baking

Cut bran blueberry muffin with loose blueberries

Whole Grain Madness Blueberry Muffins

02/23/2013
Finally, a breakfast you don't need to feel (that) guilty about eating. Make these whole...
Food / Health / Nutrition / Recipe / Whole grains
Wooden grid of whole spices and ground powders

Cooking 101: A Well-Stocked Spice Rack

02/11/2013
spice: a dried seed, fruit, root, bark, or vegetative substance primarily used for flavoring, coloring or preserving food. (source: Wikipedia) The subject of seasonings recently came up...
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Black coffee in china cup with two muffins

Blueberry Corn Muffins (Size Matters)

02/10/2013
A Manhattan Muffin Comes to Boston A special breakfast treat, and...
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Two slices of savory cornbread on blue plate

Savory Cornbread, the P.K. Way

02/09/2013
Adding diced vegetables makes a tastier, healthier, and prettier cornbread. I...
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Apricot shortbread squares with dried fruit bits

Lemon-Scented Butter Cookies with Apricots and Almonds

12/31/2012
Any Christmas baker is appreciative of a one-stop-shopping cookie dough: make one base and switch...
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Round pistachio and dried cranberry cookies on plate

Orange-Scented Butter Cookies with Pistachios and Cranberries

12/31/2012
Christmas may be technically over, but no doubt you, too, are still munching on some...
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Silver platter of striped chocolate biscotti with label

Triple Chocolate Biscotti with Cherries, Pecans, and White Chocolate Drizzle

12/21/2012
This is a recipe for a variation on the first kind I made, which included...
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Chocolate drizzled biscotti arranged on glass platter

Holiday Baking? Make it Mini!

12/21/2012
I'm currently contemplating what to bake this weekend for Christmas. Like many families, perhaps you...
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Green box with 'I'm a Good Cookie' and kids cancer charity logo.

Swapping Cookies for a Good Cause

12/17/2012
Just yesterday I was talking about the need to eat healthfully during the season to...
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A decadent chocolate brownie topped with whipped cream and drizzled with chocolate sauce.

Warm Pumpkin Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce

12/14/2012
This recipe is so amazing I wrote out the recipe for you here. This one,...
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