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Continue reading →: Almond Chocolate Biscotti for The Cloisters by Katy HaysThere’s this great scene in The Cloisters where a character, Rachel, steals biscotti from a cafe. Rachel is wealthy. She doesn’t need the biscotti. And this moment starts to clue us in that Rachel can’t be trusted. So I had to make an almond chocolate biscotti to go along with…
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Continue reading →: Bacon Burger for Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel HarrisonBurgers, very heavy on the meat, for Rory who craves all the meat after being transformed into a werewolf in Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison. “I already said I would,” I say, shoving a piece of bread into my mouth. It tastes weird. There’s something off about it. It’s…
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Continue reading →: The Best Thanksgiving Picture BooksI love holidays so much. And nothing makes a holiday more special than seasonal baking and holiday books. Here is a list of some of my favorite Thanksgiving picture books about gratitude and gathering with family. I’ve also included some books by Indigenous authors so that I can take a…
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Continue reading →: Honey Baked Apples and Sugar Dough Twists for Defy the Night by Brigid KemmererHe pulls the sleeves of petals from his pack, then follows with three apples, along with a twist of sugared dough that’s still warm from an oven. “Here. The baker was out back scolding his daughter, so I swiped you some food.” He was late because he brought me breakfast.…
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Continue reading →: Recipe: Honey Baked Apples
These baked apples are juicy, cinnamony, sweet. But baked just enough to soften while firm enough to hold. In Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer, Wes brings Tessa baked apples and “a twist of sugared dough.” But here’s the thing. Wes and Tessa are illegally running through the streets in…
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Continue reading →: Sugared Puff Pastry TwistsFor my review of Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer, I had to make the fresh, warm dough twists that Wes brings to Tessa. Because, naturally, I love a good pastry. These are so simple to make. I made a batch of my favorite yeasted puff pastry. You can buy…
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Continue reading →: Scrambled Egg and Crispy Potato Breakfast Burritos for Project Hail Mary by Andy WeirFor Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, I had to make Ryland’s so-good-they’re-worthy-of-being-a-last-meal breakfast burritos. And my weeknight, quick, easy, family-friendly dinner breakfast burritos, if I may say so, are last-meal good. “I take a bite of the breakfast burrito. It’s good. All the food is good. I guess they…
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Continue reading →: Recipe: Weeknight Scrambled Egg and Crispy Potatoes Breakfast BurritosMy family loves these weeknight breakfast burritos. I love how adaptable they are. Want tons of veggies? Throw them in there? Not in the mood for spinach tonight? Skip it. Most of the time I’ll make a mini wrap with scrambled eggs for the kids with the home fried potatoes…
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Continue reading →: Roundup of Witchy Books and Hocus Pocus BrowniesTo celebrate Halloween and Hocus Pocus 2, I made these fun brownies that look just like Winifred Sanders’s spell book. I had to round it off with some of my favorite witch stories. For these spell book brownies, I made my favorite brownie recipe and then copied this picture from…
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Continue reading →: Painted Bread Loaf for Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakI painted a loaf of bread to match the inside cover of Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, and then created Max’s dinner with bread slices, a glass of milk, and a bowl of soup. and into the night of his very own roomwhere he found his supper…
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