From the monthly archives:

September 2010

Apple Tarte Tatin

September 26, 2010

Pin it Everything about this Apple Tarte Tatin is a good idea. Everything except the scalding hot sugar, the super heavy 400 degree cast iron skillet… and the fact that you somehow have to flip that skillet and all of its contents out onto a serving platter. Ok… maybe not eeeeeverything about this tart is [...]

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Five Ways To Bake Like A Grown-up

September 23, 2010

Pin it I’m so bad at being an adult. But… I’m super great at pretending to be a reasonable grown-up.  I mean, seriously.  I somehow pay my taxes and have car insurance… but I eat brownies for dinner and write a blog for a living.  Most days I need adult supervision. Grown-ups get in pickles. [...]

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Peanut Butter Chocolate Pillows

September 20, 2010

Pin it Maybe I should just start a blog about peanut butter and chocolate. That seems to be most of what goes on around here, right?

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Minted and Joy

September 19, 2010

Pin it Hey sugarplums! There’s a little something going on over at Minted (you know… the awesome stationary company) that I wanted to tell you about! Minted is having a rad (and suuuuper easy to enter) photo contest! It’s all about JOY!  Not me… that would be weird.. but JOY the emotion… big bursting smiles, [...]

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Baked Oatmeal with fresh raspberries and pistachios

September 16, 2010

Pin it Did you know that Baked Oatmeal is a thing? I had no idea! I knew I could boil oatmeal on the stove top.  I knew that I could bake oatmeal into cookies… but I’ve never thought of baking up my breakfast oatmeal in a pie dish. Huh… go figure. Baked Oatmeal is the [...]

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Lemon and Matcha Marble Pound Cake

September 14, 2010

Pin it My friend makes one small mention of Rachel Zoe this morning and here I am, shoulders deep into a Rachel Zoe Project marathon. Shameless. I keep telling myself that I’ll just watch one more episode… one more… then I’ll think of something to write on my blog. Five hours later… here I am, [...]

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Fried Apple Cakes

September 12, 2010

Pin it I’m ready to put two more blankets on my bed. I’m ready to invest in some fuzzy slippers. I’m ready to sport tight turtlenecks from now until March. I’m ready for turkey chili, broccoli soup and warm apples. Autumn.  It’s almost here.  Heck yea.

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Remember that time I drank too much wine?

September 10, 2010

Pin it I have been one giant mess in the kitchen lately. Failed recipes all week long.  It’s starting to get embarrassing. I’m going to try to pull myself together this weekend, but first… let me tell you about my new friends at Proof and my trip up to San Luis Obispo last weekend. The [...]

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Maple Bacon Kettle Corn

September 8, 2010

Pin it Things that I’m really good at: cooking bacon, eating popcorn, writing on graph paper, text messaging, and typing simple equations into my calculator. Things that I really suck at: math.

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Baker’s Block

September 7, 2010

Pin it Confession:  I have baker/blog writer’s block. It all started after I used the last of my fancy cocoa powder on a ill-fated chocolate cake experiment. Now I’m just staring down my butter and sugar… It’s a staring contest and they’re totally winning. Maybe I need to drink more coffee.  Maybe I need to [...]

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