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Tag: dessert

  • making the lemon curd
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    making the lemon curd

    I have these really organized married friends named Dave and Lara. Seriously, they are so cute and so organized and to boot… they are amazing cooks. One time this past spring they had a brunch and at this amazing brunch they served biscuits and lemon curd. I’m a sucker for a spread whether it is…

  • Fancy (Easy) Strawberry Shortcake
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    Fancy (Easy) Strawberry Shortcake

    That looks good right? Yes, it does. Don’t get overwhelmed. You will impress your friends. Even your enemies will be in awe of you. Meanwhile, you’ll be like “seriously guys. I sat outside all day and read about the mob in Boston”. Well, maybe you like to read other things. I’m weird like that. For…

  • making ice cream
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    making ice cream

    this looks like ice cream right? Over Memorial Day weekend, I took upon the endeavor of making ice cream.  After making my 78th fish dish in a row, I needed to challenge myself a bit… and feel a dose of summer. Plus, my Turntable kitchen box told me to and so I did it. What…

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    simply amazing chocolate chip cookies

    If you thought that when I gave up bacon for lent, I’d lead a clean healthy life …. you were majorly off base. I’ve just merely substituted bacon for chocolate and cheez-its. But not together. That just seems wrong. The candy jar in my apartment has been stripped clean of all my favorites. I started…

  • Big and Soft and Awesome (Cookies)
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    Big and Soft and Awesome (Cookies)

    So, at this point… its obvious that I’m in love with the North End … right? If not, please re-read any post subsequent to say November 1st. Well today is the anniversary of the Boston Molasses Disaster…. which took place in 1919. It was a very unfortunate event in which 21 people died and 150…

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    Rolling some balls

    I’ve often mentioned my love of Pinterest and how its prods {that’s a nice gentle word right?} me to do things. Its … just …. so …. pretty. But, often it is also delicious. I saw a picture several weeks ago for these peanut butter pretzels and pinned it instantly. Chocolate? Pretzels? Peanut Butter? Yes…

  • Delish Cookies
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    Delish Cookies

    I feel as though there are very few things in life that I do better than most people…. and one of them is making my famous cookies. I guess using the word “famous” isn’t totally appropriate as I haven’t received any documented awards for them – but whenever I do make them, people go ca-razy…