There are great gingerbread cake recipes out there and then there’s our take on the gingerbread cake classic. Our very-ginger gingerbread recipe is spiked with extra healthy does »
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The Pioneer Woman Cooks is finally out and it’s flying off the shelves like hotcakes! Lucky for us, we were able to secure a free copy of the »
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If you twisted my arm and pinched my nipples to force me to name my absolute favorite cookie as a kid, I would have to say “Chocolate Cookie »
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As the air has a dry, cool feel, nights have become chilly, the southern California signs of autumn are filling our every breath. However, the garden still has »
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Portrait of a Gourmand - A gourmand is simply, someone who takes pleasure in food and eating. This is a continuing photographic series of gourmands, from all walks »
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Ahhh puff pastry! Few things are tastier than a well made puff pastry. That sweet butter taste combined with an exquisite flakiness. Being able the make even a »
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There are a few definitives in our gardening life that we won’t budge on.
From our many garden successes and failures, our little list of certainties continues to »
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In Episode 1, we introduced the dangerous pleasures of the pizookie, a deep-dish-baked cookie topped with ice cream. The comments were filled with sweet tooth adoration, a handful »
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I had a brilliant idea. It was for another addition to our deep-dish-a-la-mode-cookie repertoire, aka pizookies. Aka Sweet Crack. However, there was one minor problem. I had no »
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So, I come home from work and found a package waiting on the dining room table, untouched, glossy and still perfectly sealed. Todd has always been such a »
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Madeleines. Elegant simplicity, deliciously captured in small, shell-shaped cookies. The madeleine has a quiet grace, not preening for your love with mind-blowing flavors or chocolate oozing goodness. »
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Ok, enough teasing. The twitter followers got the inside scoop with the twitpics, but here’s the ultimate way to serve your favorite soft cookies, like our Chocolate Chunk »
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Nothing brings unadulterated joy like a perfectly baked, warm, soft chocolate chip cookie. The whole process of making the cookies; the smell of the chocolate, licking the finished »
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In our last couple dessert posts we finished off the desserts with a couple different candied citrus toppings. Candying citrus is a great, very easy way to “classy” »
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Happy Pi Day everyone! (For those out of the loop, check the month and day, then remember the ole math classes- 3.14.)
Often when I’m stuck on a »
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Just before Diane left for Club Med Bahamas, all of you twitter followers may have seen her tweet purring about me making her a mandarin creme brulee. Yes, »
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It’s almost Valentine’s day, so raise your hands if you like chocolate! Our hands are raised extra high now because we’re holding a fabulous $25 gift certificate to »
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“Bah humbug” was Grandma’s take on Christmas. Every December we would receive a letter with that declaration, however those letters would also have a companion. A simple »
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We love the current food fad of the Red Mango-Pinkberry-Yogurtland-a million other knock off names. We especially love the newer style of shops that have a plethora of »
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Last Saturday’s superb blogger party still has us pumped up and buzzing. Even with all the dishes cleaned and put away, we’re still feeling the exciting aftershocks of »
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