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Blondies on my birthday

9. June 2009

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Blondies on my birthday

What age do you have to be before birthdays aren’t a big deal? Sure, you don’t have the year long countdown you had when you were 7, but everyone hopes for a little pampering or kind well wishes. The part I think we struggle with is getting a year older. I am [...]

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Strawberry Chocolate Nut Pie…or is it a cookie?

2. June 2009

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Strawberry Chocolate Nut Pie…or is it a cookie?

Not your average pie.

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Oatmeal Cookies are like Rodney Dangerfield

22. April 2009

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Oatmeal Cookies are like Rodney Dangerfield

Oatmeal Cookies are the Rodney Dangerfield of the cookie community. They just don't get no respect, ya know? They have a reputation as being bland, slightly boring attempts to pass off a healthy breakfast grain as a dessert. But just try this recipe.

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I’m Fond of Fond - The Best Onion Soup Ever

6. March 2009

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I’m Fond of Fond -  The Best Onion Soup Ever

It makes great use of fond. Fond, as many of you know, is French for "that really tasty stuff that's stuck to the bottom of your pan, you uncivilized American!"

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Easiest Chocolate Cake Ever (I might be an idiot)

11. February 2009

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Easiest Chocolate Cake Ever (I might be an idiot)

Want to impress your Valentine but don't know the difference between a water bath and a bubble bath? Here ya go.

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How to make Girl Scout Samoa Cookies

30. January 2009

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How to make Girl Scout Samoa Cookies

Can't wait til those cookies are here? If you're jonesing for a bite of coconutty goodness, today is your lucky day.

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How to make your own Peppermint Patties

17. December 2008

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How to make your own Peppermint Patties

These aren't exactly fancy, schmancy but sooo much better than those famous peppermint patties that make you feel like you're on a snow covered ski slope.

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How to flood a cookie…the last Sugar Cookie recipe you will ever need

15. December 2008

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How to flood a cookie…the last Sugar Cookie recipe you will ever need

Today is your lucky day, chickens, because I have searched for years for the perfect rolled sugar cookie recipe, the one that's thick and soft but doesn't puff up and has a buttery taste that's not too sweet and that perfect frosting that stays glazed and hardens beautifully like the ones that magazines taunt you with every Christmas.

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