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Mini Blueberry Pies

Perhaps by now you’re aware that I do not consider myself much of a baker. Queen of the flop-cakes? Sure thang. Sunken-center baker extraordinaire? You know it. Not always, but enough to make me nervous about ever having to bake … Continue reading

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Cookie Butter Chocolate Chip Hazelnut Cookies

We just spent the weekend in the Bay Area, where my husband played a few shows with his band, Cast of Clowns. I do enjoy Ashland, where we live, but also appreciate and enjoy the time traveling elsewhere. Trips of … Continue reading

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Peanut Butter Swirled Brownies

These brownies are often my go-to recipe for a last minute dessert. Really, what kind of logical person doesn’t constantly have butter, sugar, unsweetened cocoa, eggs, and flour on hand for times that require something sweet? Kidding. I often have … Continue reading

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Ginger Vanilla Applesauce

What do you do when you’ve got a handful of apples too soft to enjoy eating on their own? You make applesauce, because it’s easy. And delicious. I’ve eaten homemade applesauce, though I hadn’t made it myself before today. There … Continue reading

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Meyer Lemon Bars with Macadamia Shortbread Crust

I learned some things today: I learned that having two german shepherds who cumulatively weigh close to 200 pounds inevitably results in a yard full of nearly 20,000 pounds of dog crap. I learned that scooping up 20,000 pounds of … Continue reading

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Homemade Haupia

Some times I get homesick. I’ve lived in Oregon for over eight years now, but Kauai will always be a part of me. Besides, I still have family–blood related and not–living there. Mostly I get homesick for the ocean; being … Continue reading

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Easy Coconut Chocolate Mousse

Maybe it’s because I’m officially closer to the 30 than 20 since my last birthday. Maybe it’s because I’ve been finding it fun to cook all kinds of things I didn’t think I’d enjoy. Maybe it’s just because my tastes … Continue reading

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