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Whole Wheat Blueberry Coffee Cake

September 6, 2010
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So the only thing that didn’t go swimmingly in our whole Maine wedding cake baking process was the math. Math? Yes the math that we did to figure out how much of each ingredient we would need to make enough cake batter to fill our pans. We thought we would need WAAAAY more batter than [...]

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A Maine Wedding Cake

September 3, 2010
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So where were we? Oh yeah, I had a cake to share with you! After a major furniture rearrange in our rental house and the better part of a day, we had one beautiful cake. It’s amazing what 18 sticks of butter and 7 pounds of powdered sugar can turn a humble blueberry cake into! [...]

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Why We Went to Maine

August 30, 2010
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So you all know I went to Maine for my summer vacation (as evidenced by the lobster sightings) but I don’t know if I ever told you why. They’re why. They are Ryan and Eli. Ryan is one of Noel’s oldest friends. Eli is his rockin fiancee wife. And they were getting married, at Eli’s [...]

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Carrot Zucchini Muffins

August 13, 2010
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Since my junior year in college–after the ill-fated first year of college and the dread freshman 15 + the bonus sophmore 15–and the need to work it off, I’ve been kind of a fitness nut. Some even like to use the term gym rat, although as a person who has had actual real life encounters [...]

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Image Transfer–The Tracing Method

July 9, 2010
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My nephew Connor loves Jeeps. Really, he loves all kind of trucks (he’s an equal opportunity type of kid) but Jeeps have a special place in his heart. So when my sister-in-law Misty asked me to make Connor’s birthday cake, I knew I had to go for the Jeep! I found the perfect Jeep cartoon [...]

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One Bowl Chocolate Cake with Swirled Icing

May 28, 2010
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About a month ago, one of our oldest friends, Bill, called me up. As he usually is, Bill was direct. “How do I go about getting you to make a cake for Amelia’s [his youngest daughter's] birthday?” Me–”well usually we start with what she wants, and we go from there.” Bill–”okay, I’ll work on finding [...]

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Homemade Whole Grain Pancake Mix

May 14, 2010
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Remember my little brunch problem? Well I’ve found, processed, and tested (thoroughly, I might add) another solution. And no, despite what your eyes may spy in the food processor above, it’s not my usual stand-by straight up oatmeal! Rather it’s pancakes! But not just any pancakes. Whole grain pancakes! A recipe that allows me to [...]

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Delicious Dairy Free Birthday Cake

May 7, 2010
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I had been talking to my sister-in-law Misty about making a birthday cake for my youngest niece–Kendall’s–1st birthday since oh, the kid was about 9 months old. Misty casually mentioned the idea, and I’ll admit, I was crazy about it from the start. Because a first birthday party for a little girl is a great [...]

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