Category: baking
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MAPLE BOURBON CHOCOLATE CHIP BACON COOKIES
It’s that time of year again, where with the colder weather comes more baking! I am most welcoming of that. We’re starting off baking season with these simple and tasty Maple Bourbon Chocolate Chip Bacon Cookies. I know that’s a mouthful to say, but so are these cookies when you eat them. The perfect anytime…
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GLAZED LEMON-BLUEBERRY DOUGHNUTS
With summer ending, I thought about sending off my favorite season with one final hoorah! I wanted something that incorporates summer flavors, with a treat that’s more Autumn inspired. What I came up with were these delicious lemon-blueberry doughnuts utilizing and old fashioned cake doughnut recipe ! They are bite size and full of flavor…
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LEMON-SAFFRON OLIVE OIL CAKE
As much as I love butter, olive oil has to be my favorite fat to use in cooking (maybe it’s the Greek in me). The taste, texture, and aroma of olive oil brings back fond memories of Mediterranean Summers. Besides the above reasons, using olive oil in place of butter makes the fluffier, softer, and…
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BANANAS FOSTER GALETTE WITH WALNUT FRANGIPANE
Do you have some ripe bananas that you don’t know what to make? Thinking of baking a plain old banana bread? Thinking of making bananas foster? Well I have a recipe for you to take those ripe bananas to the next level. This Bananas Foster galette with a walnut frangipane is the best…
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APPLE BERRY GALETTE
Galettes have recently become a favorite of mine to bake. Whenever I make it, it feels like I am getting ready to bake a pizza, that’s also a pie, that’s also a tart. It’s marvelous. They are also very versatile and can be savory or sweet. This is a fantastic recipe incorporating delicious spiced apples…
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SHEPHERD’S PIE
This is one of my favorite comfort foods. It has everything from sauteed meat and veggies, to creamy mashed potatoes, all stuffed in a flaky, buttery crust. Although it is customary to make the Shepherd’s pie without a crust, I decided to take the path less traveled and make it into an actual pie like…
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POACHED PEAR, CRANBERRY, AND ALMOND FRANGIPANE GALETTE
Galettes are French tarts best described as a combination of a pie and a pizza. It is a very versatile baking treat in that it can be savory or sweet, and can be eaten at any time of the day as a meal, snack, or even dessert. The crust is flaky and crispy, while the…
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Apple Pie Stuffed Cheesecake
Autumn is a wonderful time of year to pick, eat, and bake using fresh apples as they are in-season. They are a very versatile group and can be used in both sweet and savory recipes. While I enjoy eating an apple dessert as much as the next person, sometimes I get bored with using the…
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OVEN BAKED RIBS
What could be better that a Sunday Roastday?! How about these juicy, fall-off-the-bone ribs! The flavor they pack will have you enjoy those summer BBQs year round. These are especially perfect for those football Sundays when you entertain guests. I have included two recipes with this post, one for BBQ style ribs and one for…
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