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Avocado Cake (recipe)
My grandparent’s farm was in Southern California, east of San Diego. The side of their property, or maybe it was the next farm over, was filled with avocado trees, a giant orchard. Unfortunately, my...
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Gadget Review: Bundt Tunnel (recipe: Vanilla Bundt Tunnel Cake with Chocolate...
In my mind, no party is complete without a Bundt cake. Really. They are that special. And Bundt has a fun kitchen gadget that makes the cakes even that much better. The Nordic Ware Tunnel of Bundt,...
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Pear-Almond Upside Down Cake (recipe)
Pear Upside Down Cake Lisa was right. She and I have been subscribing to the same fruit CSA (Frog Hollow Farms CSA) since early September. Each week, with our 5 pound box of perfectly ripe, organic and...
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12 Days of Local Christmas: Rubicon Bakery
Rubicon BakeryWhile stocking up on hot chocolate for the holidays, I came across a container of Rubicon Bakery Peppermint Marshmallows. Both kids have given them a thumbs up, citing their fluffiness...
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Amy Bakes: Tiered cake for Bat Mitzvah (recipes)
My neighbor Amy and I love to chat about baking and cooking. We both share an interest in having fun in the kitchen, and recently she shared these photos of a cake she baked for her friend’s Bat...
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Pear Cake (recipe)
We had a pile of pears left over last week and I needed a quick recipe to use the stash before our next box from Happy Child CSA ripened. Fortunately, there was a great recipe included in the weekly...
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Holiday Preparations and a Giveaway (Adjusta Cup review)
I am going to start with the fun part of this post at the beginning. King Arthur Flour is sponsoring a giveaway on my blog! Yippee! This means you (the reader) have the opportunity to win a box of very...
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Ladies Lunch: Celebration of Blood Orange
Had some friends over for lunch last week and since I had been stockpiling blood oranges from our Frog Hollow CSA box, I decided to build the lunch menu around this springtime fruit. Our...
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