We go to the cabin this weekend for the first day of antlered deer season on Monday and I didn’t want to fuss with bowls and spoons and almond milk to eat the muesli that I eat for breakfast every … Continue reading Chewy Muesli Bars
I was wanting a bar cookie with fresh fruit in it, since, after all, this is summer. I kind of knew that I wanted a crumbly top on the fruit, but I didn’t want to go through that mess of … Continue reading Blueberry Oatmeal Bars
Just fooling around with chocolate chip cookies again. This time thinking about whether to use pistachios or macadamia nuts and a touch of cardamom. Can you sprinkle sea salt on a cookie? Why not. No shelled pistachios at the store, … Continue reading When June Gives You Rain, Make Cookies
These bars came out with just the creamy texture I was looking for, unlike some of the pasty, gummy bars I’ve tried in testing. As I suggested in my post about searching for the right buttermilk bar, I think most … Continue reading Buttermilk Coconut Bars
My husband just finished the batch of chocolate chip cookies I made for him last week, using this recipe, except with walnuts, so it was my turn for a cookie. I wanted a molasses ginger cookie that used fresh rather … Continue reading Sparkling Molasses Ginger Cookies
I just had to know how adding some white granulated sugar back into those White Chocolate Chip Macadamia Nut cookies I made the other day would affect the texture and taste, and how it might change the cookie shape. I’m … Continue reading More Cookies: Ratio of Butter to Sugar
Unless I have a recipe written down from who knows where or I have it in a cookbook, I generally, like you, search for something on the web and see how I can adapt it. Some things are easier to … Continue reading Cookies: Ratio of Butter to Sugar
Includes recipe for Valentine Blondie Hack (below). I’m starting to think the food photographer bloggers should stick to photography of other people’s recipes. From now on, I’m going to put more faith in the bloggers like me who don’t know … Continue reading Is it just me? Pinterest Recipe Fails
I bought cranberries early in the holiday season and put them directly in the freezer, like I always do, but just didn’t run into the need to use them. With just two of us, I don’t make a lot of … Continue reading Cranberry Walnut Cookies
I’m just about off for the holiday and making some cutout cookies to take with me, to see if my three year old granddaughter will help me decorate them. I found a great recipe at Sally’s Baking Addiction. I’ll put … Continue reading Cookies for Decorating
I’m off for a few days to visit my granddaughter and will be cooking in that familiar yet strange kitchen that is not my own, so I’m taking a few things to make it more mine and will just adapt … Continue reading Cooking in Someone Else’s Kitchen
Oatmeal raisin cookies are my favorite cookie, hands down. I made these this weekend, but was too lazy to write it out and then when I looked today, there were only five left, so I snapped a photo of a … Continue reading Spicy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
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