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Easy Everything Greek Yogurt Bagels
Someone told me about these little beauts awhile ago. I made them once about three years ago, but unfortunately moving three times plus a pandemic meant that the recipe disappeared. So these easy greek yogurt bagels fluttered to the back of my mind where they sat until my neighbor and I scheduled a coffee date. I love living in our neighborhood because our neighbors are fantastic. Everyone on our street is amazing. Our neighbors across the street are especially amazing. Isaac and Candida are some of the kindest people I have ever met. Their children are so cute and full of giggles. Candida is constantly sending baked goods our way,…
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Iced Sweet Tea made with Wild Maine Blueberry Black Tea
Spring is here! In Maine, we have what Mainers call “False Spring”, where it is no longer cold and the sun is shining, but after about a week it snows again. But here we are! False Spring is behind us. The days are full of sunshine, lovely sea breezes, and iced sweet tea. I know that sweet tea did not originate in New England; it is a southern staple. Luckily, a wonderful local tea business called Bar Harbor Tea Company makes a Wild Maine Blueberry Black Tea that takes this beverage to the next level. Bar Harbor is on Mt. Desert Island, which is also the home of Acadia National…
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Beauregard’s Peanut Butter and Pumpkin Dog Cookies
Happy adoptaversary to my Beauregard! One year ago today this adorable pooch stole my heart. In celebration I decided to make him some special peanut butter and pumpkin dog cookies. I saw his photo on Rescue Charlies Friends website and instantly fell in love. His name then was Blue Eyes. He looked sweet, spunky and intelligent. I knew I was going to be his dog mahm. We filled out the application, but someone had filled one out before us, so they got to adopt him. A few weeks later, Blue Eyes went to his new home and got renamed Blueberry. I was sad, but hoped that he would have a…
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Irish Soda Bread With Caraway Seeds And Raisins
It’s my birthday week! Yay! There are some beautiful benefits of being born on St. Patricks day. Everything is green, there are parades, and everyone’s in a good mood because it’s impossible to feel grumpy on St. Patty’s. The biggest question I get about my birthday is if it’s always on St. Patricks day, and yes it is; it is always on March 17th. So who was St. Patrick? He brought Christianity to Ireland and used the shamrock to represent the holy trinity. March 17th is supposed to be the day of his death. If you want to learn more about the holiday, visit https://www.history.com/topics/st-patricks-day/history-of-st-patricks-day. This will be my second…
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B’s Coffee and Molasses Baked Vegan Doughnuts
This recipe came about around five years ago, on my dear friend Bryanna’s birthday. Now usually, I would bake a cake using a recipe I had already developed, but B (that’s what I call her) is vegan, so none of my recipes at the time would work. So I adapted a recipe from Rose Levy Beranbaum, who is basically the queen of cake. I wanted to make B something unique, like her. We lived together in Boston for three years in college, where we bonded pretty fast. One of the first things we bonded over was coffee and sweets. Our dorm was in an old brownstone that had a Whole…
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Blueberry Scones using frozen Maine blueberries
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Gluten-Free Soft Vanilla Sugar Cookies
I used to make this recipe (using all-purpose flour instead of gluten-free) multiple times a week when I was a pastry chef at a wonderful restaurant called Grace. Every week I would make different ice creams and sorbets that were accompanied by a different flavor of cookie. I would find myself using this recipe a lot. This recipe delivers great flavor without being time-consuming. I have used this base recipe for so many different flavor combinations, such as rosemary/pine nut and Chinese five spice. It’s able to take on different flavors without changing the texture or the integrity of the cookie. So when one of my followers, Monica, requested some…
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Brown Butter Sugar Cookie Squirrels (And How To Properly Brown Butter)
To make brown butter you only need one ingredient. Can you guess what it is? I’ll wait. Okay. Okay. ……..It’s butter. I KNOW. Plot twist. Brown butter is so easy to make, but it really packs a punch of flavor, especially in these cookies (but I also use it for other baked goods). I haven’t tried it in banana bread yet, but that’s a baking adventure for another day. So what does it mean to brown butter? Essentially, you cook any excess water out of the butter, and then the milk solids caramelize. Once this happens, you end up with a nutty and caramel-y flavor. While brown butter is a…
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Easy-Peasy Rosemary And Maine Sea Salt Focaccia
This is one of my favorite recipes that I have ever developed. I believe it started when I found the recipe for focaccia on the King Arthur website. I made it but wasn’t blow away, so I aspired to make an even better one. This recipe is the culmination of four years of testing and eating a ton of bread, which, let’s be honest, is not the worst thing ever. The recipe now lives in my wallet because it’s precious to me. You never know when you will need a delish bread recipe on the fly. As you can see from my photos I used a glass pan. I do this…
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Blueberry Scones using frozen Maine blueberries
Maine blueberries are the freaking best. They are small and sweet and just overall, the champion of berries. Don’t tell cranberries I said that. This past year my grandparents, my mother and I went to a field on the island where I grew up. Turns out, it’s pretty easy to socially distance in a blueberry field. We got to spend time together, which is always nice, but more importantly, we were on a mission. We went armed with baskets that my grandmother made, colanders, a blueberry rake and other assorted bowls. By the time we were done, the containers were full, and so were our bellies. The reason we pick…
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Gingerbread Cupcakes
Tis’ the season, am I right? It’s the season for decorating, eating, baking, eating, wrapping, eating, sharing, oh and of course, eating, but most importantly, it’s about giving. This year has been a tough one for all of us, and I think we all are ready for a brand new start. One of the best things that happened to me this year was adopting my rescue dog, Beauregard. He has a lot of health problems, which just means he gets his pills (we call them his handsome pills) everyday, and we make sure that he has the best life imaginable. He lives like a tiny prince, and I honestly wouldn’t…
