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Continue reading →: Kids Halloween Book RoundupNothing makes the holidays more special than a seasonal treat and some themed books. For Halloween, I have a stack of picture books my kids love and some pumpkin cinnamon rolls. Yum yum yum. I made these delicious pumpkin cinnamon rolls from Cloudy Kitchen. They’re amazing. The dough is pillowy-soft…
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Continue reading →: Buttercream Flower Cake for The Guncle by Steven RowleyI created a white cake with raspberry cream filling, frosted with a lavender colored Italian Meringue buttercream and decorated with buttercream flowers. “Patrick held the cake with three lit candles, their gentle flames dancing in the current from the air-conditioning vent. It had lavender icing and elaborate sugar flowers that…
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Continue reading →: Multiverse Apple Pecan Pancakes with Apple Cinnamon Maple SyrupWhen we walk back inside, Charlie is at the stovetop flipping pancakes. “Smells great,” I say. He asks, “Will you make your fruit thing?” “Sure.” I takes me a moment to locate the cutting board and a knife. I stand next to my son, peeling the apples and dicing them…
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Continue reading →: Recipe: Pahdj’s Yummy Waffles (inspired by Crooked Kingdom)“Okay, okay. When we’re back in Ketterdam, take me out for waffles.” Now Inej did laugh. She dropped her hands and appeared to speculate. “Dessert for a life? I’m not sure that seems equitable.” “I expect really good waffles.” – Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo Could you say you expect yummy waffles? The…
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Continue reading →: (Mockturtle) Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Cream Cheese FrostingPumpkin spice cake with cream cheese frosting, moist and rich with hints of nutmeg and brown sugar mixed together with sweet roasted pumpkin that melted lusciously in the mouth all layered with velvety decadent cream cheese frosting, and in a whim she had topped it off with shreds of toasted…
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Continue reading →: Recipe: Winner’s Half-Moon Chocolate Orange MacaroonsShe blurted something that had nothing to do with anything. “Do you know how to make honeyed half-moons?” “Do I…” He lowered the map. “Kestrel, I hate to disappoint you, but I was never a cook.” “You know how to make tea.” He laughed. “You do realize that boiling water is…
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Continue reading →: Recipe: Herb-y Bacon Mushroom Quiche‘Food isn’t about getting through the day, Sebastian.’ She waved her bread under his nose as if he didn’t already have his own piece just begging to be finished. ‘It’s about stopping and appreciating the moment. It’s about exploring new tastes and textures. It’s about giving yourself a little piece…
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Continue reading →: Recipe: Red Velvet Layered Cake with Raspberry Cream Filling and White Chocolate Cream Cheese FrostingWe all sat around the table. (Father was away again.) I was thrilled. I had watched Mandy bake the cake and Bertha sew the gown and Nathan pick the flowers. Mandy cut the cake. When she handed me my piece, she said without thinking, “Eat.” The first bite was delicious.…
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Continue reading →: Recipe: Baked Pistachio Donuts with Chocolate GlazeSam O’Neill drew a deft little caricature of the two of us as Mulder and Scully (I still have it, somewhere) and Cassie stuck it to the side of her computer, next to a bumper sticker that said BAD COP! NO DONUT! — In the Woods by Tana French, 5/5 stars This…
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Continue reading →: Recipe: Pumpkin-Cranberry Bran MuffinsNow let me say this: when you’re traveling a good cloak is worth more than all your other possessions put together. If you’ve nowhere to sleep, it can be your bed and blanket. It will keep the rain off your back and then sun from your eyes. You can conceal…
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