baking

Frigidaire Double Oven Workout {Recipe: Grandma’s Chocolate Cream Pie}

December 31, 2011

Over the past month we have enjoyed our Frigidaire Symmetry Double Oven but to be honest with you, haven’t had the opportunity to really give it a good workout. This past week, things changed and we made up for lost time! Over the last seven days, we have used our Frigidaire Symmetry Double Oven to [...]

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Merry Christmas {Recipe: Our Favorite Homemade Cinnamon Rolls}

December 23, 2011

There are just a couple more days until Christmas! This morning, as I sit by the light of the Christmas tree, with presents wrapped (ahead of time, which NEVER happens) I can’t help but feel so grateful for all of the blessings in my life. I love Christmas, for a multitude of reasons, but mostly [...]

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Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day Cookbook

December 19, 2011

I just got done making the easiest loaf of homemade bread, ever. I make homemade bread a lot… I enjoy making bread but often times will use my bread machine to make things easier. I’ve known about the Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day Cookbook for quite some time, but had ignored making it [...]

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Easter Brunch and Triple Chocolate Cookies

April 7, 2011

You know there’s something wrong when you get a plate of these Triple Chocolate Cookies in front of you and the last thing you really want to do is eat one. That’s how things have been for me around here lately. I’ve been under the weather since a week ago Thursday. I went to the [...]

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Mathematics {Recipe: Breakfast Oatmeal Pie}

March 14, 2011

Today is pi day…3.14. Since I am a food blogger, I am going to join the masses of others who turn this mathematics focused day into something food related. Pie day. Pie is much more fun than the actual math related pi, don’t you think? In all honesty, math is not my strong suit. In [...]

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A Pasta Discovery {Recipe: Rustic Baked Rigatoni}

February 25, 2011

I know… I know… stop talking about the darn homemade pasta, right? I’m sorry! I just can’t help it. When I made homemade pasta for the first time last week, it was kind of a moment for me. I looked back at my Hamburger Helper days many moons ago and marveled at how far I [...]

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The Banana and Biscuit Dilemma (Recipe: Banana Buttermilk Biscuits)

February 18, 2011

What’s a mom to do? You have one kid who wants buttermilk biscuits for breakfast. Another kiddo wants banana muffins for breakfast. One, doesn’t care what you have as long as she gets to nibble on the dough… What I decided to do was give my kids the best of both worlds. Plenty of dough [...]

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Quaker Amazing Heart Giveaway {Recipe: Applesauce Oatmeal Muffins}

February 7, 2011

You all know I love the folks and the products from Quaker. Quaker was such a great part of my childhood… in fact, if I were to sit down and think back to an image or logo that was most regular in our home growing up, it would be the Quaker Oats guy. Whether it [...]

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Differences {Recipe: Triple Chocolate Malt Bread}

January 24, 2011

I dropped my kids off at school today, got in the car and practically cheered. I love having my kids home, but for the past three days there has been nothing but bickering and meanness coming out of their mouths towards each other. It’s funny how when you have kids, you have the first one [...]

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Opposite of Fancy {Recipe: Plain & Extraordinary Chewy Chocolate Cookies}

December 14, 2010

Sometimes as food bloggers, we try so hard to do something original or out of the ordinary with our recipes that the plain recipes… the classic recipes… get overlooked. As much as I love a touch of special, I also have to admit that some of the most basic and simple recipes are my favorite. [...]

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