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Wallow: Milk Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies

milk chocolate and macadamias on slate

Milk Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies. Wallow worthy. Continue reading

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Aloha Blondie

Aloha Blondie

Aloha Blondie is a spin-off from my Brown Sugar Blondie like Rhoda from Mary Tyler Moore. Continue reading

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Pecan Dark Chocolate Cookies

Pecan dark Chocolate Cookies with glass of milk

Crunchy, buttery, pecan-studded cookies with melted pools of dark chocolate. Sneak a stack! Continue reading

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Matcha Madeleines

Matcha Madeleines green tea cakes

My new hallowed tradition: think of my sister, bake something buttery and preferably green in color. Continue reading

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Hummingbird Cupcakes with Pineapple Nectar Centers

hummingbord cupcake center filled with pineapple curd

Tweety birds in an urban garden and a good book inspire nectar filled cupcakes. Continue reading

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gougeres that’s French for frenchy cheese puffs

whole and halved gruyere puff gougeres

Airy puffs of cheesey bread…heck oui! Continue reading

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brown sugar blondie

brown sugar blondie and tea cup of iced coffee

Each thin wedge of this brown sugar blondie is loaded with the tangy nip of dried cranberries, the crunch of chopped raw almonds and the forever necessary heaven of dark chocolate. Continue reading

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pastry ends: the out crowd is in

unpretty pie crusts taste extremely good

The punk version of pretty pastry: pie crust scraps covered with sugar and fancy cinnamon. Continue reading

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green goblins

matcha and valencia orange muffins with matcha cream cheese frosting

Matcha infuses these muffins with earthiness and Valencia orange gives a citrus contrast. The frosting starts off sweet and has a distinct green tea finish. Continue reading

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the devil made me do it

devils-food-cupcake-with-vanilla-buttercream-frosting

My mom liked being the best cook in the neighborhood so much that when people asked for her recipes she left out a thing or two. Teaspoons and tablespoons got mixed up. Like my tee shirt said, “The devil made me do it.” Continue reading

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