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Category Archives: baked goods

Root Beer Float Cookies

Root beer floats are such a nostalgic dessert – you can’t help but feel young when spooning vanilla ice cream and icy cold root beer from a tall glass. And they must be made properly: you put the ice cream in first, then pour the root beer, and then let it sit for a few […]

Posted 11 March 2010 | baked goods   comfort food   cookies   kid stuff   vegetarian | Comments (5) Tagged: , ,

Popovers

I probably shouldn’t admit this, but sometimes I’m lazy in the kitchen. There have been many evenings when I tell my husband he is on his own, and I eat cereal for dinner. While standing at the counter.  Watching Gossip Girl. I know – yikes. Other times, I’m only half-lazy. Sometimes I make a simple […]

Posted 05 March 2010 | baked goods   bread | Comments (4) Tagged:

Chocolate Chip Cookies

This is more than a blog post, this is an opus. I apologize in advance for the length… but chocolate chip cookies are very important to me. I have a history with them, life would be less without them, and I am always happy when I eat a good one. Biting into a perfect chocolate […]

Posted 01 March 2010 | baked goods   comfort food   cookies   dessert   vegetarian | Comments (14) Tagged: ,

Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread

Due to our proximity to the nearest grocery store (really far away), the rate at which my husband burns through a loaf of bread (rapidly), and the expense of the fancy whole wheat bread that I like, I’ve been experimenting with making my own sandwich bread. It’s easy to be intimidated by anything that involves […]

Posted 18 February 2010 | baked goods   bread   vegetarian | Comments (3) Tagged: , ,

Chewy Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies

Sometimes I make these cookies when I want to pretend like I’m eating something healthy, but what I really want to eat is a cookie. The inclusion of cranberries, oatmeal, and honey make it somehow seem more wholesome – but in reality, the amount of butter and sweeteners in this cookie make it just that: […]

Posted 11 February 2010 | baked goods   cookies   dessert | Comments (1) Tagged: ,