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Category Archives: Kids
Blueberry Banana Muffins with Toasted Coconut
Blueberries have been showing up in the market. Often they’ll first arrive in 6 ounce little containers, then by the pint, then in larger 18 or 20 ounce flats. It’s heavenly. At first, your inclination is to eat them fresh. … Continue reading
Posted in Bread, Breakfast, Kids, Sides, Vegetarian
Tagged banana, banana muffin, bananas, blueberries, blueberry, bread, homemade blueberry muffin, homemade muffins, muffins, toasted coconut
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Summer Traveling
We recently went on a family trip to the Bay Area. Long before I met Craig, he and Vincent spent a lot of time around San Francisco. Part of what’s included in those experiences is a vast number of favorite … Continue reading
Posted in Kids, Life, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged AT&T Park, Berkeley, Bobby G.'s Pizza, Cholita Linda, Claremont Resort and Spa, Dream Fluff Donuts, Emeryville, Ethiopian Restaurant, Genji Sushi, Golden Boy Pizza, Golden Gate Bakery, La Familia Taqueria, Mission District SF, North Beach, Rotten City Pizza, San Francisco, SF Giants, Taqueria Cancun, The Bread Garden Bakery, The Bread Workshop
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Sourdough Pretzel Dogs
When I was a little kid, the majority of my play time was spent hanging out with my little brothers and older sister. And by hanging out I mean beating the crap out of one another, then making up just … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizer, Baking, Bread, Dinner, Kids, Lunch, Vegetarian
Tagged Field Roast, finger food, hot dogs, kid food, Lightlife Smart Dogs, pigs in a blanket, pretzel dogs, soft pretzels, sourdough, sourdough soft pretzels
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Moist Yellow Cake with Vanilla Buttercream Icing and Chocolate Buttercream Filling
While I certainly don’t consider myself the best cake maker, or baker, for that matter, I like attempting homemade cakes rather than store-bought mixes a few times throughout the year: kids’ birthdays and my husband’s birthday. Perhaps a special occasion … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Dessert, Kids, Vegetarian
Tagged birthday, birthday cake, buttermilk, cake, chocolate buttercream, icing, moist yellow cake, vanilla buttercream, yellow cake
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Homemade Horchata
Let’s talk beverages. I enjoy good drinks. Not always of the inebriant variety, although living in the Pacific Northwest means that delicious, unique microbrews are vastly available. And beer aside, I have a soft spot for bourbon. And gin. And … Continue reading
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
Posted in Baking, Dessert, Kids, Vegetarian
Tagged Biscoff, Biscoff Spread, brown sugar, chocolate chips, cinnamon, cookie butter, cookies, hazelnuts, sugar
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Cheddar Chive Polenta Waffles
A couple years ago, we got a waffle iron and I quickly became enamored with making various types of waffles: brown butter, buttermilk, whole wheat, plain, cinnamon apple, blueberry, overnight yeasted waffles. Then one day Silas came home and said … Continue reading
Posted in Bread, Dinner, Kids, Lunch, Vegetarian
Tagged cheese, chives, herbs, polenta, savory waffles, vegetarian chicken and waffles, waffles
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Cinnamon Spiced Apple Pancakes
As I’ve said before, pancakes are all the rage in our house. I get tired of plain old pancakes. Well, not old, but plain. Or buttermilk. Or blueberry. Or banana. Or banana-nut. Or chocolate chip. My mom used to make … Continue reading
Posted in Breakfast, Kids, Vegetarian
Tagged apples, cinnamon, cinnamon apple, ginger, pancakes, vanilla
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Sourdough Pancakes
With my sourdough baby colony currently residing in the refrigerator, I’ve been thinking of ways to put these little dudes and dudettes to work. Pancakes are asked for in our house pretty often. If I ask Silas what he wants … Continue reading
Posted in Bread, Breakfast, Kids, Vegetarian
Tagged breakfast, eggs, maple syrup, pancakes, sourdough, sourdough pancakes, sourdough starter, vanilla
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Avocado Green Tomato Salsa
I love recipes that come from unplanned tweaking. Most of the time. For the last couple weeks, I’ve seen great, fresh tomatillos in the food co-op. When we planned a little dinner party for this week, I decided on black … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizer, Dinner, Gluten-Free, Kids, Sauces, Vegan, Vegetarian
Tagged avocado, cilantro, cumin, garlic, green tomatoes, guacamole, onion, peppers, poblano peppers, salsa, salsa verde, tomatoes, verde
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Julie Hashimoto-McCreery
