cakes

sugar free: honey lemon cake

sugar free: honey lemon cake

February 21st, 2013

So the granola’s helping. A little. But it’s definitely “snack-y”. And I’m craving dessert. Specifically, cake. By sheer coincidence, Rebecca of  the wonderful blog The Daily Muse posted last week about breaking the dessert habit. Rebecca writes often about healthy eating, and I really like her philosophy – that it’s not about deprival, but more about moderation and making mindful [...]

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brooklyn bound: one girl cookies

brooklyn bound: one girl cookies

February 22nd, 2012

One Girl Cookies. Where do I even begin, I love this place so, so much??? Okay, I’ll start at the beginning. Mike’s cousin lives around the corner and took us there a few years ago. It was literally love at first sight – and bite. The bakery itself is beyond charming – cute and cool, [...]

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angel food cake

angel food cake

March 3rd, 2011

So like pretty much everyone else in my part of the country I am DONE!!! with this winter – craving green grass, warm breezes and bare feet. I will admit though, that after a hectic work season followed by the rush of the holidays, being snowed in for much of the winter was often truly lovely. It’s hard for me [...]

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buttermilk country cake

buttermilk country cake

February 20th, 2011

A number of years ago I realized that, whenever a recipe called for buttermilk, I never knew what to do with what was left over. I would invariably leave it in the frig till I determined it was “bad” (even though buttermilk always looks “bad” to me…) and throw it away. I finally decided to [...]

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