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A plate with a piece of Toffee Bark with Salted Pecans

Toffee Bark with Salted Pecans

Three and a half peanut butter cookies on a round plate with a gold rim.

Simple Peanut Butter Cookies

Bowl of croutons on white counter with blue tile background.

No Bread Left Behind Croutons

A few years ago our local council started a food waste collection service. I absolutely see it as a service now, but the truth is, we were told we were going to be part of the trial program and they replaced our garbage bin with one half the size. It’s one thing to tell people […]

Spiced Brown Sugar Crumble Cake

Spiced Brown Sugar Crumble Cake

Lemon Blueberry Cupcakes on a plate
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Lemon Blueberry Cupcakes

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Plate of icing sugar brownies on counter with blue tile background

Icing Sugar Brownies

Brownies are the hardest working treat on the planet. They have so much pressure to be perfect. Everyone is always looking for “the perfect brownie”. The one with the most chocolate, the fudgiest texture, the fanciest topping. They have to be everything for everyone and, you know what, that level of expectation is too much. […]

Mostly eaten white dish of blueberry cobbler with small spoon

Blueberry Cobbler-ish

I ended up here because I wanted to make a cherry clafoutis. Why? Because I like saying clafoutis. It makes me smile. So does pithivier. As does pamplemousse. French words are delightful so I was in the mood to make something French. But I didn’t have any cherries. Or eggs. I had blueberries and wanted […]

Rhubarb muffin in pink muffin case in front of cooling rack

Sugar Top Rhubarb Muffins

My mom is great at a lot of things and the one I’ve become most jealous of as I’ve gotten older is her knack for growing incredible rhubarb. She just knows where to put it (sunny spot, ideally against a wall) and how to use it. The back wall of the barn in Wisconsin was […]

Bowl of croutons on white counter with blue tile background.

No Bread Left Behind Croutons

A few years ago our local council started a food waste collection service. I absolutely see it as a service now, but the truth is, we were told we were going to be part of the trial program and they replaced our garbage bin with one half the size. It’s one thing to tell people […]

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