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Recent Posts Tagged With 'baking'
Dec 15
These cookies are so beautiful to look at, and so rich that one tiny mouthful is enough to satisfy. As they bake, the dough turns a gorgeous white that contrasts so beautifully with the cherry. They are my favorite cookies of the season.Ingredients:2 (read full article)
baking, cherries, Christmas Cookies, cookies, cream cheese
Dec 04
I love the taste of these gentle ginger cookies. They are a far cry from the heavily spiced taste of ginger snaps or gingerbread. I love to eat them with a nice, hot cup of Earl Grey. They are a crisp mouthful of buttery ginger-lemon goodness -- a gr (read full article)
baking, Christmas Cookies, Christmas recipes, cookies, ginger, lemon
Dec 04
My family is crazy over Christmas cookies. We bake them. We exchange them with friends. We use and re-use old recipes, adapt recipes, and try new recipes. Because Christmas cookies are such a fun and important part of our holiday celebration, I thoug (read full article)
baking, Christmas Cookies, Christmas recipes, cookies, cooking with kids, Sugar
Nov 20
I made this cake for my family last night and they loved it! It has a moist texture and just enough sweetness without being too sweet. I used fresh pumpkin puree (from my Perfect Baked Pumpkin recipe), but you can use canned if you need to. This is (read full article)
baking, cake, cream cheese, Fall foods, party foods, pumpkin
Nov 18
Megan bakes this bread every year and gives it away as gifts. It is so tasty and moist, with a hint of citrus and those tangy, tart cranberries. We look forward to it every November!Ingredients2 cups flour1/2 tsp salt1 1/2 tsp baking powder1/2 tsp (read full article)
baking, bread, cranberries, Fall foods, food gifts
Nov 17
This is a recipe from my childhood. We called "Impossible Pie" because it is crustless. I can think of no circumstance in which it could be considered healthy. It is decadent and wonderful and best in small slices.Ingredients4 eggs1/2 cup butter1 (read full article)
baking, coconut, custard, pie
Nov 17
The secret ingredients of this classic recipe are honey and molasses. They give NanaJane's pumpkin pie a flavor that's just different enough to set it apart at Thanksgiving time.Ingredients:One 8-9 inch pie crust, unbaked2 eggs, slightly beaten1 1/4 (read full article)
baking, Fall foods, NanaJane, pie, pumpkin
Oct 18
When I was a girl, my mother would serve these muffins as a surprise addition to her oven-fried chicken dinners. I looked forward to their moist texture and perfect sweet-spiciness. Pumpkin muffins were a welcome sign that Fall had arrived. I am s (read full article)
baking, bread, Fall foods, muffins, pumpkin
Oct 16
Jeff and Katie stopped by our house earlier this week, and I made them these cookies. As our children played with them and their young daughter, the heaping plate I brought to the table was reduced to crumbs. Fortunately, I had set some aside for J (read full article)
baking, Chocolate, cookies, peanut butter
Oct 02
When the weather turns cooler, I love to start baking. The warm oven heats up the kitchen, making it a natural place for my family to gather. And what calls to them more than the wonderful smell of baking bread? I make our banana nut bread in mini (read full article)
baking, banana, bread, food gifts, pecans
Aug 23
Michigan tart cherries are the best in the world (in my humble opinion.) We have used thawed frozen cherries in this recipe, a great alternative to fresh if you have missed the short June-July cherry season. Our cobbler contains no starchy thickener, (read full article)
baking, cherries, cobbler, desserts, fruit, Michigan, summer desserts