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Chai Spiced Homemade Applesauce
We have a Japanese maple tree that borders along our front yard and the neighbor’s house. It’s the tell-tale give away I depend on each year to determine fall’s arrival. The leaves transition from vibrant greens of every shade to … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizer, Breakfast, Dessert, Gluten-Free, Kids, Lunch, Sauces, Sides, Vegan, Vegetarian
Tagged applesauce, bosc pear, brown sugar, ceylon cinnamon, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, gravenstein apple, Gravenstein apples, gravenstein applesauce, homemade applesauce, honey, nutmeg, orange peel, pears, spices, vanilla
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Baked Buttermilk Doughnuts with Chocolate Glaze
I had been eyeing baked doughnut pans for a good year. It wasn’t that they’re overly expensive, or hard to find, or a complete irrational buy… It was merely a last resort effort at having self control, knowing that as … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Breakfast, Dessert, Life, Vegetarian
Tagged baked donut, baked doughnuts, bittersweet chocolate, buttermilk, buttermilk donut, buttermilk doughnut, chocolate glaze, chocolate glaze with coconut oil, chocolate glaze without powdered sugar, donut, honey, Kauai bakeries, nutmeg, vanilla
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Easy Banana Cake with Vanilla Bean Frosting
Sometimes I am not sure where the day goes between waking to the sound of my husband’s voice urging seven year old Silas to “Hurry, baby! Brush your teeth! We’re going to be late for school…” and then the slow … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Dessert, Life, Vegetarian
Tagged banana, banana cake, bananas, cake, cinnamon, dessert, easy dessert, frosting, vanilla, vanilla bean
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Cinnamon Apple Cake
The following post contains the recipe for a cake reminiscent of fall, that is also ridiculously moist, good-looking, and tasty. You could call it a cinnamon apple cake, or apple spice cake, which it is. I jokingly referred to it … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Dessert, Life
Tagged apple, apple cake, cake, cinnamon, cinnamon apple, dessert, ginger, golden delicious, granny smith, meyer lemon, orange juice, vanilla
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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
Posted in Baking, Breakfast, Dessert, Vegetarian
Tagged Babycakes, Babycakes pie maker, blueberries, cinnamon, cloves, dessert, lemon, lemon zest, novelty baking, pie maker, pies, sugar, vanilla
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Buttermilk Ginger Biscuits
While there isn’t a Whole Foods Market near us here in Ashland, whenever we’re near one while traveling, my husband has a semi-addiction. Ginger biscuits. It’s a 99% guarantee that they’ll be in the bakery section, next to the fresh … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Bread, Breakfast, Dessert, Vegetarian
Tagged biscuits, breakfast, butter, buttermilk, buttermilk biscuit, crystallized ginger, dessert, ginger, ground ginger, lemon zest, treat, vanilla, whole wheat
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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
Vanilla Bean Cheesecake
If I had to pick my absolute favorite dessert, it would have to be cheesecake. Cheesecake that is not for the faint of heart, or those on a steadfast diet, or those who prefer completely light sweets. Rich and filling … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Dessert, Vegetarian
Tagged cheesecake, cream cheese, eggs, graham crackers, meyer lemon, sour cream, vanilla, vanilla bean
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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 Cinnamon Rolls with Vanilla Bean Icing
Most of my memories surrounding things cooked in the house I grew up in have to do with my mom. My dad’s meals often seemed thrown together in a chaotic combination process that sometimes worked, but more often instilled fear. … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Bread, Breakfast, Dessert, Vegetarian
Tagged cinnamon, cinnamon rolls, dessert, homemade bread, maple syrup, sourdough, sourdough starter, vanilla, vanilla bean
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Julie Hashimoto-McCreery
