F R E N C H F R I D A Y S W I T H D O R I EMilk of Chicken (lait de Poule). Somehow, "eggnog" sounds more palatable than its french translation, does it not? I would much rather have a glass of...
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Kid's Thumbprints
SPECIAL THANKS TO LAURIE& JULIE WHO MADE THIS JOURNEY POSSIBLE.Extra thanks to SPIKE for putting together a Tuesdays with Dorie Bakers Album.Click HERE to view the TWD Bakers!
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Buche de New Year
The Stump versionMY FIRST JELLYROLL. Isn't that supposed to be a simple rolled sponge cake filled with jam and sprinkled with powdered sugar? Having never made one, this Stump de Noel from BAKED...
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White Bread. Cinnamon, Too.
T U E S D A Y S W I T H D O R I ESpecial thanks to this week's hostesses: Laurie of slush & Jules of Someone's in the KitchenTea & Toast. Toast & Tea. Quiet early mornings in a...
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Boy-O-Boy Caramel Corn
THE CARAMEL CORN SHOPPE. As a kid there was nothing like a trip to NorthTown Center - our first urban shopping center, built in the 1950's. Most notable - a trip to The Caramel Corn Shoppe, serving...
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Sitrus Sunday Sorbet : Meyer Lemon
MY MY Mr. MEYER. Meyer has always been an unattainable fruit for me. It wasn't until our brand-spanking-new flagship Trader Joe's (heck, it's our one and only) rose from a vacant parking lot last...
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Irish Soda Bread
T U E S D A Y S W I T H D O R I ESpecial thanks to this week's hostesses: Cathy of My Culinary Mission & Carla of Chocolate MooseyIrish soda bread without butter? Without caraway seeds?...
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Easter Chocolate Marshmallow Eggs
EASTER GREETINGS. It was rather fitting this week's recipe from BAKED features chocolate. And even more fitting that it also includes light, fluffy marshmallow. Both an Easter tradition and quite a...
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