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Vegan, Gluten-free birthdays? Yes we can!

So about a week ago I realized I had a dilemma. Rich’s birthday was a week away and I still wasn’t allowed to eat any gluten whatsoever. Now, this may not seem like a huge deal, except every year that we’ve been together I’ve baked him some sort of birthday treat. Last year it was […]

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Sugar High Friday Roundup – Tasty Locavore Treats!

This month I was lucky enough to host Sugar High Friday, the international sweet tooth extravaganza that takes place on the last Friday of every month. This month’s theme was Tasty Locavore Treats – making awesome sweet things out of local products. There were some wonderful submissions this month! Cathy from Aficionado submitted this lovely […]

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Sugar High Friday – Tasty Locavore Treats!

I am happy to announce that I am the host for Sugar High Friday September 2009 edition – Tasty Locavore Treats! For those who are not familiar with the idea of Sugar High Friday, it is a monthly blogging event where we create a delicious, sugary treat based on a theme of some sort. For […]

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Daring Bakers July: Marshmallow fun!

Wow! With this post I’ve officially been a member of the Daring Bakers for a year. I joined last year in late July, which meant my first challenge was Eclairs for August 2008. Time sure does fly! The July Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Nicole at Sweet Tooth. She chose Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Cookies […]

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The Daring Bakers do Bakewell Tart… err… pudding

After missing last month’s lovely challenge of Strudel because we were moving, I knew I’d have to get this month’s challenge done. The June Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Jasmine of Confessions of a Cardamom Addict and Annemarie of Ambrosia and Nectar. They chose a Traditional (UK) Bakewell Tart… er… pudding that was inspired […]

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