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Dirty Chai and Macarons.
Happy December! I can’t believe it’s nearly the end of the year. Christmas carols are playing, the tree is decorated, the turkey and ham are ordered and I’ve been reading Christmas Cookie recipes. My experience with Christmas cookies has been mixed at best. There was one time when I baked them as a child- but…
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Happy Thanksgivng Y’all
It shouldn’t be a suprise that Thanksgiving is one of my all time favourite holidays. Food, family, friends, and football. What else could you ask for? Other than family, Thanksgiving is one of my favourite things about America. So this time of year, I’m always a bit sad to be here and not there. And…
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The secret ingredient is…
This week’s cookies are: Rocky Road and Secret Ingredient Chocolate Chip. Spoiler alert! The secret ingredient is Coca-Cola. There was also the option to use Craft Beer- but as I made them in the morning it felt a bit too early for beer. The Coke made the cookies really airy and soft like my favourite…
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Déjàvu all over again…
Well, here we are again. Clearly those photos were taken on Election morning when the future looked hopeful and optimistic- when change was in the air and anything seemed possible. Personally, I’m still processing all the feelings I’m feeling. Disappointment, surprise, foreboding, grief, fear, impending doom. It’s a familiar feeling- well, not familiar as in…
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What is a Snickerdoodle?
And WHY has it taken me so long to make one??? So, this week I made Snickerdoodles. I have never eaten a snickerdoodle before, let alone made one. But my friend, JJ, requested them and so this week, I made Snickerdoodles. And they were yum! They were a bit of a departure from my normal…
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Just normal Chocolate Chip.
Last week I made Chocolate Chip Cookies. You know the ones. The boring, old favorites that have the recipe on the back of the bag of chocolate chips. Tollhouse chocolate chips if you grew up in the US, no idea what recipe is on the back of the Australian chocolate chip packages because I didn’t…
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The BEST ones yet.
I’m not bragging but each week I’m getting better and better at this cookie thing. And to be honest, some of it comes from just following directions and recipes. If it says use softened butter, then don’t be lazy or impatient. Soften the butter! Seriously, when you decide that you might bake, take the butter…
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Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Flattery
Or at least that’s the theme for cookies this week. This week I’m attempting to recreate Van Stapele’s infamous white chocolate stuffed chocolate cookies and Canva’s famous (at least at Canva) Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies. Canva’s cookies are baked by the Hungry Squirrel but I”m trying Smitten Kitchen’s recipe for Salted Chocolate Chunk Cookies. Van…
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He Runs, I Cookie
So, I’m currently in the midst of figuring out my next career move. I absolutely loved my last job and now that it’s over, I have a lot of choices to make and a lot of paths to explore. While I continue to figure it out, I’m baking. This week’s cookies are Red Velvet Chocolate…
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C is for Cookie…
So I’ve been on a cookie baking binge over the past few weeks- or maybe even months. Actually, I can trace it back to July. My friend, Jinx (not her actual real name, but her real pole name) went to Europe and brought back THE best cookie I’ve ever tasted in my life. It’s from…
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He Runs, I Cook
He does triathlons, I do dinner…and other stuff that we'll share with you
He Runs, I Cook 