I really like banana bread. In fact, I like it so much that when I thought I smelled it baking downstairs last Sunday, I hopped up from my homework and ran straight into the kitchen… Although it turns out that it was actually a batch of cookies baking, not my favorite quick-bread, I immediately began…
Have you ever been down the wire? And not just baking a cake two hours before your birthday party or hitting “check out” just as an online sale closed. But really cutting it close. Like pulling into the gas station just as your gas gauge hits empty, or turning in a paper seconds before it’s…
Everyone loves a good Reese’s Cup. Well, everyone except my youngest sister, that is. Of course, I’ve actually found her distaste of all things peanut butter-chocolate quite rewarding, especially the day after Halloween when she graciously supplies me with 5-10 Reese’s Cups. Anyways, (pretty much) everyone loves a good Reese’s cup. The combination of peanut…
Have you ever tried Dates? No, not dating, which I’m guessing most of you have tried. But Dates, as in Medjool Dates. Medjool Dates are a type of fruit that originate in North Africa and the Middle East, and tend to grow in hot & arid climates. And they’re pretty much Nature’s sweetest candies. You…
Cereal is definitely a classic breakfast item. Remember waking up as a kid, pouring yourself a bowl of Cornflakes, and drowning it in 2% milk? Or if you were running late, dumping the Cornflakes in a Ziploc bag and practically sprinting to the bus? This was basically my childhood in a nutshell, although sometimes substituted…
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