Tag: baking

Yup.  We’re still waiting for Spring. No, it’s not that I’m surprised (as a friend’s astute daughter said, “Of COURSE the groundhog thinks there are six more weeks of winter — the first day of Spring is March 21!”); it’s

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This week, I offered followers of my Facebook page the opportunity to choose three recipes from my subscribers-only More Joy, Less Stress holiday preparation program that would be shared here on the blog for everyone.  After a few rounds of

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What, you may be asking yourself, is a grizzly bar? Well, if you’re Davy Crockett, it’s just a big old animal that lives in the woods and had an unfortunate run-in with you when you were only three.  *Rim shot*

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You.  Guys. You don’t want to miss out on this stuff.  If there’s one holiday treat recipe that I’d say is darned near perfect for just about every occasion, this has to be it.  Fun nibble for a casual get-together? 

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Late in his life, my grandfather was diagnosed with celiac disease.  He took the news, and the subsequent dietary adjustment, quite well for someone who’d been eating wheat for sixty-odd years.  I rarely, if ever, heard him complain about it. 

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When I think about the holidays, I tend to go straight to a place where everything is filled with warm spices. Cinnamon, ginger, and cardamom are the smells and tastes of Christmas to me, and I use them both liberally

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I know it seems a bit early to be thinking about Christmas treats (although realistically, I’ve already got some major wish lists created on Amazon to track gift ideas for every member of the family, and I bet some of

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In the past couple of days, I’ve gotten quite a number of requests for two recipes: my homemade chicken nuggets, and my spelt zucchini muffins.  Both of these items have shown up in L.’s first-week-of-first-grade lunches, which have been posted

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With the kids heading back to school next week (I know, I know — we’re later than most of you on this), I’ve been trying to come up with a few new items that are high in kid appeal, low

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One of the things I think many people tend to struggle with, as they try to eat well, cook real food, and maintain a balance between their food values and their social lives, is how to deal with hosting a

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