Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
This week I’m at home in Arkansas visiting family and hanging out with my “little” sister before she leaves for college. Let’s not talk about it. I may cry.
All this being said, I did two weeks’ worth of baking last week to account for my travels. While grocery shopping I picked up a brownie mix, figuring I could do something with it. I remembered reading about brownie mix cookies somewhere, and started doing a bit of research.
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Friday, August 6th, 2010
Traditionally speaking, I am not a big cake baker. I’ll chalk it up to my lack of patience, although working in a cupcake bakery is slowly but surely changing that. Nonetheless, the whole process of evening layers and smoothing frosting really gets on my nerves, so I try to avoid it. That’s why I like cakes like this, that need no frosting and really need no actual cake pans.
I was looking for inspiration the other night and found it, not surprisingly, in this cake. It’s almost ridiculously simple, requires only one bowl, and doesn’t have any annoying frosting issues. I love this cake.
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Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
Chocolate and strawberries are quite possibly my favorite flavor combination, ever. They’re possibly upstaged by chocolate and mint, but somehow that only seems right around the holidays. But chocolate and strawberries are year-round heaven. They never fail me.
It’s no secret that we’re reaching the end of strawberry season, but there are still some beauties to be found at the grocery store and by golly, I’m going to use them. I’m going to soak them in lemon juice and plop them down atop chocolate and pastry. And if you know what’s good for you, I suggest you do the same.
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Monday, August 2nd, 2010
I’m a big believer in moderation. Yes, I made coconut peach bourbon cupcakes, but let the record show, I only ate one. And then my thoughts turned to these babies, which are chock full of carrots and raisins and walnuts and all sorts of good things.
I wish I could take credit for the idea of this lovely creation, which is somewhere between a scone and a muffin, and completely good for you. It’s equally great paired with coffee for breakfast or solo for an afternoon snack. Truth be told, I’ve been munching on one all morning.
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