Archive for February, 2013

  • Oat-Branana Muffins with Cinnamon Glaze

    Oat-Branana Muffins with Cinnamon Glaze (Vegan!)

    February 27th, 2013

    I have no idea why, but I had a hankering to make something with oat bran.  Oat bran sounds terrifically unfun, doesn’t it? (Well, wheat germ takes the cake in the “this doesn’t sound like I’m going to love it” department, but oat bran is a close second.  Sorry, I’m forgetting about All Bran.  All […]

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  • Mistaken Vegan Muffins with Milk

    So Very, Very Un-Vegan.

    February 27th, 2013

    Dear Lord. To what depths of hell to you go when you give a vegan friend a cute little bag of mini Oat-Branana Muffins with Cinnamon Glaze that are so not vegan at all? This almost happened today.  I had the little vegan buggers all set to deliver.  I was so proud of myself to have made […]

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  • Cream Cheese Peanut Butter Pound Cake

    Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Pound Cake

    February 23rd, 2013

    Do you like cakes that are moist, dense and rich?  Do you like peanut butter?  Does the idea of a peanut butter frosting sound like a good reason to be alive to you? If you answered yes, yes, yes, yes and yes, then keep reading. If you don’t like moist, dense, rich cakes with peanut […]

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  • Silicone Sucks

    Silicone Sucks.

    February 23rd, 2013

      I am officially throwing out my silicone baking pans. Because they suck. (In the spirit of being an accountable person, I am willing to take responsibility for the [many] mistakes I make in the kitchen.  See this entire freaking page for honest accounts of my failures.  But in this case, I can’t see where […]

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  • Browned Butter Pumpkin Cake with Salted Caramel Frosting

    Browned Butter Pumpkin Cake with Salted Caramel Frosting

    February 20th, 2013

    Yes, you can make a pumpkin dessert in January. Don’t get all caught up the whole “can’t wear white after Labor Day” garbage in the kitchen— screw the fact that Halloween has long-since passed, and that Thanksgiving was a little bit of a long time ago (oh dear, remember Pumpkin Pie (2 Ways!) with Spiced Whipped […]

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  • Bittersweet Chocolate Pecan Fudge

    Bittersweet Chocolate Pecan Fudge

    February 16th, 2013

      Sometimes you want something sweet and easy.  And rich.  And fast.  Any chocolatey.  Oh, and a little bit nutty, too. Well then, here you have it. This is SO not authentic or gourmet or legit or any other synonym for real and classy.  It’s a fudge for cheaters.  For you baking philanderers.  (Yes, I […]

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  • Date Squares

    Date Squares

    February 13th, 2013

      I really had no idea that date squares were a Canadian thing. (Okay, I know that calling anything a square instead of a bar means it’s a little more Canuck-like than a Budweiser beer, but still.  I thought everyone loved dates.  Don’t dates transcend international boundaries?) Here’s the thing about dates: they are naturally sweet, so […]

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  • Chocolate Shortbread Heart Pops

    Chocolate Shortbread Heart Pops

    February 9th, 2013

    Heart-shaped cookies on a stick pretty much say it all. They’re fun, they take the guilt out of eating a butter-filled cookie (because how bad can something on a stick really be?  Except for corn dogs?), and the heart shape conveniently takes the place of the Valentine’s card that you forgot to get for your […]

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  • Heart... Broken in Oven

    Heart… Broken.

    February 9th, 2013

    Just in case it’s not entirely obvious what happened here, I’ll expand on how this went down. Picture the scene: Pain-stakingly made Chocolate Shortbread Heart Pops finally put into oven.  (I say pain-stakingly because let’s be honest- shortbread isn’t for bakers looking for a quickie in the kitchen.  If you’re looking for fast love, turn […]

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  • Chocolate Covered Strawberries

    Chocolate Covered Strawberries

    February 6th, 2013

    Love is in the air! So do something about it and stuff a giant chocolate-covered strawberry in your loved one’s mouth. BONUS 1:  This is a ridiculously easy treat to make, so you can do it right before your fancy-schmancy Valentine’s dinner and not be all covered in flour or glazy from a hot oven. […]

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  • Rocky Road Brownie Pie

    Rocky Road Brownie Pie

    February 2nd, 2013

    Is this Rocky Road Brownie concoction a pie or a cake?  Or just a massive brownie with a crapload of fantastic chocolate candy on top? I don’t think I’m asking the right questions. The real questions are: Why haven’t I made this before?  And… How was I able to live my life without this dessert […]

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