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Pie

Posted on November 27, 2013 by

Last year at this time I promised I would get really good at making pie and then pass along my wisdom. Bad news.  I didn’t make that much pie. I did make enough so that I don’t feel nervous any … Continue reading →

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(Leftover) Turkey Pot Pie is a Snap

Posted on November 30, 2012 by

Don’t judge. The turkey may be (just) over a week old but it was so pickled in Marsala wine (I used the remainder of the bottle I bought to make vegan gravy!) that it was still moist and tasty today. … Continue reading →

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Vegan Caramel Apples with Maple Syrup (and some nutty caramels leftover)

Posted on October 22, 2012 by

Is good vegan caramel even possible? This is the kind of question that keeps my lactose-intolerant mind up half the night. One blog I read claimed that smashed figs are the vegan equivalent of caramel (!!!). Trying not to be … Continue reading →

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Bisquick Banana Pancakes: Complicated Breakfasts Continued

Posted on May 22, 2011 by

It’s Sunday and I had two old bananas lying around. That’s almost tantamount to being legally obligated to make banana pancakes. I couldn’t remember ever making pancakes with the fruit IN before (see the Beauty of Bisquick Part 2 for … Continue reading →

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Sometimes You Need Blueberry Muffins

Posted on March 27, 2011 by

Just plain old blueberry muffins were the order of the day. Nothing fancy or weird or cunning about them. I was craving the true-blue blueberry muffin of my childhood, the square kind that came in the corner of the TV … Continue reading →

Posted in Baking, Baking with fruit, Bisquick, Family recipes, Lactose-free, Muffins | Tagged , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Construction Cookies: Snickerdoodles & Sprinkledoodles

Posted on March 17, 2011 by

First of all, what a dumb name! Snickerdoodle sounds like a part poodle dog who is too goofy to find his own tail. It’s a very peanut butter-y sounding name for a cookie too. How did plain old sugar cookies … Continue reading →

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Who’s Afraid of A Vegan Cookie?

Posted on January 29, 2011 by

I am. I will be blunt, baking without eggs baffles and alarms me. I feel the need of the whole sticky, rising, burnishing, yummy thing eggs do to batter. But cookies are my wheelhouse — the first thing I ever … Continue reading →

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