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Continue reading →: irish coffee oatmeal pie
I decided that if that stinker groundhog goes back into his home tomorrow, then I am going to have a slice of this pie for breakfast every morning for the next six weeks. My new recipe was initially inspired by Sophie Leavitt’s Oatmeal Pie in the All New Penny Pincher’s…
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Continue reading →: teaberry teacakes
Last weekend while poking around antique stores and hardware stores in Noblesville, I spied Teaberry gum. I bought a pack (along with an Esquire cookbook from the fifties), and chewing it took me back in time. Every now and then when we were little, my mom would have a five-pack…
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Continue reading →: munchy mallow bits
One of my instant hot cocoa dreams has come true! Jet Puffed now sells those little crunchy marshmallows (that there are never enough of) inside cocoa packets. They come in a container that looks something like coffee creamer packaging, and so far I have seen them in vanilla, chocolate, and…
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Continue reading →: beignets in bourboned butterscotch
I would like to thank Louisiana and Kentucky for the French donut and the distinctly American spirit, respectively. Without you, this dish of pillowy fried squares of sweet sorcery would have never been possible. Beignets: You can make them from scratch, but Cafe Du Monde conveniently produces a boxed mix. …
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Continue reading →: maltesers brownies
That’s me with the chocolate batter beard. I am still wild about batters of all kinds, and this time I added a few tablespoons of malted milk powder to a batch of brownies and threw in some Maltesers. Why is this my first time making chocolate malt brownies? It will not be my…
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Continue reading →: tartlet pincushion
Oh dear, it sounds like an unfortunate stage name, but really, it is the cutest new accessory perched atop my sewing table (yes! I now have a dedicated sewing table with a non-borrowed machine on it!). I was flipping through Zakka Sewing last week when I spotted a new use…
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Continue reading →: three ingredient lemon biscuits
Knowing that I would have to extract myself for work this weekend, I had a holed up day yesterday that started with the easiest, tangiest biscuits on the planet. Last week my mom asked me, “have you ever used self-rising flour?” Me: Yes, in a supereasy baby food cupcake recipe.…
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Continue reading →: little sisters
“A sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost.” -Someone at a greeting card company
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Continue reading →: this christmas
Games/Joy/Traditions/Family/Snow/Handmade Gifts (Rosemary Wreath from a southern friend’s garden, Fleece Lined Woolen Mittens from reclaimed sweaters, Felt Bird with twinkly eyes, Copper Cookie Sheet)!






