I was up visiting my sister’s family a couple of weekends ago, when I heard that she and her hubby were hosting a UFC Pay Per View Fight Night at their house on Saturday night. Not lots of friends/family coming over, but enough that they would want snackages along with the pizza and alcohol they…
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Recipe and Tutorial: Banana Pumpkin Bread of AWESOMESAUCE!
Wow, two banana posts in a row. I must be on some kind of banana kick. Don’t worry, I have plenty of other yummy fewdz to talk about; it was just the roll of the dice this week. In any case, earlier this month, my friend, Erynith, decided to stay at our place for a…
Recipe and Tutorial: Tropical Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
This recipe is my absolute go-to recipe for all things carrot cake; its origin comes from a trusted recipe in my little More Food That Really Schmecks baking book by my Canadian home-baking heroine, Edna Staebler. I’ve fiddled around with it over the years, adding this and removing/altering that, until I developed what I consider…
Recipe and Tutorial: Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins
Some time ago, for whatever reason that is lost to the mists of time, I made some banana chocolate chip muffins. I probably had some bananas that were over-ripe or something. I had never had much success with muffins, which is weird and annoying on two fronts, considering that a) they’re one of the…
Recipe and Tutorial: Red Velvet Cake Two Ways, plus Two Frostings!
The true origin of the red velvet cake is unclear, mainly because there are several conflicting stories of how it came to be. While it is widely considered an invention by bakers in the Deep South of the United States, the cake and its original recipe have been claimed by the restaurant at the Waldorf…
Recipe and Tutorial: Gluten Free Coconut Macaroons with a Twist!
Several posts ago, I wrote about my experience making macarons, those delicate yet luscious whipped egg white and almond meal cookies sandwiched together with a rich filling. These are not them. This post is about coconut macaroons, which are rich, weighty, gluten-free morsels of coconut, egg whites and condensed milk. They are considered “cookies”, but…
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