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Salted Maple Bourbon Marshmallows

December 27, 2014 By Laura 12 Comments

Salty, sweet and boozy, Salted Maple Bourbon Marshmallows are perfect for hot chocolate, coffee or even eating out of hand.  Happy Holidays! I hope everyone who celebrates had a wonderful Christmas. We are still flitting from house to house and family to family, but I wanted to share these marshmallows with you so that you… 

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Filed Under: Boozy Desserts, Bourbon, candy, maple, marshmallows Tagged With: booze, bourbon, candy, confections, maple, marshmallows

Cookie Press Cookies in 3 Flavors for Your Holiday Tray

December 14, 2014 By Laura 2 Comments

Cookie Press Fiori di Sicilia Orange Snowflake Cookies--simple and fast with a cookie press!

The same simple dough for the cookie press flavored 3 different ways for the Holidays: Peppermint Christmas Trees; Salt and Pepper Maple Wreaths; Fiori di Sicilia and Orange Snowflakes. Affiliate links have been used in this post to link to items I am discussing. I am determined to slide these cookies in right before Creative… 

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Filed Under: Cookie Press, cookies, fiori di sicilia extract, Holiday and Christmas Cookies, maple, oranges Tagged With: citrus, cookie press, cookie tins, cookies, fiori di sicilia, Holidays, maple, orange, peppermint, vanilla

Maple Waffle Breakfast Casserole with Sausage and Bacon–Luke Approved!

January 5, 2014 By Laura 8 Comments

Make Ahead Maple Waffle Casserole with Bacon and Sausage for Breakfast or Brunch! PERFECT for Christmas morning or a weekend when you want something extra special!

Make Ahead Maple Waffle Casserole with Bacon and Sausage for Breakfast or Brunch is perfect for Christmas morning or a weekend when you want something extra special!  I have been dying to tell you guys about this dish for a while now. See what happened is, the first time I made it, I did not… 

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Filed Under: bacon, breakfast, casseroles, eggs, pork, sausage, waffles Tagged With: bacon, bread pudding, breakfast, breakfast casserole, casserole, eggs, maple, maple syrup, sausage, strata, waffles

Maple Doodles: #CookiesForKidsCancer

September 14, 2013 By Laura 6 Comments

Cookies for Kids’ Cancer is an organization I have been supporting since I first became aware of it. You can read more about my discovering them and what they do here, but basically I became aware of them through OXO, as OXO is one of their big supporters and I work with OXO Blogger Outreach. Anyway,… 

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Filed Under: cookbooks, cookies, cooks' tools, kids cooking, maple, reviews, Tools Tagged With: #CookiesForKidsCancer, #OXOGoodBrownie #OXOGoodCookie, cinnamon, cookies, Cookies for Kids' Cancer, maple, snickerdoodles

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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