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Jan. 6th, 2017

Cranberry Pistachio Cookies Recipe (Gluten Free)

Jan. 6th, 2017 at 8:51 AM

Cranberry Pistachio Cookies Recipe {Gluten-Free}

Total Time: 30 minutes

Yield: 12-14 cookies

Cranberry Pistachio Cookies Recipe {Gluten-Free}

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Tags: food/drink, recipes

Oct. 21st, 2016

Pumpkin s'more cake bars

Oct. 21st, 2016 at 5:30 PM

Pumpkin s'mores cake bars, from Picky Palate

An easy recipe and one that would be fun to make with kids; a bit too sweet for my taste, though (the marshmallows and the cake mix, you know?)
I used Ghirardelli's semi-sweet baking chocolate rather than Hershey's milk.

Also, I definitely recommend using parchment paper to line the baking dish...

Tags: autumn, recipes

Sep. 29th, 2015

Links miscellanea

Sep. 29th, 2015 at 9:17 PM

This man is using the dictionary (of all things) to write stories--do take a look, quite original ;)

Mycroft Holmes: Kareem Abdul Jabbar reveals his love of Sherlock--from the current issue of Parade

9 Baking recipes that require 4 or fewer ingredients
(tried the oatmeal-banana cookies and the peanut butter cookies; will report on the results tomorrow)
(Update: the peanut butter ones are quite good; the oatmeal-banana ones, passable)
( Banana-oatmeal cookie recipe: )

( Peanut butter cookie recipe: )

And further, regarding food:

More stories of fantastically stupid restaurant customers

Restaurant employees who were abjectly terrible at their jobs

Tags: food/drink, reading, recipes, sh, writing

May. 18th, 2015

Chickpea-vegetable salad

May. 18th, 2015 at 10:32 AM

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Tags: food/drink, recipes

Aug. 23rd, 2013

Honey Beer Bread Recipe

Aug. 23rd, 2013 at 10:00 AM

Honey Beer Bread

Ingredients:

3 cups all-purpose flour
2 Tablespoons sugar
1 Tablespoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 Tablespoons honey
1 bottle (12 ounces) beer
4 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

[I used 4 tbsp of light olive oil instead of butter; also, dark lager beer seems to yield the best-tasting bread]

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9x5x3 loaf pan and set aside.

In a large bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients (flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.) Add the beer and honey and stir until just combined. The batter will be thick.

Melt the butter, and pour half of it on the bottom of the loaf pan. Spoon the batter into the pan, and smooth slightly on top. Pour the remaining butter evenly over the top of the batter.

Bake for 50-60 minutes or until the top is golden brown and a cake tester comes out clean. If the top is browning too quickly, you can lay a sheet of foil over the top to slow it down. Right when it comes out of the oven, drizzle some honey over the top, and cool slightly on a wire rack.
Serve warm, and enjoy!
Recipe source: Honey Beer Bread
Yield: One loaf, approx 12 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes ♦ Bake Time: 50-60 minutes

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