Almond Sticky Buns

September 23, 2011

I finally did it all on my own. I made yeasty cinnamon rolls! This is more of an accomplishment for me than it sounds. Just the thought of making anything with yeast still scares me much more than it ever should. And, I have to admit, the whole time I was making these sticky buns, [...]

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Nutella Banana Crepes

September 14, 2011

My youngest sister Laura was here visiting this past week. As always is the case with family coming, it came and went way too fast. Laura also likes to cook, too, and even brought along her own curry to make us dinner! That was awesome. If she wasn’t married, I’d totally beg her to come [...]

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Chocolate Birthday Cake Frosting

September 7, 2011

Alex’s 32nd birthday was a week or so ago- woohoo, we’re the same age once again! For 2 months, I’m a “year” older, as he teasingly likes to remind me. We didn’t throw a fancy party this year or anything, but birthdays just don’t seem complete without some type of cake product. I decided to [...]

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Peanut Butter Banana Bread

July 26, 2011

I never thought I would say this, but I’m currently going through a strong aversion to peanut butter- I haven’t had the stuff in a whole week (a definite record)! Aren’t food likes and dislikes weird? I was literally eating peanut butter on a whole wheat tortilla every single day and now I just eat [...]

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“Un” Fried Ice Cream

July 11, 2011

I’m currently on the tail end of a productivity funk, I guess you could say, meaning I just lost any motivation to cook or bake lately. My brain just hasn’t been able to focus much. This funk is being forced out, however, and I’ve told myself I must get a dinner schedule together for the [...]

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Strawberry Cream Muffins

July 1, 2011

Strawberries just scream summer. Muffins usually don’t excite me much. I guess I’ve had too many dry and tasteless ones that I just think “meh”.  Well, I had a container of sour cream in the fridge that had to be used, so I cracked open a few cookbooks. I asked Alex what he thought of [...]

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Chocolate Chip Cookies with Pretzel Pieces

June 21, 2011

Have you ever been to Fresh and Easy?? It’s a smaller grocery chain with the likes of Trader Joe’s, but is more spacious and bright. They also carry brand-name products other than their own. It is awesome. Throughout the store, there are bargain areas with leftovers from the previous day that are greatly discounted. And [...]

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Baked Eggs with Tomato & Parmesan Sauce

June 13, 2011

Meatless Mondays! Does anyone out there participate in this tradition?? Occasionally, by subconscious default do we end up going meat-free (i.e., grilled cheese, pb&j, cereal, etc.) on more than just Monday nights. I was browsing through the April 2009 issue of Everyday Food, my current favorite recipe digest, and caught sight of this dish. Eggs [...]

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Peanut Butter Cookies 3 Ways

June 1, 2011

“I don’t know, I can’t decide.” That seems to be my answer lately when Alex asks me what I’m going to make next, or even just what to have for dinner. Finally last week, I decided to cook up a Bertolli frozen shrimp dinner with Marie Callender’s cornbread. Yeah, I know, it’s not really cooking, [...]

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Argentina Empanadas

May 18, 2011

It’s taken *quite* some time, but I’m back and ready to blog! We spent the whole month of April in Las Vegas and it was glorious. Alex went back to work this month, so Lizzie and I took a quick trip to WA. It’s hard getting back to normal life….While we were in Vegas, Alex’s [...]

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