Candy Cane Brownies
“Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.” Washington Irving Candy Cane Brownies. December 22, 2024. The…
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Victorian Hot Spiced Wine
“Rynelf returned with the spiced wine steaming in a flagon and four silver cups. It was just what one wanted, and as Lucy and Edmund sipped it they could feel…
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A Grown-Up Shirley Temple Cocktail
A Grown-Up Shirley Temple Cocktail. Oct. 31, 2024. Who remembers Shirley Temples growing up? This kid’s drink was a favorite of mine. It wasn’t often I had one, but it…
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Fig Brie and Thyme Braid
Fig brie and thyme braid. Originally published Sept. 9, 2021. Keeping a box of puff pastry in the freezer is always a good idea. Puff pastry is so versatile and…
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A Homemade Pumpkin Spice Latte
Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns. George Eliot A Homemade Pumpkin…
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Cinnamon Roll Scones
Cinnamon Roll Scones. First published Oct. 29, 2018. Today’s recipe is an update of an older post, and is a delicious one that marries the comforting taste of cinnamon rolls…
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Caprese Salad with Sundried Tomato Vinaigrette
August 23, 2024. Caprese Salad with Sundried Tomato Vinaigrette. As much as I love to cook and bake I just don’t have the time these days for complex recipes with…
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Summer Steak Salad with Red Wine & Olive Oil Vinaigrette
“For all things produced in a garden, whether of salads or fruits, a poor man will eat better that has one of his own, than a rich man that has…
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Herbed Peasant Bread Recipe
Give us this day our daily bread. Matthew 6:11 Herbed Peasant Bread Recipe. April 10, 2024. Coming in from a long session in the garden, the smell of homemade bread…
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Making Springerle Cookies
This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalms 118:24 Making Springerle Cookies. March 13, 2024. It was years ago while…
