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Fresh Strawberry Pie Crumb Bars

Did you know that January 23rd is National Pie Day? A fella in Boulder, Colorado declared his birthday — today — as such in the mid 1970’s. I don’t know how this man got everyone to recognize his personally declared … Continue reading

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Blueberry Upside-Down Cake

If I wasn’t so stubborn, I probably would’ve given up on gardening nearly 7 years ago, after two consecutive years of low yielding, scraggly looking plants. The last couple years, my garden has been bursting with produce. Then last year … Continue reading

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Brownies

I am not a huge sucker for sweets. Generally, treats for me center around saltiness, crunchiness, and perhaps bourbon or a good beer. Some days, though, a wild hair tickles my fancy and dark chocolate dessert concoctions say please make … Continue reading

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Chocolate Banana Pudding

I think chocolate pudding was amongst one of the first things I learned how to cook. And by that, I definitely don’t mean the method below. I mean the Jell-O instant pudding stuff… like this. What I didn’t know then … Continue reading

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Baked Cherry Doughnuts with a Cherry Glaze and Toasted Almonds

There’s this thing about baked doughnuts… Somehow they are a cross between both doughnuts and muffins. Obviously that means they’re totally acceptable as breakfast, snacks, a mid-morning (or afternoon, or evening) party-in-your-mouth. These baked cherry doughnuts waiver in that doughnut-muffin … Continue reading

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Roasted Strawberry Blondies

Blondies begin with one of my favorite combinations of things: brown sugar and butter. Some folks think of blondies as a counterpart to brownies… but my brain likens them to cookies. Large, chewy, tender, crisp at the edges, bar-like cookies. … Continue reading

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Salted Caramel Macaroons

There are some things about where I grew up that I miss incredibly much, often. The ocean, for one… the way I could wander in and around it barefoot, in a swimsuit, sandy salt water hair strewn all over the … Continue reading

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Mint Chocolate Cookie Ice Cream

What do you eat when you’re alone? Seems like a funny question, but I imagine I’m not the only one who eats differently when I am by myself, versus when I’m cooking for others. Are you a stand at the … Continue reading

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Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Bars

Generally I try to keep homemade desserts (and/or any desserts in general) to a maximum of once a week.  Let’s be real. I have been failing at this for months now. I don’t know if this time of year is just … Continue reading

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Brown Butter Brownies with Salted Honey Caramels

I’m under the impression that some days require overindulgence, with allowance for that to be okay. I’m not always good about the second part of that. Other times, I’m very good at it. Regardless, let us come to the conclusion … Continue reading

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