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Sweet Chocolate Flecked Muffins and Savory Tomato and Olive Muffins: Baking with Kids

September 14, 2012 By Laura 13 Comments

Sammy squeezing seeds, juice out of fresh tomatoes

This post is a little bittersweet. These muffins were baked back in mid-August (yes I am that behind); both kids helped a bit with the savory muffins, but much to Sammy’s frustration, Alex made the sweet muffins on her own (with my supervision). I explained to Sammy that she and I would have all year… 

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Filed Under: chocolate, muffins, oats, tomatoes, vegetarian, whole grains Tagged With: Asiago, chocolate, kids baking, muffins, oats, olives, panko, tomatoes, vanilla

Crispy Rosemary Asiago Flatbread

October 15, 2010 By Laura 9 Comments

Confession time. I did not acquire the pasta roller set for my Kitchen Aid mixer to make pasta. I actually did it to make crackers. But then I got intimidated, certain the dough would stick (not being intended for a pasta roller) and finked out of trying it. What a fool I can be. This… 

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Filed Under: crackers, flatbreads Tagged With: Asiago, crackers, flatbread, pasta roller, rosemary

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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