2008: Year in Review

So here is my “best of 2008.”  Looking back it was clear to me which were the best because we made them over and over again, either for ourselves or to give to other people.  I definitely started cooking and baking less in the fall when I started grad school, but I’m hoping that I [...]

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Sugar Cookies

Last year the sugar cookies I made turned out wonderfully, but when I used the recipe again at Halloween this year the cookies and the frosting didn’t turn out well at all, probably due to human error.  I decided to try new recipes this year since there are so many out there and I’d been [...]

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Chocolate Macaroons

Last year I made a batch of chocolate macaroons but didn’t use my mom’s recipe, just one I found online that I thought looked the same.  They weren’t the same and I really didn’t like the melted chocolate.  Cocoa is just way better in this recipe in my opinion!  So this year I used my [...]

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Teriyaki Salmon

Here’s another great recipe for salmon, I looooooooved it.  Easy and quick to make, and although you have to brush the marinade on every 2 minutes, it’s really not that complicated.  Tyler made the salmon while I made the sides, dinner was ready in less than 30 minutes!  We’ll definitely be having this one again!
Teriyaki [...]

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Toasted, Sugared, Devoured

I can’t go to any kind of craft/art fair without buying these, but it never occured to me that I could make them myself until my mother in law made them last Christmas.  With our Costco membership I got a great deal on 2 lb bags of really nice large pecans and I decided to [...]

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Lean n Green

I’m still alive, I swear!  The semester is over and I can finally get back to cooking!  Tyler has been so great about cooking, he’s really done 90% of it the last month or so and I have been terrible about contributing (for example, I’m pretty sure some of the dirty dishes in there are [...]

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