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Angel Food Cake with Vanilla Strawberries

July 5, 2011

Real talk: I’ve never once made an Angel Food Cake. Real talk: It has scared the heck out of me. Wait… I need how many eggs?  Wait… I don’t grease the pan?  Hold on just a second… I have to hang the cake upside down!? What is this?  Is this science?  Is this some sort [...]

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Risotto Rice Pudding with brown sugar and vanilla

June 15, 2011

hi. hello.  hey. so.  i made this rice pudding, then i stood in my kitchen and ate it from the pot with a tiny spoon.  a really tiny spoon. i just stood there and ate half the batch. i discovered then, that this recipe should just be called The Milk and Stir. or What To [...]

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Lavender Vanilla Sugar

October 6, 2010

I know what you’re thinking. You:  Seriously, Joy!?  You expect me to come hear and read about how to make sugar!? Me:  Um… yes?  But it’s not just sugar.  It’s sugar with fancy stuff in it. You:  Skeptical.  This is still sounding lame. Me:  But there’s a cute jar and fancy ribbon too!  Plus… bonus! [...]

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Buttery Sweet Dough. Emulsions and gunk.

June 25, 2010

    So what’s the deal with this Buttery Sweet Dough Bakery Emulsion? A few of you asked what this mysterious stuff was…  you seemed pretty serious… I don’t want to get beat up. Let me tell you about this baking gunk.   Buttery Sweet Dough Bakery Emulsion is like a baking extract… like a [...]

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Mocha Hot Fudge Sauce

January 8, 2010

I figured it out! I finally figured out the answer to all of those desert island questions!  You know… if you were stranded on a desert island blah blah blah…  It turns out the answer is always always always hot fudge. Watch.  I’m sure you’ll agree. Q:  If you were trapped on a desert island, [...]

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Twelve Frosted Cupcakes, Just One Stick of Butter. Promise.

July 31, 2009

  These are pretty, right?  Hot diggity dang, I think they’re precious.   In the middle of frosting these cupcakes I looked down at my hands.  No big deal.  I was simply looking down at the cupcake in one hand, and frosting covered knife in the other.  I had to see what I was doing, [...]

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Vanilla Brown Sugar Breakfast Polenta

February 23, 2009

I don’t do dishes in the morning.  Dishes are no way to start the day. While I am all about a big, fat, kitchen wrecking breakfast- morning clean up is absolutely nowhere in my early day itinerary. The reality is, I may not get to have that perfect, sunny morning weekend wake up experience everday. [...]

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Salted Chocolate Vanilla Bean Cookies

February 2, 2009

What would it feel like if vacations lasted forever?  Would it feel as good as I think it would?  Yes.  Yes, it would. Reality hits hard after you’ve had days to let your brain ease into a happy mush. I’m not complaining.  Does it sound like I’m complaining?  Ok… maybe a little.  It’s just hard [...]

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Vanilla Bean Rice Pudding

January 5, 2009

Something happened last night- It involved me, my space heater, a few comforters, season one of Pushing Daisies, a spoon, and an entire container of chilled rice pudding. I realized two things last night. One: while Pushing Daisies is beautiful and charming, it’s almost too sweet. It is still, however, an effective way to wish [...]

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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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Homemade Twinkies

June 22, 2008

This endeavour was in no way glamorous.  If nothing else, these Homemade Twinkies highlighted my ability to make something from nothing.  I knew I wanted to make Twinkies, which if you aren’t familiar with, are white cake like treats with a light marshmallow-ish cream center.   Amazon sells do-it-yourself-Twinkie-pans, but sometimes I prefer the uphill [...]

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