Buttery Jam Cookies

Or the cookies that weren’t…cookies.  I should have read the description better instead of skipping the intro and jumping straight to the recipe details!  These were like…fluffy biscuits, with the ginger flavor overpowering the last of my beloved raspberry-lemon jam.  I honestly thought these were gross, but fortunately Tyler likes them, so they are not [...]

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All good things…

Well the time has come, I am hanging up my Tuesdays with Dorie apron. I am going back to school for my Masters in Social Work and will have a busy schedule with classes and practicum, and no co-workers to pawn my treats off to anymore! I have really enjoyed the TWD group and will [...]

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TWD: chocolate pudding

Thanks for being patient waiting for my full write up! I was relieved to see that Melissa had chosen chocolate pudding for our TWD challenge this week. I just wanted something easy, lol. I’m trying to get back in the groove in the kitchen and focus on getting actual nutritious meals on the table so [...]

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TWD: Double Crusted Blueberry Pie

I was happy to see that blueberry pie was the chosen recipe for this week. Around the 4th of July the grocery stores around here are PACKED with fresh blueberries and they are usually on sale too. I attribute it to the flag cake phenomena. Everyone makes flag cakes for the 4th of July, either [...]

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TWD: mixed berry cobbler

A berry cobbler was just what I needed as I’ve been trying to clear out my freezer recently.  Seriously, it was so full we had no room for ice cream!  Now that is a crime!  So we ate the last of our tilapia and chicken this week and I had several bags of berries hiding [...]

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TWD: La Palette’s Strawberry Tart

I’ve almost forgotten how to update my blog it’s been so long!  Sorry about that!  I was determined to make this week’s recipe even if it was late due to my being out of town.  I spent a long weekend in D.C. last weekend where it was very very VERY hot.  A cool strawberry tart [...]

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TWD: French Chocolate Brownies

It is rare that I make brownies from scratch. Box mixes are just so easy, inexpensive, and usually taste good enough (especially when you sprinkle with Andes mints!) But I was excited to see that Di’s Kitchen Notebook chose this recipe for Tuesdays With Dorie because I was hoping for a simple recipe that would [...]

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TWD alternate recipe: Orange Berry Muffins

Tara from Smells Like Home chose this week’s recipe for TWD. As intrigued as I was to try my hand at madeleines, I knew our tiny kitchen could not hold yet another pan, so I took the offered out and made a recipe that had previously been made for TWD before I joined. I needed [...]

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TWD: Florida Pie

I finished the pie!  And we’ve already eaten most of it, lol.  It is SO good!  Florida Pie is basically key lime pie with several bursts of coconut.  There is a coconut layer between the crust and the lime layer, then some mixed in with the meringue, and I decided to add some toasted coconut [...]

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TWD: Peanut Butter Torte

Yum! What a delicious torte! This recipe gave me the chance to use the springform pans I got for my birthday for the first time. I used the 9.5 inch springform which made for a more level torte, not “domed” like the picture in the cookbook. Tyler and I love the combination of chocolate and [...]

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