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party food

Smith Island Cake

March 1, 2010
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On the last weekend of the month of February Noel, we had a party. And a party needs a cake. And since the party was for Noel’s 40th, it was a special cake! But really, do we make any other kind? If you’re not from Maryland, you’re probably wondering what the heck a Smith Island [...]

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Vanilla Marshmallows and Smores

January 18, 2010
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Sometime late last summer, I was sitting around a fire pit where folks were roasting marshmallows for smores. With a few glasses of wine in me, I boldly proclaimed, “you know, I can MAKE marshmallows!” Not that I had ever made marshmallows, but I had seen people on the internet do it, so I was [...]

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Bourbon Pumpkin Cheesecake

December 4, 2009
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Do you have one holiday dessert that you come back to year after year? Something that always tastes fantastic and fresh, no matter how many times you make it? Something that won you a place in the heart of your in-laws? Well this is my *one* dessert. How did I end up with my *one*? [...]

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The Wedding Cake Experiment: Part 2, Iced, Assembled, Delivered!

November 29, 2009
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Patience is a virtue, and since you’ve all been so patiently waiting for me to get these pictures online (a whole day!) here it is without further ado… Pretty, isn’t it? I think I’m still in a bit of shock that Eileen and I created this ourselves. Neither one of us has even taken a [...]

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The Wedding Cake Experiment: Part 1, Bake it Up!

November 23, 2009
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I have a confession to make. Since I first got into making big beautiful layer cakes about 2 years ago, I’ve really, REALLY wanted to make a wedding cake. A cake that not only looked good, but also tasted fantastic. Call me crazy, but it was my personal equivalent of running a marathon–something I wanted [...]

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Cranberry All Spice Bundt

November 15, 2009
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Happy National Bundt Day everyone! Did you really expect me to let this holiday pass without some kind of celebration? I need only the smallest excuse to bake these days (some might even call me addicted), and National Bundt Day, along with my need to pick a Thanksgiving cake, led me to spend an early [...]

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Pumpkin Spice Bundt

November 1, 2009
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So yeah, I didn’t quite make it with my last pumpkin recipe yesterday. Somehow, Halloween ended up being way crazier than I had planned. I decided, sort of at the last minute, that I would join the mayhem in in Fells Point last night. And that decision derailed other plans for the day, like blogging, [...]

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Pumpkin Pie Bites

October 30, 2009
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Okay, so when I mentioned the canned pumpkin buying binge yesterday, I wasn’t completely honest. I didn’t buy all of that pumpkin in a panic. I actually had plans for at least a few cans of it… And yes, in fact, they were plans that involved butter. And a pastry blender. But I’m getting ahead [...]

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