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Berry Picking

Posted in Baking, Cooking, Daily Life, Life, Pacific Northwest, Personal, Recipes, tagged , , , , , , on July 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »

 
Early this morning, I thought that I would go out and pick berries for breakfast for me and the kids.  My SIL has blackberry bushes around two sides of the property.  A few summers back the berries were abundant.  Last year, the harvest was very late; we were already back in CA by the time [...]

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Big Brother is Watching Your Cookie Dough

Posted in Baking, Big Brother, Chocolate, Cooking, Costco, Humor, Life, Product recalls, tagged , , , , , , , on June 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Last month I purchased a vat of Nestle’s Chocolate Chip Cookie dough from Costco. 
Sometimes I want to make cookies for my students and I don’t always have time to make them from ’scratch.’ 
I heard your gasps of horror at the thought of me buying store bought cookie dough…..
When students ask me if I made them, [...]

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Chocolate Ganache Cake

Posted in Baking, Chocolate, Cooking, Desserts, Food, Living in California, Monterey CA, Personal, Recipes, Travel, tagged , , , , , , , , , on May 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Years ago, hubby and I drove up to Monterey and stayed at the Martine Inn in Pacific Grove. 
The inn is a charming bed and breakfast on the coast of California. 
Our room was wonderful, with a sitting room area that overlooked the ocean. 
Finally this was a trip where we could stop frequently, and did.  Unlike when we [...]

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They came..they saw…they ate lots of pizza!

Posted in Baking, Birthdays, Children, Family, Food, Kids, Life, Motherhood, My Life, Personal, tagged , , , , , , , , , on March 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Sam is officially 12. 
I know, I can’t believe it either.  Pete is a bit annoyed that Sam is taller than Pete was at the same age. 
Adapt – I told him. 
There were 12 birthday “partiers” at my house this weekend.  Eleven 12 year old boys and one petite and polite 8 year old girl, dressed in, what else?  [...]

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Infamous Fudge

Posted in Baking, Chocolate, Christmas, Cooking, Food, Personal, Recipes, tagged , , , , , , , on December 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

     

     It must have been in the mid 1980’s when this famous fudge recipe was published in the local paper.  I remember wanting a new fudge recipe and since this was from my favorite candy store, I was excited to try it for the holidays. 
     This candy store is in the Western United States…as far [...]

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Pecan Pie

Posted in Baking, Cooking, Fall, Family, Food, Recipes, Thanksgiving, tagged , , , , , , on November 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »

 

     This recipe has been in my family for three generations.  My boys make the fourth.  Years ago my great-aunt found the recipe in an old cookbook.  It has always been one of my favorites because unlike some pecan pies that are too sweet, this is just perfect. 
     Pie crust has never been one of [...]

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