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The Best of 2013: The Top 13 Recipes

Happy New Years Eve! I won't lie...taking nearly 2 weeks off from blogging has been good for my soul - and my mind. If anything, it has left me feeling more creative/inspired. During this time I finished and published 2 of my outdoor cooking manuscripts that had been languishing for years in my computer. I… Continue reading The Best of 2013: The Top 13 Recipes

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Glazed Spiced Sweet Potato Muffins

Sweet potato needs more love, rather than pumpkin! Its flavor is deep, rich, and well-suited to a spiced muffin/cupcake. In this recipe use canned puree, rather than baked at home potatoes. It needs to be silky smooth. Of course pumpkin can be used instead, but look for the sweet potato puree, it is worth it!… Continue reading Glazed Spiced Sweet Potato Muffins

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Ooh La La and a side of Gâteau Millasson

What is French for fancy-worded Gascon-style flan? Gâteau Millasson. Ooh-La-La. Sounds so fancy. And hard. It isn't. In fact, it is beyond easy. But being that French food is often presented as "fussy" and "pretentious"(in other words, who has time to make in-depth recipes!), I haven't exactly spent a lot of time reading French cookbooks.… Continue reading Ooh La La and a side of Gâteau Millasson