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English Muffins – A Recipe

Posted on March 2, 2012 by

The challenge was issued in the form of two muffins delivered from St. Helena in a cellophane bag. I was told they were English Muffins. Really good ones. I split and toasted one. Spread it with butter. Tasted it. These … Continue reading →

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Peanut Butter Sombreros or Spaceships – A Recipe

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

Why do we call these Sombreros? Well, they look kinda like a Sombrero. And why do we call these Spaceships? Remember the spaceship that the Jetsons used to zoom around in?  Don’t they look similar? Alrighty.  Enough now with the … Continue reading →

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Green Onion or Scallion Pancakes 葱油饼 – A Recipe

Posted on September 15, 2011 by

We call them ‘Bing’ which is  a shortened version of their Chinese name,饼.  Actually,  they are 葱油饼, which literally means ‘Onion Oil Cake’.   Most people know them from their Chinese Menu name of Scallion Pancake, or Green Onion Pancakes. … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookie – A Recipe

Posted on June 13, 2011 by

Truth be told, I entered the contest on the last day for entries on a whim. It was a Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookie contest to be baked by a parent and child.   Sponsored by Bill Hutton in memory of … Continue reading →

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Corn Bread – A Recipe

Posted on May 21, 2011 by

‘Pi R Squared? No,  pie are round, cornbread are square.’ Ever heard that one?  It comes up every time I bake cornbread.  We’re strange that way. This corn bread gets rave reviews. I think it’s because it’s a bit closer … Continue reading →

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Blondies – A Recipe

Posted on April 24, 2011 by

These things are popular.  They are a regular sell out.  While the Costco cookies sit neglected and wan in their plastic shells, these are consumed like no other confection brought to the parent/teacher or bake sale table. I love how … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Bundt Cake with Sticky Chocolate Icing – A Recipe

Posted on April 16, 2011 by

Up until now, the best chocolate bundt cakes I’d had have been made with some combination of cake mix and pudding mix.  Those ingredients never kept me from consuming the cake, but they kept me from making them.  I don’t … Continue reading →

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Buttermilk Scones

Posted on April 11, 2011 by

Freshly baked scones are a powerful persuasive tool.  Especially when served with homemade strawberry jam and/or lemon curd.  My favorite recipe is adapted from Tartine, by Elisabeth M Prueitt and Chad Robertson, owners, bakers and founders of the bakery and … Continue reading →

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Red Bean Paste 紅豆沙- A Recipe

Posted on March 27, 2011 by

My mom came into town.  ’Some of this, some of that, mix until right’ recipes can be hard to follow, and I’m easily confused with things that are multi step processes. So with that in mind, we’ve been working on … Continue reading →

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Lemon Cake

Posted on February 15, 2011 by

Of all of the cakes I make, this is the most often requested.  It has been the birthday cake of choice for many a birthday here.  This is the kind of cake that I wish Starbuck’s sold with their coffee, … Continue reading →

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