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Strawberry Cornmeal Muffins Recipe

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Growing up, we raised and picked our own berries. It’s one of the things I miss most about the farm, especially when strawberry season rolls around. This past week I decided to find a local U-Pick farm where we could re-live a bit of childhood. Fortunately, we found a great farm, but unfortunately we picked [...]

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Casatiello: a Savory Bread

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This marks my second indulgent week of deliciously sinful carbs. I enjoy bread baking, especially the lengthy proofing process, and find it therapeutic. However, the amount of bread I’m turning out (and consuming) is the downside to my so-called therapy. There’s only so much almond filled brioche a person should eat in one sitting. I [...]

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Braided Almond Brioche Bread

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Sometimes, little boys who learn to braid hair on the playground grow up to be hairdressers, but not me. I quickly became a master of the traditional 3-braid ponytail and all the girls knew who to reach out to when their hair needed to be pulled back. I braided hair on the bus. I braided [...]

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Buttermilk Biscuit Cinnamon Rolls Recipe

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We don’t have air conditioning in our rather intimate 520 sq. ft. condo and we’re experiencing sunny, hot weather. You might think it odd to be baking with an oven cranked to the maximum 500F (250C) limit. As the beads of sweat formed across my brow, well before I had even started to make the [...]

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