[This isn’t exactly my recipe, but since I have participated in the buying of ingredients and it was baked in my oven, I figure it counts :)] AK first made these divine baked apples for me a few months ago …
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Sweet Potato Muffins
Annoyingly, grocery stores seem to think that people don’t use canned pumpkin year-round since I haven’t been able to find it in any stores near me. Thus, I decided to make sweet potato muffins instead! I used fresh sweet potatoes …
Lemony Zucchini Cake
This was the dessert course for my St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Party, and it was a huge hit. I’m sure you’ve heard (or read) me talk about lemon zest before, but it really is a magical ingredient, brightening up an …
Dinner Party Dessert: Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Banana Walnut Cake
Yes I know, you’ve seen to many banana baked goods recipes, and you’re right, this is another variation of plenty of previous recipes. What can I say, bananas make a great base for baking, and frankly, I never have any …
Dinner Party Side Dish: Sriracha-Spiked Corn Muffins
I like corn bread, but it frequently suffers from being dry and crumbly. I got the idea a while back to make corn bread with creamed corn to give the corn flavor but keep it nice and moist, and it …
Dinner Party (5 of 5): Cinnamon Banana Cake w/ Candied Walnuts
I’ve been remixing this recipe a lot because I love banana muffins/cake, and this recipe has been great in every variation I have tried. As the final course of my dinner party, I wanted something sweet but not too heavy …
Lemon Cupcakes
I wanted to serve my cranberry-apple-fennel compote over some dessert item, and I decided on some kind of cake. I thought about making a box cake but I really hate to do that when I actually have time to bake, so …
Special Holiday Recipe: Cranberry Apple Fennel Compote
Tart cranberries, sweet apples and fennel, spicy cinnamon and nutmeg–all of the flavors meld together for a delightful dish just in time for the holiday season. I use something new in this recipe: Meyer lemons, which are a sweeter version …