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Small Batch Canning: Spiced Apples

At IFBC last month I had what I would classify as an epiphany. When I go to blogger conferences, I never know what I will come home with for inspiration. I don't go to them for learning really, there is only so many times you can listen in on about "SEO Targeting!", but rather for… Continue reading Small Batch Canning: Spiced Apples

Book Reviews · Cookbooks · cooking · Dinner · Plant Based Diet

Single Serving Petite Pea Soup

Camilla V. Saulsbury is one of my favorite cookbook authors, and 250 Best Meals in a Mug: Delicious Homemade Microwave Meals in Minutes is a fun book to wander through. All one needs is a microwave and a large microwave safe mug - and an appetite. This is the cookbook for solo eaters, dorm livers,… Continue reading Single Serving Petite Pea Soup

baking · Book Reviews · Cookbooks · cooking · Dessert

Decadent Cream Cheese Frosted Banana Bars

A new edition of The 250 Best Brownies, Bars and Squares has come out, and I got lured into by Ford asking if he could have some new treats for school lunches. Remember my whining about having to get rid of wheat flour, and then finding some hidden away? I figured if I am going… Continue reading Decadent Cream Cheese Frosted Banana Bars

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Old School Baking: Oatmeal Drop Cookies

In my quest to take us gluten-free, to deal with Alistaire's allergies, I gifted my neighbor's adult son's girlfriend with a number of bags of wheat flour this summer. It was teeth gritting...they were the good stuff - King Arthur flours. Ugh. Made me want to cry. Hopefully she appreciated it and made good stuff.… Continue reading Old School Baking: Oatmeal Drop Cookies