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Third Time’s the Charm: Paleo Banana Walnut Muffins {Leftovers Club}

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Remember last month, when I told you about how I had to make a second batch of Leftovers Club treats at the last minute because I didn’t like how the first batch turned out? Well, this time I’ve got even myself beat. It took me not one, not two, but three...

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A Very Special Guest Post: Strawberry Basil Pie

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A couple of weeks ago, I told you about the Bourbon and Pie party we went to to celebrate our good buddy Jason’s birthday. Well, Jason is the kind of guy that makes not one but two pies for his own birthday party! I loved his strawberry basil pie so much,...

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Coconut Chai Chocolate Chunk Cookies

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On snow days you’ll usually find me baking, and the most recent one was no exception. I’d been to the gym, I’d written a blog post, I’d watched a full news cycle… what else was there to do but messy up the kitchen!? God knows I’ll do anything to avoid...

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Great Grammy’s Cranberry Canes

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Among my earliest Christmas memories is the box that came each year filled with Great-Grammy Steven’s cranberry canes. There were always far more than a family of three could possibly eat, and I doubt that I was much help since they had far less frosting than the other cookies that...

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“I don’t want to go shopping” Salted Shortbread Cookies

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So Friday night I was waiting for Courtney to get home from his business trip, and I felt like baking (do I sound like an old married lady? Does that set in that quickly?). But I didn’t feel like going to the grocery store. In fact I had already gone...

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Snow Days & Fig Muffins

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Yesterday afternoon, we were instructed by OPM to depart 2 hours early [and report straight to the bar]. At 6:30, Nora and I returned home buzzed enough to not mind that could have been mistaken for Frosty, made our respective suppers and begun a marathon of West Wing and...

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