From the monthly archives:

December 2008

Happy New Year!

December 31, 2008

  Tonight, from San Francisco, I’m raising my glass to one heck of a memorable year.    There have been highs and lows, lots of learning, some tears and plenty of beauty.    Loads of goodies have come out of my oven.  Photos have filled the memory of my computer, and silly stories have flowed [...]

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Pear Spice Cake with Walnut Praline Topping

December 29, 2008

Kid Table.  Can we talk about the Kid Table?  The Kid Table was something that I had to endure every holiday from the age of three to um…. present.  You know what the Kid Table is, right? The integral family socialization tool.  The foundation of society.   The folding table and chairs circa 1943 that [...]

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Put the Holidays in Your Face

December 24, 2008

There is one reason why I have continued to feed myself, bathe, and otherwise keep myself alive these past few days: enchiladas. My Dad is making enchiladas for tomorrow’s Christmas lunch. I’m in. I’m so alive and I’m so in. I’m going to come out of the next few family laden days with a camera [...]

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Mocha Hazelnut Marble Cake

December 22, 2008

I need to talk to you about the holidays, about the parties, about the dress, and about the cocktails. I need to talk to you about how cake, how the right cake can make it all better. I had the perfect holiday dress all picked out. This dress would get me through thick and thin, [...]

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Black and White Cookies

December 19, 2008

Black. White. Chocolate. Vanilla. Cake. Cookie. My favorite cookies, ever. Yes. I can have it all.

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Glazed Lime Cake

December 17, 2008

This cake and I. Ooooh this cake and I. We had a fight, maybe I should call it a misunderstanding. I had expectations for this cake. I needed it to be a certain way to make me happy.  Mistakes. I wanted this cake to be dense, but moist, perfectly golden, easy to cut and just [...]

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Eat Food. You’ll Like It.

December 16, 2008

  I feel like there’s food everywhere.  Literally everywhere.  Let’s see… it all started when someone sent a fairly innocent fruit basket.  Then the neighbor dropped by with a pound of chocolate candy.  Then I somehow thought it a good idea to whip up some fudge.  Then there was the five course holiday party, and [...]

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Milk Chocolate Chip Buttermilk Pancakes

December 12, 2008

These are the four pictures that are going to make you seriously consider why you aren’t in your kitchen right this second making these pancakes. These are the four pictures that might just have you prioritizing the next few hours, the next few days, heck(!) your entire weekend around these pancakes. Yea… that just happened. [...]

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Peppermint Meringues

December 10, 2008

There are some things in the world that make me feel like an adult. Most of the time my brain likes to idle in the fact that I’m somewhere between ten and twelve years old. When I thought I was pretty cool. When I thought I had a pretty good handle on things. Before the [...]

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Double Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

December 8, 2008

Here’s what I love most about my blog and its readers: – I can sit at my lap top in awe of my split ends until I figure out something clever to say to you about cookies. -You’ll indulge me if all I want to talk about is how I’m a smitten kitten. -You’ll understand [...]

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Peanut Butter Fudge Treats

December 5, 2008

Some things are over the top for even me. Some things are so good that they actually hurt. I’m a real sucker for all chocolate and peanut butter combinations… but really!? Chocolate, peanut butter AND Rice Krispy Treats? Out of control. I think I pulled a baking muscle. These bars are so rich, so over [...]

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Cranberry Coffee Cake

December 3, 2008

I feel like I’ve been haunted by the three bags of fresh cranberries I bought about a month ago. You’d think I’ve baked enough cranberry filled goodies to make these cranberries a thing of the past. Nope. Between the Banana Cranberry Bread, the All Purpose Cranberry Apple Cake and the Cranberry Sauce, how did I [...]

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Almond Banana Bread

December 1, 2008

I remember when I was a kid, I used to entice my little sister into the kitchen to cook with me. That sounds sweet and cozy, right? Well… I had slightly more selfish intentions. I had plans for my sister once we hit the kitchen: I would do all the fun stuff like measuring out [...]

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