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Thursday, October 12th, 2017
These are based off of Ina Garten's recipe. They are an easy and delicious breakfast. My little guy had to add rainbow sprinkles to his mini sized ones!
Baked Cinnamon Doughnuts with Maple Vanilla Frosting
Makes 18 regular doughnuts or 36 mini doughnuts
For the doughnuts:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1.25 cups sugar
2 ...
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Sunday, October 1st, 2017
For my birthday this year, we made a version of Peabody's excellent Fireball Glazed Apple Cake. It turned out wonderfully! Using multiple types of apples, applesauce, and apple whiskey made for a deep apple flavor that using just one type of apple just can't quite touch.
Whiskey Glazed Apple Cake
For ...
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Thursday, September 7th, 2017
This is a great late summer meal. Sometimes, we'll add some sliced grilled chicken or garlicky shrimp or langostino tails for a bit more hearty meal, but this is great all on its own.
Caprese Pasta
Serves 4
8 oz dry linguine pasta
2 tbsp olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp red ...
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Sunday, June 4th, 2017
This German street food is one of our favorites. A bit time intensive, but worth the effort at least a few times a year!
Bierocks
Makes 15 bierocks, 6 dinner servings
2 tbsp canola oil
4 cloves garlic, pressed
3 lb ground beef (I use 15% fat)
3 teaspoon kosher salt
3 teaspoon black pepper
1 tsp ...
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Wednesday, April 12th, 2017
This is just my favorite banana bread recipe, with half white sugar and half light brown sugar, baked in a little 6 cup bundt pan. It only took about 35 minutes rather than an hour. Winning all around!
Mini Banana Bundt Cake
Makes 1 small cake
Ingredients
3-4 small to medium very ...
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Monday, January 23rd, 2017
Traditionally served for the Chinese New Year, longevity noodles symbolize wishes for a long and happy life. Be careful not to cut or break the noodles as you cook them, as the length is symbolic of the eaters' lives! These are wonderful with skinless boneless chicken thighs as well ...
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Monday, September 26th, 2016
Amazon had a great lightning deal on Instant Pot electronic pressure cookers. Several of my friends have been raving about theirs, so I finally hit the buy button. I gotta say, I do love it! We tried the kalua pork that's in the instruction manual, which turned ...
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Saturday, April 30th, 2016
This easy salad comes together in a few minutes. The hardest part is chopping the apples. My recipe is based off of this one from AllRecipes.
Apple Salad
Serves 4
8 oz vanilla yogurt (I like Stonyfield whole milk vanilla yogurt)
1 tbsp honey
1/2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup craisins
4 medium granny ...
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Monday, January 4th, 2016
This is an easy and delicious way to enjoy oysters if the ones you have are not quite up to the quality needed for on the half shell. The buttery crunchy topping plays nicely with the plump juicy oysters. This serves 4 as a light dinner, or 8 ...
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Wednesday, November 18th, 2015
This delicious and fast meal is perfect for week nights. My little rice cooker (Zojirushi NS-LAC05XA Micom 3-Cup(Uncooked) Rice Cooker and Warmer) has a timer so you can put rice and water in the bowl in the morning and have hot fluffy rice just in time for dinner when ...
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