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Apple Pull Apart Bread
Fall has arrived in a flurry of crazy weather around here, and this weekend was a rainy, dreary, wonderful excuse for me to work on some recipes for the blog. Much like we tend to go straight from Halloween to Christmas, quickly passing over Thanksgiving, I think when Fall arrives we head straight past the apple bin to the pumpkin spice everything! I decided to honor the apple with a few of my favorite apple recipes. The first, Apple Pull Apart Bread. It’s best served a little warm, with an extra dish of glaze for dipping, with a table full of your best friends. Here’s hoping you take some…
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Green Shakshuka
This weekend I made Shakshuka (pronounced shack shoe ka) and whenever I say it, I say it to the tune of “Brown Sugar” by the Rolling Stones….you just did too, didn’t you? Anywho, if you google Shakshuka you’ll find a bazillion recipes for it, and lots of discussion about it’s true origins. Traditionally, Shakshuka is a spicy tomato and pepper dish with cooked eggs, but I decided to try out a green version using tomatillos and spinach. It might seem a bit complicated but it actually comes together pretty easily (after you do a little chopping and processing). It’s a great brunch dish, or even a weeknight dinner. Let…
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Orange Yogurt Cake
Spring has arrived and I think we need a celebration! We all know that no celebration is even worth celebrating if there isn’t cake, but let’s face it….winter has not been kind to our waistlines. Well, I should speak for myself, it has not been kind to MY waistline. My goal for all of last year (before I turned 50) was to try to get into the best shape of my life, which I felt would make turning 50 not so bad. Well, it turns out turning 50 wasn’t so bad, but I was fat when it happened. The 3 months since haven’t been all that momentous either, so if…
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those almond things…
A few years ago during a trip for work, I took some time to stop in Waco, Texas at the Silos Baking Company. If you’ve been under a rock and don’t know anything about that, it’s on the grounds of the silos made famous on the show “Fixer Upper” and home to all things Magnolia. The bakery sits on the corner and a long line snakes back and forth inside, allowing plenty of time to make you’re very difficult decision. Because I am, well, me, I’m always interested in things I’ve never heard of or tried before, especially when it comes to bakery items. One of the bits…
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Oatmeal Blueberry Pancakes
The past few weeks, we’ve been stuck in a real life, old timey winter. Snow, ice, frigid, frigid temperatures, and the forecast is throwing around words like “polar vortex” and “record breaking wind chills” for the upcoming week. So, what could be more soul satisfying on a cold winter Saturday morning. PANCAKES! Not just you’re run of the mill, everyday pancakes, but oatmeal pancakes dotted with fresh blueberries, dripping in butter and syrup…..ahhh. Several years ago I was in Aspen, Colorado to attend a Rufus Wainwright concert and had breakfast at a local haunt called “Poppycock’s Café”. They’ve been around nearly 40 years and serve their famous oatmeal buttermilk pancakes.…
