Snickerdoodles are one of hubby’s favorite cookies. I’ve made him a snickerdoodle mug cake and a few trial batches of cookies, but nothing has ever really wowed him before. This time, I tried a few different things. First off, bigger cookies will come out softer, smaller ones will come out crunchier. Second, longer bake times
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For my choir’s winter concert, we had to bring baked goods for our audience to enjoy during intermission and after the concert. Each of us was tasked with bringing a dozen cookies. For those who didn’t have time to make something to bring and didn’t want to just go out and buy something from the
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I’ve been going through the Harry Potter book series lately, and, on several occasions, pasties are mentioned. I had no idea what a pasty was, so I looked it up one day, after hearing about pumpkin pasties for the second or third time. They’re hand pies, which I had heard of before, but which I had
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Eggplant is kind of a strange fruit. It’s mostly water, and other than providing a reasonable amount of dietary fiber (about 5 grams per cup of eggplant), it really doesn’t have much else to offer on its own. However, its blandness and lack of… everything makes it a great vehicle for sauces, breadings, and other
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As promised, I have prepared, for your viewing and baking pleasure, a mid-winter pick-me-up of one of my favorite summertime flavor combinations: Lemon and blueberry. Now, as I told my mom while making these, I could eat lemon blueberry anything for days. It’s the perfect balance of tart and sweet, just like cranberry orange bread (which I
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Hello, hello! Thank you, dear readers, for being so patient. It’s been a busy season with work and stomach bugs and grandparents moving from one living space to another. Thanks for bearing with the delay. By now, I’m sure you’ve heard of my terrible history with apple desserts. Ladies and gentlemen, I am proud to
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As I promised, the snack marathon continues, here on Apartment Eats! This week, we’re featuring mini pizzas — a snack that’s sure to please even the pickiest of eaters. Personally, I’m making this batch to take with me to work and have for lunch. It’s sure to make my coworkers jealous (it’s certainly making the
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Ahh, fall. The season of apples, brilliant foliage, corn mazes, and hayrides. My favorite season. It’s the time of year when the air grows crisp and cool, the days grow shorter, and the nights are chilly enough for warm blankets. It’s also the time of year, at least where I’m from, when everybody and their
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“Ooh, heaven is a place on Earth!”That’s right. Belinda Carlisle was totally talking about these muffins when she wrote her 1987 hit. Okay, maybe not, but that didn’t stop me from jamming out to my 80s tunes while baking these little delights. It turns out that baking and music are a great way to fill
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