My chocoholism strikes again.
(Help.)
Read all about it: Homemade Chocolate Syrup
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Culinary Cousins: Root Soup and Cheesy Bread
Yes, it’s nearly April and I’m still a) wearing a coat and sweaters and b) eating soup. Winter, winter go away!
Read all about it: Winter Root Soup | Honey Butter Cheesy Bread
Culinary Cousins: Stuffed Cabbage Rolls (in the Crock Pot!)
Brr.
At times like this when I can’t feel my fingers or toes, I need a warm, belly-filling meal. Just like (someone’s) grandma used to make.
Read all about it: Stuffed Cabbage Rolls (in the Crock Pot!)
Culinary Cousins: Fluffy Homemade Marshmallows
I’m in full holiday mode. There’s a permanent layer of sugar coating my kitchen counters and coursing through my veins.
Read all about it: Fluffy Homemade Marshmallows
Culinary Cousins: Dutch Apple Pie
Fall means apples. Thanksgiving means pie. I was a little down for the count this year, but that didn’t prevent me from baking up a bevy of desserts.
Very little stands between me and my kitchen. Especially when sugar, butter and flour are involved.
Read all about it: Dutch Apple Pie
Culinary Cousins: Lemon Cheesecake
A couple of weekends ago, we celebrated my aunt Taffy’s birthday. Since I’m known as the baker of the family, I attempted a decadent, Southern Living-inspired lemon cheesecake.
Read all about it:
Homemade Lemon Curd 
Candied Lemons
Culinary Cousins: Banana Pudding Poke Cake
I’ve started baking over at Culinary Cousins. It’s a gateway. I may never stop.
Read all about it: Banana Pudding Poke Cake
Culinary Cousins: Mushroom Bolognese
I’ve just posted a new recipe over at Culinary Cousins.
I’m happy to report that I’m still living the vegetable-centric life, and it’s going pretty well. Recipes like this mushroom bolognese make it especially easy. It’s rib-sticking enough to satisfy but also pretty healthy. Plus, when I make it from scratch, I know exactly what I put into it.
Read all about it: Mushroom Bolognese
Cooking Spree: Homemade Applesauce
It’s a question that paralyzes me every time. That summons the angel to one shoulder and the devil to the other.
“Would you like chips, bread or an apple with that?”
I try to behave when I eat at Panera Bread, and choose that apple to accompany my meal instead of more bread (delicious!) or potato chips (decadent!). But, instead of keeping the doctor away, I just collect a lot of tiny apples that I never eat.
Then last week I came home with a bag of apples someone brought my family from a nearby orchard. So I stared at those, alongside my Panera stash, perplexed. What do you do with such abundance?
I could have made a tart or a pie, but I was trying to eat decently healthy. Continue reading
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