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#BundtAMonth: Salted Butterscotch Caramel Bundt Cake with Tuaca

July 10, 2013 By Laura 16 Comments

You want to know how much I love Bundt A Month? I got home from the Outer Banks well after midnight on Saturday. By Sunday 2 pm this bad boy was baking away in my oven. Like I was gonna miss the month with the caramel theme!

Filed Under: blog events, Boozy Desserts, bundt cakes, cakes, caramel Tagged With: boozy desserts, bundt, bundt cake, butterscotch, cake, caramel, Tuaca, vanilla

#Bundtamonth: Espresso Swirled Bundt Cake

June 7, 2013 By Laura 19 Comments

Swirls! Hard to believe, but as many pound and bundt cakes as I have baked, and I have never done swirls! They actually intimidate me a little, so I was torn between happiness and trepidation when the Bundt A Month crew announced “Swirled” as the theme for June. My first attempt as a matter of… 

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Filed Under: blog events, bundt cakes, cakes, coffee desserts Tagged With: bundt, cake, coffee, espresso, vanilla

#BundtAMonth: Mahlab Vanilla Bundt Cake

April 3, 2013 By Laura 23 Comments

I cannot decide if this qualifies as a bundt cake! I don’t know why, when I planned to make my BundtAMonth cake at my in laws’ house, it did not occur to me to bring a pan. I guess I forget not everyone lives in my world of owning 3,000 bundt pans.  So this cake… 

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Filed Under: blog events, bundt cakes, cakes, cherries, Middle Eastern dishes Tagged With: #BundtaMonth, bundt, cake, cherries, mahlab, vanilla

Salted Vanilla Oatmeal Cookies/Review of Pure Vanilla

March 20, 2013 By Laura 10 Comments

Vanilla Oatmeal Cookies

I think by now regular readers of this blog know that I prefer thick, crispy on the outside but chewy on the inside cookies. So it should come as no surprise that these cookies were a huge hit by virtue of their texture alone. That their flavor is absolutely amazing just makes them that much… 

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Filed Under: chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, cookbooks, cookies, oats, reviews, whole grains Tagged With: cookbook review, cookies, oatmeal, oats, sea salt, vanilla, white chocolate

Valentine’s Day Sprinkles Cookies in Vanilla and Chocolate

February 25, 2013 By Laura 13 Comments

Someday I will be one of those bloggers who actually manages to blog about holiday recipes before the holiday, when people are actually looking for recipes. OK, who are we kidding, probably not, but hey maybe you can pin this one for next year! The minute I saw these cookies I knew I was making… 

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Filed Under: chocolate, cookies, Pinterest dishes Tagged With: Biscoff, chocolate, cookies, Hershey's Hugs, Hershey's Kisses, nut allergies, nut-free, sprinkles, Valentine's, Valentine's Day, vanilla

Citrus Scented Blueberry Buckle

February 9, 2013 By Laura 7 Comments

Citrus Scented Blueberry Crumble

I mentioned earlier that while I was on Flagyl I was unable to consume any alcohol, not even vanilla extract. But as I felt better, I was desperate to bake something. Have you ever tried baking without vanilla (I did not have any alternatives, like beans or paste, available)? It is really hard! I finally… 

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Filed Under: berries, blueberries, breakfast, cakes, kids cooking, lemon baked goods, oats, oranges, quick breads Tagged With: berries, blueberries, breakfast, buckle, cake, crisps, lemon, oats, orange, quick breads, vanilla

Late Night One Bowl Vanilla Sour Cream Cake

January 14, 2013 By Laura 3 Comments

Plain or simple are not works I associate with the cooking I do. Ironically, therefore, my baking is pretty much the opposite; I don’t like too many flavors going on at the same time. And when I am sick, as I was over Christmas, I want my desserts to be even more plain. Almost boring… 

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Filed Under: cakes, misc. dessert, pantry cooking, reviews, Tools, whole grains Tagged With: cake, magisso cake server, one bowl, recipe, sheet cake, sour cream, vanilla

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

Chocolate Chip Mandelbrot for an Exercise in Mandelbrot Fractal Generation

February 2, 2012 By Laura 5 Comments

The problem with loving baking is that if you have a sweet tooth, well, it is hard not to partake of your own hard work.  It is a hobby with consequences.  As a result I am always looking for reasons to bake for other people.

Filed Under: biscotti, cacao nibs, chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, cookies, Jewish food, misc Tagged With: Ashkenazi, biscotti, chocolate, chocolate chips, cookies, Jewish, lemon juice, mandelbrot, vanilla

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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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