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Daring Bakers November: Delicious Caramel

Filed in baking,daring bakers, November 29, 2008, 2:45 am by , ,

This month’s recipe was Caramel Cake with Caramelized Butter Icing courtesy of Shuna Fish Lydon, as published on Bay Area Bites. Sounds tasty, right? The recipe involved a great deal of butter, sugar, and making your own caramel syrup to be used as part of the cake. Since Rich’s birthday is November 9th, I decided [...]

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Sparkle Sparkle!

Filed in baking,sugar high friday, November 26, 2008, 7:58 pm by ,

Wow, this month really got away from me. I can’t believe it’s nearly December! Ever since Sugar High Friday ‘All that Glitters‘ was announced, I knew I wanted to participate, and I knew exactly what I wanted to make.  These Peanut Blossom cookies are so simple but so tasty, and are a popular treat during [...]

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Light(er) Mac & Cheese – Tasty?

Filed in cooking, November 24, 2008, 10:20 pm by , ,

Yesterday I was really craving a comfort food type meal, but didn’t want to load up on calories. The idea of having some sort of baked pasta struck me, and I started searching for a yummy but more nutritious macaroni and cheese. Rich pulled out our old Moosewood cookbook, pointed to this recipe, and voila, [...]

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Greenavi Cafe, and Wild Thing Panini

Filed in coffee,restaurants,Toronto, November 10, 2008, 10:29 pm by ,

I know, I know, I’m a sucker for cafes. I drink quite a bit of coffee, what can I say? Before I get to a quick review of Greenavi on Queen West, I’ll do a quick followup about Wild Thing. Remember that post I made a few months ago, mentioning their delicious looking panini and [...]