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Cherry Apricot Muffins ~ #MuffinMonday

June 4, 2012

I am not a huge fan of summer because I cannot stand being hot and sticky in the ridiculous New Jersey humidity. It’s those warm summer months when I usually miss North Carolina most. Sure, it’s hot there too but the humidity is so much less and makes the heat much more bearable. But I [...]

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Citrus Churros ~ #FirstOnTheFirst

June 1, 2012

During most of my high school years, I was awkward. Really awkward  I had gigantic, round glasses that made me look some sort of bug with large eyes. I was a complete dork. I wasn’t fashionable although in my own head, I thought my “patterned vests” look was pretty sweet. I had my small group [...]

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Apricot-Sage Cookies

May 10, 2012

Sage is one of my all-time favorite herbs. Usually the first thing I think when I smell sage is a roasted chicken or a big tray of stuffing. Oh and then there were those incredible sage goat cheese ebelskivers!! Don’t even get me started on those. Ridiculously good! But I also love when I get [...]

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Nazook ~ Daring Bakers’ Challenge

April 27, 2012

The Daring Bakers’ April 2012 challenge, hosted by Jason at Daily Candor, were two Armenian standards: nazook and nutmeg cake. Nazook is a layered yeasted dough pastry with a sweet filling, and nutmeg cake is a fragrant, nutty coffee-style cake. These were both family recipes and I truly wish I could have made them both [...]

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Strawberry Lemon Yogurt Muffins ~ #MuffinMonday

April 9, 2012

Happy Monday! This week we have a big burst of bright flavors. I have for you a strawberry lemon yogurt muffin. It’s full of juicy, red strawberries, lemon yogurt, lemon juice and lemon zest! You might think all that lemon would overpower the strawberries but it doesn’t. The two are a great combination and the [...]

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Coconut Macaroon Nests

April 5, 2012

As a child I can vividly remember my grandmother, as well as my mother making coconut wreaths at Christmas. They were coconut macaroons shaped like wreaths and decorated with little cinnamon candies. Such delightful little cookies that bring back such wonderful childhood memories. I adore coconut and recently found myself traveling a long thought process that [...]

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Rice Pudding Muffins ~ #MuffinMonday

April 2, 2012

I had no idea you could “muffinize” rice pudding!! But it’s been done. I learned this new word the other day and it’s the perfect way to explain this muffin. A fellow food blogger (and fellow muffin maker) used the term in her last Muffin Monday post when she explained that she loves to “muffinize” things. She [...]

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April Showers ~ Sugar Cookies Decorated With Royal Icing for #FirstOnTheFirst

April 1, 2012

This month for First On The First, we’re trying our hand at cookie decorating!! This may very well be my new favorite hobby. I’ve always admired and appreciated the talent and patience it must take to decorate cookies. The intricate designs that I’ve seen just amaze me and I’ve always wanted to take a class [...]

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Cherry-Pistachio Nougat

March 29, 2012

In the past the extent of my nougat consumption experiences have mostly consisted of the type that come in a few well-known candy bars and I’ve been okay with that. I don’t know that I’ve ever had any burning desire to seek out anything more. That is until I finally caught up on my recent [...]

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Cinnamon Apple Coffee Break Muffins ~ #MuffinMonday

March 26, 2012

This week’s muffins come from the wonderful Dorie Greenspan. If you’ve been around these parts for a bit, you already know I’m kind of a fan of her. She’s just so warm, friendly and incredibly talented. So when I saw that we were making one of her muffin recipes this week, I was giddy. That [...]

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Cheddar Walnut Sables ~ #BakeTogether

March 22, 2012

This month for #BakeTogether Abby gave us a savory selection. The challenge was to make your own adaptation of her Spicy Parmesan Sables. Challenge accepted! I love sables although I’ve only ever had the sweet version, some of the best ever being made by the very talented hands of Dorie Greenspan herself. But I’ve never [...]

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Honey Citrus Olive Oil Muffins with Toasted Almonds

March 19, 2012

These days I can say that I’m no stranger to baking with olive oil but up until last summer I had never had the pleasure before. I fell in love with that spicy, fragrant and ridiculously moist cake. Then Anuradha gave us an olive oil muffin assignment back in the Fall that only made me [...]

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Tropical Trio Muffins ~ #MuffinMonday

March 12, 2012

Not that we’ve even really had much of a winter here in New Jersey, but I’m ready for Spring. I don’t think I’ve even used my winter coat more than once. But even with the mild winter, I’m so ready for warm, sunny days and taking the girls to the park. Now that Molly is [...]

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Potato Chip Cookies

March 9, 2012

Come on, admit it … when you saw the title of this post you probably thought “What??” and were more than just a little curious. I know when I saw these cookies in a recent issue of Cuisine At Home I was intrigued the moment I saw the title. Potatoes aren’t generally a common ingredient [...]

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Macarons with Champagne Buttercream ~ #MacTweets Mac Attack #27

March 7, 2012

So yes, this is Mac Attack #27 however, this is Mac Attack #1 for little ol’ me. As I mentioned during my First on the First macaron post, my new goal in life is to master the macaron after having some challenges in my first ever attempt. They are such brilliantly wonderful, tasty little bites of [...]

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