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Oatmeal Lace Cookies: #CreativeCookieExchange

December 18, 2018 By Laura 5 Comments

Oatmeal Lace Cookies

Oatmeal Lace Cookies are an easy cookie to stuff your holiday tins with: they are delicate, crisp, and indulgent with caramel flavors that will last through the holidays. Keep reading to check out what other cookies that were shared by the Creative Cookie Exchange hosts will last in a holiday tin.  Sammy informed me yesterday… 

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Filed Under: blog events, cookies, Holiday and Christmas Cookies, oats, whole grains Tagged With: #CreativeCookieExchange, Christmas cookies, cookies, Creative Cookie Exchange, cultured butter, Holiday cookies, oatmeal, oats, rolled oats

Kitchen Sink Cookies: #CreativeCookieExchange

August 24, 2018 By Laura 1 Comment

Kitchen Sink Cookies

Kitchen Sink Cookies are chewy, delicious butter, brown sugar and vanilla cookies stuffed with whatever you have around that sounds good. And they are the perfect cookies to make really big; keep reading to see what other giant cookies the Creative Cookie Exchange bakers came up with. The coughing plot has thickened! Turns out all… 

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Filed Under: blog events, chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, coffee desserts, cookies, oats, pantry cooking, Pistachios Tagged With: #CreativeCookieExchange, bakery style cookies, chocolate chip cookies, chocolate chips, coffee beans, coffee grounds, cookies, Creative Cookie Exchange, giant cookies, ground coffee, nuts, oatmeal, oatmeal cookie, pistachios, potato chips

Sesame Oatmeal Cookies: Review of Soframiz

February 28, 2017 By Laura 1 Comment

Sesame Oatmeal Cookies, subtly fragrant with cardamom and nutty with tahini, are a fantastic twist on traditional American oatmeal cookies (and can be made with chocolate chips for a twist on chocolate chip cookies). A copy of Soframiz was sent to me by the publisher for the purpose of an honest review. Affiliate links have… 

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Spiked Oatmeal Apple Cookies: #CreativeCookieExchange

October 18, 2016 By Laura 9 Comments

Spiked Apple Oatmeal Cookies

Spiked Oatmeal Apple Cookies, stuffed with fresh apples and cinnamon and fragrant with apple brandy, are the perfect fall cookie. Keep reading to see what else the Creative Cookie Exchange came up with this month! People! So much driving lately! We have been back to Oxford–fun but exhausting, although I think it was really good… 

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Filed Under: apples, blog events, Boozy Desserts, cookies, oats, white chocolate, whole grains Tagged With: #CreativeCookieExchange, apple, autumn, cinnamon, cinnamon chips, cookies, Creative Cookie Exchange, oatmeal, oats, white chocolate

Brown Sugar Maple Oatmeal Cookies: #CreativeCookieExchange

April 19, 2016 By Laura 15 Comments

Brown Sugar Maple Oatmeal Cookies with Dried Cherries--or raisins!

Brown Sugar Maple Oatmeal Cookies are thick, sturdy, chewy cookies that can be made with raisins for added sweetness or dried tart cherries for zing. Keep reading to see what other cookies the Creative Cookie Exchange bakers would make in honor of their mothers for Mother’s Day! My choice for this month’s Creative Cookie Exchange… 

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Filed Under: blog events, cherries, cookies, Dried Cherries, dried fruit, oats, whole grains Tagged With: #CreativeCookieExchange, cookies, Creative Cookie Exchange, dried cherries, dried fruit, oatmeal, oats, raisins, rolled oats

Spiralized Sake Carrot Salad with Nori Granola Topping

November 30, 2015 By Laura 8 Comments

Spiralized Sake Carrot Salad with Nori Granola--unexpected but absolutely delicious and easy!

Spiralized Sake Carrot Salad with Nori Granola Topping is an addictive and healthy blend of Japanese inspired textures and flavors. The entire family adored this salad! Affiliate links were used to link to items I am discussing. I meant to have some posts in between the Nori Granola and this Sake Carrot Salad but between… 

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Filed Under: carrots, cucumbers, granola, Japanese, nori, oats, Salad Dressing, salads, Spiralized, vegetarian Tagged With: carrot, cucumber, granola, Japanese, lemon, nori, sake, salad, spiralized

Savory Sesame Nori Granola: Review of Near and Far

November 23, 2015 By Laura 7 Comments

Japanese Inspired Savory Sesame Nori Granola: Sweet, salty and full of unami goodness, this is a great snack, and great for sprinkling in place of croutons on salads!

Savory Sesame Nori Granola is a sweet, salty and umami-rich snack, as well as a great crunchy topping for soups and salads. I received a copy of Near and Far from Blogging for Books in exchange for an honest review. Affiliate links have been used in this post to link to items I am discussing. This is a… 

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Filed Under: cashews, cookbooks, granola, Japanese, nori, oats, reviews, sesame seeds, Spice Blends, vegetarian, whole grains Tagged With: cashews, cookbook review, fennel seeds, granola, Japanese, nori, oatmeal, oats, rolled oats, sesame seeds

Apple Oatmeal and Goat Cheese Muffins: #MuffinMonday

September 28, 2015 By Laura 25 Comments

Apple Oatmeal and Goat Cheese Muffins: 100% Whole Grain and with a streusel top: healthy, delicious, not too sweet--perfect for breakfast!

Apple Oatmeal and Goat Cheese Muffins with browned butter and a streusel top are fun, 100% whole grain and delicious! Keep reading to hear all about some awesome new photography props and otherwise scroll down for the recipe and see what the other fabulous members of #MuffinMonday made! Guys!!!!! I am so excited!!!! I feel… 

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Oatmeal Cookie Bundt Cake with Sprinkles: #BundtBakers

August 20, 2015 By Laura 23 Comments

An Oatmeal Cookie Bundt Cake straddles the cake and cookie worlds, as it is chewy, rustic, tasty fun but baked in a bundt mold and less dense than a cookie. My family loved it and yours will too! Keep reading for more Bundt Bakers fun! I had so much trouble with this Bundt Bakers month. And… 

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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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