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Holiday baking: Candy Cane Blossoms
The search for the perfect holiday cookie recipe begins early in our house. As I’m obsessed with all things dessert (I mean, who isn’t?), whiling away the hours looking at pretty food-related pictures on Pinterest isn’t exactly an inconvenience for … Continue reading
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Pumpkin ginger cupcakes — a zing and a pow
At a family gathering last week, there was no way I could show up empty-handed — and I can’t come to a fall party without something pumpkin, of course. But I wanted something different. Something a little technically challenging, because … Continue reading
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Cool and creamy pumpkin pie mousse
While searching for healthy twists on traditional holiday recipes, I knew right away I couldn’t leave out my most favorite of all autumn items: pumpkin! (Were you really expecting me to say anything else?) I’m doing a magazine spread of … Continue reading
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A mint chocolate cupcake recipe that’s too simple to resist
Though I’m not usually much of a “mint” fan, sometimes you just get a craving. On a random Saturday, apropos of nothing, I thought, “I want to make mint chocolate chip cupcakes.” This “recipe” is just total cheating on my … Continue reading
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Improvising: Almond lemon butter cookies
After bragging about my well-stocked kitchen on Twitter, I settled in to bake Spicy Lemon Butter Cookies — a long-standing recipe in my “to be baked” folder — only to discover . . . well, my pantry was stocked. Until … Continue reading
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