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Traditional Irish American Soda Bread

April 10, 2013 By Laura 8 Comments

Traditional Irish American Scones

Soda bread: it’s not just for St. Patrick’s Day anymore. OK, so that is a little misleading, because as usual I did make this for St. Patrick’s Day, only, you know, on St. Patrick’s Day, leading me to not post it until after the holiday. But seriously, as soon as I bit into one of these all I… 

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Filed Under: breakfast, buttermilk, cherries, dried fruit, hazelnuts, quick breads, scones, whole grains Tagged With: bread, buttermilk, caraway seeds, dried fruit, hazelnut, Irish, Irish American, quick bread, scones, soda bread

#ChocolateParty: Chocolate Chip Buttermilk Crumb Cake

April 1, 2013 By Laura 24 Comments

I love this Chocolate Party theme (buttermilk and chocolate).  I adore tangy, rich buttermilk and the flavor and texture it brings to baked goods. There are many great chocolate cakes made with buttermilk, but I wanted to really be able to taste the buttermilk, so I chose this crumb cake, studded with miniature chocolate chips. Neither the… 

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Filed Under: blog events, buttermilk, cakes, chocolate Tagged With: buttermilk, cake, chocolate, chocolate chips, crumb cake, streusel

Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

November 22, 2012 By Laura 7 Comments

Happy Thanksgiving! I had not originally planned to share these cupcakes. I was not super enthused about making them, is the honest truth. But Sammy had requested pumpkin cupcakes for her birthday celebration at school, so, being a good mother who only forces dessert choices on her kids for about half of their birthday celebrations,… 

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Filed Under: buttermilk, cakes, cream cheese, cupcakes, fall spices, pumpkin Tagged With: buttermilk, cakes, cream cheese, cupcakes, pumpkin

Triple Chocolate Pancakes with Hot Chocolate Sauce & Whipped Cream

November 17, 2012 By Laura 8 Comments

For Sammy’s family birthday meal, when John and I gave her our presents, she requested breakfast for dinner. Although I love breakfast for dinner, it left me with a dilemma. I don’t usually serve dessert when we have breakfast for dinner, because we love breakfast dishes like pancakes, waffles and French toast. in other words,… 

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Filed Under: breakfast, buttermilk, chocolate, ganache, misc. dessert, pancakes, quick breads Tagged With: breakfast, chocolate, chocolate chunks, chocolate sauce, pancakes, white chocolate

Blueberry Streusel Coffee Cake

February 22, 2012 By Laura 8 Comments

Like many people, we tend to get into ruts where breakfast is concerned.  This problem is even worse for non-morning people, like myself, because we are not going to get up earlier–even by 10 minutes–to add cooking time to our morning routine.  Nor are we capable of much thought, let alone creativity, for a good… 

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Filed Under: berries, blueberries, breakfast, buttermilk, cakes, fruit, streusel, whole grains Tagged With: berries, blueberries, buttermilk, cake, coffee cake, pecans, streusel, white whole wheat flour, whole grains

Mint Chocolate Bundt Cake with Mint Chocolate Ganache For Sammy

November 12, 2011 By Laura 14 Comments

I am so in love with this heart bundt pan.  As many of you have figured out by now, I love bundt cake.  The richer the cake, the less in need of frosting, the more I love it.  Sure there are some frostings I like–hello anything with cream cheese–but in general I prefer rich pound… 

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Filed Under: bundt cakes, buttermilk, cakes, chocolate, cookbooks, cooks' tools, mint chocolate, reviews

Pink Peppercorn Vanilla Bundt Cake

November 6, 2011 By Laura 9 Comments

I love all cake and especially bundt pans.  Representatives ones, abstract or pattern-based ones, traditional ones. 

Filed Under: bundt cakes, buttermilk, cakes, cooks' tools, misc. dessert Tagged With: bundt, bundt cake, cake, dessert, peppercorn, pink peppercorn, vanilla

Bake And Decorate: Family Chocolate Cake

November 26, 2010 By Laura 11 Comments

In case you haven’t noticed, I love cookbooks. So when I looked around the web and saw bloggers receiving free cookbooks to review, I thought hey I can do that! So I contacted Rodale Books and asked them if they had any cookbooks coming out they’d like reviewed and they said yes. And sent me… 

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Dulce De Leche Pound Cake

September 27, 2010 By Laura 16 Comments

Dulce de Leche Pound Cake is a delicious way to enjoy the rich and indulgent flavor of milk caramel. Pictures of the whole cake were updated in November 2017. Much like exercise, there is a rhythmic routine to cooking dinner for your family. Unlike baking, which I do to relax at my own convenience, dinner… 

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Filed Under: bundt cakes, buttermilk, cakes, caramel Tagged With: bundt, cake, caramel, dulce de leche, milk caramel, pound cake

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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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