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Something a Bit More Substantial

July 9, 2010
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When the weather turns hot and sticky (like it was in NYC this week—phew!)…ice cream and popsicles and all manner of cool and frozen treats are the first order of the day.  But sometimes…just sometimes…rich and decadent is what you’re craving.  Despite those 100 degrees staring you in the face, making it hard to breathe […]

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The Swirl is the Cure

June 24, 2010
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Here’s my feeling about peanut butter desserts—-they don’t taste enough like peanut butter!  By the time you cut the, what, 1/2 cup or 1 (woo-hoo!) cup with flour and eggs and *especially* sugar, the taste of the peanut butter doesn’t come through near enough!  So I set about experimenting and trying to come up with […]

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The Made-It-All-For-Him Wall

June 16, 2010
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Some of you are going to balk when I say this, but….sometimes the fact that someone *loves* chocolate can be so….limiting.  Yes, limiting.  When chocolate is the be-all-and-end-all for a person….and you’ve already made them your best Flourless Chocolate Cake and your best Devil’s Food Cake and your best Midnight Chocolate….where do you go/what do […]

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French Crumb Cake

November 14, 2009
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Mmmmm…this is one of those things that when I get a craving for it, nothing else can take its place. I think the reason for this is that it is *Just Plain Good*. And I mean that as high praise. Just as when you call something ‘vanilla’, that doesn’t necessarily mean its boring. Don’t get […]

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Banana Maple Muffins

August 11, 2009
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What a muffin! Soft, moist, unbelievable-smelling, and addictively delicious! I’d seen this recipe over at Anne’s Food and had it tucked away, waiting for a lazy Sunday morning to give them a try. And I’m so, so happy that lazy morning rolled around today!

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