Our dining room table had it’s swan song last week. I hosted the weekly girl’s night dinner and once everyone had left, the table was wiped clean one last time, titled it on it’s edge, legs removed and it shortly will be making it’s way to a new home (thanks Craigslist!). We’re upgrading and that is […]
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Multigrain Strawberry Hoecakes The evolution of a recipe can be a funny thing. These corncake, hoecakes, griddle cakes, pancakes…whatever you want to call them…were going to have shreds of wilted greens stirred into the batter. That morning though, I opened my crisper drawer to find the kale had evaporated. Apparently we’ve fully transitioned into a
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Why do meatballs have such a great reputation but chicken parmesan meatloaf gets such a bad rap? Aren’t they really the same, or at least in the same family? They are both excellent ways to turn slightly stale bread into culinary masterpieces, take advantage of cheaper ground meat selections, and sneak veggies where you’d least
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I bake less often than I cook. When I do bake I usually can find plenty inspiration on the blogs I follow. I then follow the recipe closely and usually have great success. I’ve made the mistake of deviating from recipes and have ended up with hard chocolate chip cookies, mushy fruit crisps, and fall
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I followed through on my previous day’s intentions and modified a muffin recipe from the book. The recipe of Oats and Pear Wholegrain Muffins makes a hefty twenty four muffins and they are the perfect wholegrain treat to start your day. Like little, portable spiced oatmeals on the go, these muffins are on the denser and
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