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Ice Bound and Virus-Ridden: Granola, Double Chocolate Shortbread and Smoky Blacky Bean Soup

February 13, 2008 By Laura Leave a Comment

Ice Bound Part I: The Care Package We are ice bound here, ice bound and sick. It does not make for a good combination, especially because my husband is one of those adults who sees snow/ice days as a nuisance. I am the opposite, which means we are at odds—I always think we should make… 

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Filed Under: bar cookies, beans, breakfast, chocolate, easily made vegetarian, oats, soup

Imperfection Never Tasted So Good: BHG Chocolate Mint Bars

January 21, 2008 By Laura 3 Comments

I asked around earlier this week trying to decide if I should blog failures or dishes that I wasn’t very enthusiastic about. I got lots of different opinions, and what I finally decided was that yes I would blog about them if there was a point to the entry other than the dish. In the… 

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Filed Under: bar cookies, mint chocolate, streusel

Cream Cheese Swirled Brownies

January 11, 2008 By Laura 2 Comments

These Cream Cheese Swirled Brownies are a decadent family favorite--and sure to become one of your favorite desserts too!

These Cream Cheese Brownies are the best I’ve tried and the only recipe I use. These photos were updated as of October 2015, and in the intervening years the recipe has been used for cakewalks, birthdays and just to make us happy. Sammy especially adores them! Affiliate links have been used to link to items… 

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Filed Under: bar cookies, brownies, cheesecake, chocolate, cream cheese, vanilla sugar Tagged With: bar cookies, bars, brownies, cheesecake, chocolate, cream cheese

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Hi! I’m Laura and I am a recovering history major who has re-channeled all of my passion for learning about the history of different countries to learning about their food culture. That doesn’t mean every dish on here is strictly authentic, but it does mean that even my adaptations are not undertaken lightly. My goal is to show you–by doing–that these dishes are possible in your kitchen. Including desserts because I have quite the sweet tooth! Read More…

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