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Quite a ways back, I posted a recipe for homemade sweet cream butter, which I’d whipped up in an emergency to go with some muffins I’d baked for Joe. Like I mentioned before, muffins are one of his favorite breakfast items on the weekend, but I hadn’t made them in forever — they didn’t really [...]
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Remember being little and having tea parties with your friends (or stuffed animals)? There is something so chic and posh and lovely about taking afternoon tea, with its dainty sandwiches and delectable pastries. I know having such a formal tea is not common in daily British life these days, but if the Royal Wedding isn’t the [...]
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It’s pretty rare that I want anything sweet for breakfast. French toast, pancakes, sugary cereals — forget it. I’m much happier with eggs, some bacon, maybe a bagel with lox. But occasionally, when I get a hankering for something sweet in the morning, there’s no stopping me. Saturday morning arrived and I woke up craving a [...]
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Today someone asked me how I made that quick hot fudge sauce for the our banana split dessert last night. Quite simply, it’s the easiest recipe in the world. If you’re scared of burning the chocolate, I’d do this over a double boiler on the stove (to do this, put an inch of water into [...]
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Well, we all made it through Thanksgiving 2009 with no major battle wounds (although root causes of any future required angioplasty could probably be traced back to yesterday’s mac and cheese), and now it’s time to look forward — to the holidays! Though I don’t have too big of a sweet tooth, there are two [...]
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