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Pumpkin, cranberry, & apple baked oatmeal

I made a couple of small tweaks to the recipe: I substituted ground flaxseed for wheat germ, added a teaspoon of cinnamon, plus a bunch of other spices (ginger, cloves, nutmeg). I also used vanilla soymilk instead of regular milk.

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The other day, I deeply mired in crippling self-pity. I decided to bake to cheer myself up. I went with cupcakes, because cupcakes always make me happy. I didn’t have anything specific in mind, so I started poking around my various cookbooks and the internet.

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As promised, here are the strawberry cupcakes I made last week:


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This is a re-post of a post from 2006.

This post has nothing to do with Abba, and everything to do with spicy little balls of meat.

Yes, I’m finally posting photos of my meatballs, and I’m going to do my best to describe the process. As I’ve said before, it’s nearly impossible for ( Read more... )

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Thursday night, I decided to make a cheesecake to bring in to work. It was the holiday luncheon day, and people were bringing in desserts to pass.

This is the recipe that my mom has used for my entire life. It has a sour cream topping, and it is most decidedly not New York style ( Read more... )

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Sadly, I did not take any photos…

Rand’s office Christmas party was this week, and I wanted to send along a treat. I decided to try out the brownie edge pan (which was a fabulous wedding gift from Jen!) and a new recipe.


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I’m reposting this for the benefit of both Debbie and my blogging-by-mail swap partner.

Chocolate Chip Cookies
(from the NY Times…you have to be a member)


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I managed to upload some photos to flickr today, with titles and descriptions even. Whoo!

Here’s a little sample…all photos of things I’ve baked recently:


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Seriously, this day needs a do-over.

It started out just fine…except for the fact that I had a hard time getting to sleep last night, and so I did NOT want to get up.

I had a 9 a.m. appointment with the superintendent, where I was *officially* told that I have the job (of course, ( Read more... )