#FirstOnTheFirst: Cake Decorating
Those of you who have been following for a while now will know that I don’t have much patience for the prettying up of food. Presentation matters, but if you’re spending forever and a day making a meal...
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When I first joined #BundtaMonth, I thought I’d have problems coming up with reasons to bake a cake every month. I was wrong. I should have remembered: we like to party at work. Or eat, at least....
View ArticleHo-Hum Monday No More! Host A(n #Emeril Lagasse) Work Potluck!
Whether you enjoy your job or not, you spend a great deal of your life there, so you may as well make the most of it. I’m lucky that when I returned to the workforce a little over a year ago, I was...
View Article#BundtaMonth: Lemon Raspberry Swirl Bundt Cake
Changes of season are a mixed blessing for me. While I love seeing how the world is constantly evolving, working its way through the growth cycle, it tends to bring a very negative side effect to me:...
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#BundtaMonth: Buttermilk Bundt Cake with Salted Caramel Icing
I expected to be a little more refined by this point in my life. To have moved on from the struggling 20s to a sense of being more settled, having matured and grown up. Instead, I find the bar is still...
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#FirstOnTheFirst: Gâteau Basque
Gâteau Basque is a cross between a cake, a cookie, and a pie and supposedly originated in the Basque region of France. There are two versions, according to Joe Pastry: the Basque version with a cherry...
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Chocolate Cinnamon Bread: Warm Spices of Fall
Have you heard? Starbucks launched their new pastries from La Boulange this week! I stopped by my local shop on Tuesday–conveniently across the street from where I work–and was greeted with pink...
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#FirstOnTheFirst: Sticky Toffee Pudding
Getting Seasonal… When we plan our challenges for First on the First, we try to take the time of year into consideration. Croquembouche, for example, was set for June because it is traditionally served...
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Whole Grain Streusel Coffee Cake #client #samplewholegrains #giveaway
Disclosure: I was approached by Oldways to be a Whole Grain Sampling Day Ambassador for 2014. They sent me a box of samples for my participation. I received no compensation for this post. All opinions...
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Mocha Whoopie Pies
My mom is well-known for her Mocha Frosting. It was a closely-guarded family secret for decades, one that she wouldn’t even share with me. Until she did. And then I understood why. Because mom’s Mocha...
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How To Throw A Memorable Birthday Party
Our kids never had birthday parties. Let me rephrase that, for they’ve had more than their fair share, to be honest. But they were between our different sides of the family, combined with cousins or...
View ArticleSticky Toffee Pudding
Getting Seasonal… When we plan our challenges for First on the First, we try to take the time of year into consideration. Croquembouche, for example, was set for June because it is traditionally served...
View ArticleWhole Grain Streusel Coffee Cake
Disclosure: I was approached by Oldways to be a Whole Grain Sampling Day Ambassador for 2014. They sent me a box of samples for my participation. I received no compensation for this post. All opinions...
View ArticleMocha Whoopie Pies
My mom is well-known for her Mocha Frosting. It was a closely-guarded family secret for decades, one that she wouldn’t even share with me. Until she did. And then I understood why. Because mom’s Mocha...
View ArticleHow To Throw A Memorable Birthday Party
Our kids never had birthday parties. Let me rephrase that, for they’ve had more than their fair share, to be honest. But they were between our different sides of the family, combined with cousins or...
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