TWD: Coconut Butter Thins

I was looking at my archives a few days ago and realized that almost all of the cookies I’ve posted about on here have been for Tuesdays With Dorie. Dorie’s cookie recipes are so good. And I haven’t had to do much thinking–just look in her Baking book for all my cookie needs. Coconut Butter Thins. The name says it all. I had to deviate a little from the original recipe because of some trouble […]

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Fresh Eggs

I have a super nice friend named Nat. Guess what? She has four chickens. This is one of them. (I love, love, love this picture Nat took.) What do lady chickens do? Lay some of these beauties… She shared with me. Isn’t she the best? When I showed my husband he forbade me from using them for anything other than eating. The yolks are so yellow and they taste so good. My dream is to […]

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Faux-caccia Bread

Don’t you love the name of this post? My husband coined it last night as I was complaining that what I made was essentially thick, herbed pizza dough. See? It doesn’t look like what you’d normally call focaccia. Ah, well. Live and learn. But, it was very good, I’ll tell you. The kids and I were so hungry we ate a whole round warm out of the oven before dinner even started. I can’t wait […]

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Blueberry Crumb Cake

I sort of have a thing for quick breads topped with streusel. That’s basically what this cake is. A giant blueberry muffin topped with streusel. I used pecans instead of walnuts. It’s a pretty good cake. My little girl ate the crumb topping and left the blueberries and cake for me. (I would have done the same thing.) In my book, this qualifies as both a breakfast and a dessert. That same little girl of […]

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Oatmeal Molasses Bread

So I saw this funny thing somewhere on Twitter a few days ago. It was a website for a cookie diet. (Let me see if I can find it…ah, here it is. Click here.) I’ve been on that diet for a long time. It doesn’t work. Cookies for every meal does not help you lose weight. I hate to burst your bubbles full of hope. However, cookies for every meal is very delicious. (Especially breakfast.) […]

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Open Plan Kitchen

Last week I saw this kitchen from Rainer Spehl over at Blue Ant Studio. I really dig it.   Funny enough, it sort of reminds me of the kitchen I had in NY. (But in a fond way.) This kitchen has ten times more counter space. There’s just this part of me that loves exposed cupboard contents. (And I love that bread box and wooden bowls, too.) I love this sink even though I love […]

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Marion Cunningham’s Irish Soda Bread

When we lived in NY, my husband we had a lot of neighbors with Irish ancestry. There was a set of triplets of Irish descent whose mother made the most amazing Irish Soda Bread. The triplets attended the school where my husband worked. They would sell their mother’s Irish Soda Bread to friends, neighbors, and their teachers for St. Patrick’s Day. (It’s a much bigger holiday in NY than it is here in UT.) I […]

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Cake Slice Bakers: Triple Lemon Chiffon Cake

This month for Cake Slice Bakers, we chose to make the Triple Lemon Chiffon Cake from Sky High: Irresistible Triple-Layer Cakes by Alisa Huntsman. Because I have a very good reason, I deviated slightly from the recipe and added strawberries. The inside is a moist lemon chiffon cake filled with tangy lemon curd and a middle layer of fresh strawberries. Instead of Lemon Whipped Cream, I made a Strawberry-Cream Cheese Swiss Meringue Buttercream. (That’s a […]

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White Chocolate-Creme de Menthe Ice Cream

This year I swore up and down I was going to make a real Irish dessert on St. Patrick’s Day. Instead, my daughter begged me to make green mint ice cream. I threw in the white chocolate to please me, and the green mint pleased her. My husband was pleasantly surprised how much he liked this ice cream. My one suggestion is to use creme de menthe flavoring*, if possible. (Or a bit of the […]

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Happy St. Paddy’s!

(image via marthastewart.com) I dropped the ball this year. Last month I was going to try corning a beef brisket myself. The process takes a few weeks. (You can look here, or here for ideas in case you are interested.) So, I’m doing our corned beef in the slow-cooker, which is a great way to do it. Usually I just put the packaged corned beef brisket (plus the seasoning packet) and some onions in the […]

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