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White Russian Pound Cake–and a Vent!

February 13, 2012 By Laura 16 Comments

In person I am about the least likely person to back down from a potentially controversial position.  Multitudes of jokes have been made about me being opinionated.  I tend to shy away from it online, however.  For one thing, I dislike dealing with the inevitable lack of courtesy that accompanies comments on the internet, where… 

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Filed Under: Boozy Desserts, bundt cakes, cakes, misc, misc. dessert Tagged With: alice waters, bundt, cake, kahlua, pound cake, vodka, white russian

Grown Up Crispy Chocolate Globs

January 12, 2012 By Laura 3 Comments

Ostensibly this post is about food, Crispy Chocolate Globs to be exact.  But first I need to share something more exciting–Skamp has arrived!

Filed Under: candy, chocolate, misc. dessert Tagged With: chocolate, confection, macadamia, milk chocolate, nuts, puppy, rice krispies, white chocolate

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

Peanut Butter Candy Bars: Baking With Sammy to Use Up Halloween Candy

November 2, 2011 By Laura 8 Comments

Peanut Butter Candy Oat Bars: Got leftover Halloween candy? These bar cookies are a fantastic way to use it up!

Peanut Butter Candy Bars are a fantastic way to use up leftover Halloween candy. These photos were were updated in November 2015–but I have left the original photos of Sammy and I baking these the first time around! I wonder if my mom was as tormented by Halloween candy as I am?  It drives me… 

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Filed Under: bar cookies, candy, chocolate, misc. dessert, oats, peanut butter Tagged With: bar cookies, bars, candy, chocolate, Halloween candy, leftovers, oats, peanut butter, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Snickers

Pumpkin Whoopie Pies: Baking With Sammy

October 30, 2011 By Laura 5 Comments

During the years I lived in State College, PA, I saw many pumpkin whoopie pies for sale.  And for some reason I always stared longingly but talked myself out of buying.  I have no idea why–some misguided attempt to be healthy?–but whatever the reason I had never made nor eaten whoopie pies before Sammy’s and… 

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Filed Under: cakes, cookies, cream cheese, fall spices, kids cooking, misc. dessert, molasses, pumpkin

S’Mores Bars Take 1: Baking with Sammy

October 14, 2011 By Laura 6 Comments

I see S’More bars everywhere and am always curious about them and just how much could they actually taste like S’Mores anyway.  The answer, so far at least after 2 recipes, is a bit but not a ton.  The first recipe I am not ready to share because it was super sweet and I think… 

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Filed Under: bar cookies, chocolate, kids cooking, misc. dessert, oats

U2 & Chocolate Birthday Trifle: Excuses Excuses!

June 26, 2011 By Laura 6 Comments

I know, I know.  This might be the longest gap I have ever gone without posting.  And we have not even left yet for Morocco!  The first excuse is that some seriously frustrating sh*t, er, stuff, is going on with our internet connection.  So every time I sit down to work on my blog, I… 

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Filed Under: cakes, chocolate, misc, misc. dessert, trifle

Glazed Tomato Soup Bundt Cake

March 31, 2011 By Laura 9 Comments

Canned soup gets a bad rap.  Some if it fair–sodium, lack of freshness–but some of it is unfair as well.  It is cheap, filling, it frequently covers more than one food group, and it can be a handy ingredient in a certain type of cooking.  I would never advocate making everything with canned soup, but as… 

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Filed Under: bundt cakes, cakes, misc. dessert

Blueberry Lemon Tiramisu

January 21, 2011 By Laura 17 Comments

Blueberry Lemon Tiramisu

I have been staring at this recipe for 2 years in Lori Longbotham’s Luscious Lemon Desserts, and I finally decided that it is the perfect post-holiday dessert to serve to company. On the one hand, everyone is totally done with (for a while) chocolate, nuts, mint… but on the other hand you cannot serve wheat… 

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Filed Under: blueberries, lemon baked goods, mascarpone, misc. dessert Tagged With: blueberries, lemon, mascarpone, tiramisu

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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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