baking

Ordered Eating

February 28, 2013
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Breakfast #1: I baked some brownies for Book Club – just a box mix, doctored up with a Starbucks Via Packet… …and sprinkle of TJ’s Sweetened Coconut. While that cooled… …breakfast #2 was consumed. Cut into 35 pieces and packaged for tonight… …smelled so heavenly! Two left for me… …saving as a snack for between [...]

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Bake with Gusto

February 20, 2013
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While I was celebrating Sushi Roku’s Sweet 16, Abe was across the street, having an Italian dinner at Gusto. I had his leftover rapini, with lots of olive oil n garlic. Added some Pumpkin Chips… …and a handful of The Good Bean’s Cracked Pepper for crunch. Did some baking too! I’m a little obsessed with [...]

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Cookie Dough Jam Cupcakes

February 16, 2013
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Adventures in Baking continue! I took a package of Nestle Cookie Dough (Valentine’s Day themed)… …and pressed them into lined muffin twins… …two pieces per cup. Bake at 350 for about 15-20 minutes, until done. Then, immediately take a shot glass… …and make an indentation right into the dough, while it’s still warm. Fill with [...]

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My Fellow Americans

February 13, 2013
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Abe was working late at Huffington Post Live because of Obama’s State of the Union Address. I got some melon/miso/reading in… …then decided do some lazy baking before he got home. Remember my “Don’t Call It a Dump Cake”/”Easy as Pie Cake”??? This one is even easier, and for those of you who are trying [...]

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Cake Mix Pumpkin Muffins

February 5, 2013
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The pantry experiments continue… …I’ve seen variations on this “recipe” all over Pinterest – basically take a can of pumpkin + a box of cake mix, ignore the “add oil + egg” part, and bake. I decided to do a “muffin” version – added a palmful of Pumpkin Pie Spice + 1 cup Chai Tea. [...]

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