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Category Archives: Dessert
Blueberry Cobbler
Just like that, here we are, almost to the middle of February and it’s a whole new year since the last actual recipe I posted on this food blog. Though this space hasn’t been entirely vacant, and certainly I’ve been cooking … Continue reading
Vanilla Banana Smoothie
At least once a day either for a meal in itself or a snack between meals, my husband will say, “Babe…can I have one of those smoothies?” I know what this means: this chocolate soy milk, bananas, peanut butter (preferably … Continue reading
The Top 15 Posts of 2015
To say so long to 2015, here’s a quick roundup of this little blog’s most popular recipes throughout the year! Thank you all for your continued support of this endeavor. May the new year be filled with new recipes, full … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, 2015 Roundup, Best of 2015, favorite recipes, new year's
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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
Fresh Strawberry Ice Cream
Summer seems to be flying by. I could’ve sworn it was June just yesterday, that the kids were about to get out of school, not start back up again… Vincent’s going into his senior year of high school and Silas … Continue reading
Snickerdoodles
Guilty (but really not-so-guilty) pleasures, a list: Mac and cheese from a box (preferably this one), cheese added, eaten straight out of the pot (you know, less dishes to wash). The time between 2 and 4 AM when I am … Continue reading
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Blueberry Pie
Awaiting Oregon berry season with eager anticipation is one of the highlights of these months for me. Embracing the vast bounty and variety of berries available here each summer can be chalked up to “enjoying life’s simple pleasures” in its … Continue reading
S’mores Cake with Toasted Marshmallow Buttercream Frosting
When I first met Silas, he was a not-quite-two-year-old, making a mad-dash away from his dad (my now husband) at the park beside my old apartment. Seeing this rambunctious, active, very spirited, near-two-year-old grow up into the still rambunctious, very … Continue reading
White Chocolate Mousse
Mousse can easily seem intimidating. There’s often the precision of whipping up egg whites into meringue, the whipping of cream, and the delicate folding together of these ingredients, ensuring a light, airy dessert. You can go haphazard. There may be … 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
Julie Hashimoto-McCreery
