Tag Archives: baking

Cranberry Pistachio White Chocolate Cookies

Welcome to this episode of cranberries in everything. Today, I decided to make some cranberry pistachio white chocolate chip cookies. These cookies are surprisingly good, and I say that not because I thought they’d be disgusting, but because I didn’t … Continue reading

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Cranberry Orange Baked Oatmeal

Baking with cranberries is a post-Thanksgiving tradition, mostly because I usually buy a 2/$7 pack and then stare at the pounds of unused cranberries in my fridge. This year, I didn’t buy two packs, but I still had leftover cranberries … Continue reading

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Pumpkin Streusel Loaf

This is the time of year where I buy a can of pumpkin every time I walk into the grocery store, whether I want to or not. Call it an addiction; call it an inability to turn down a two … Continue reading

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Pastry Check: Skáld Bakery

Welcome to “Pastry Check,” a new semi-regular column on my blog highlighting the best new pastries in St. Louis (and elsewhere…you never know where life might take you). For the inaugural column, I’m featuring the Strawberry Lemon Danish from Skáld … Continue reading

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Strawberry Cake

A lot of times on social media, or, I guess, in life, people only show you the best version of themselves. I’m not above it. For the most part, I only post things to my accounts that are pretty, delicious, … Continue reading

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Monster Cookies

The only thing scary about these monster cookies is how good they are. Monster cookies are a cookie for someone who can’t decide on one kind. Let’s face it: We all have to make too many decisions in life, so … Continue reading

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Thumbprint Cookies

Thumbprint cookies are a sleeper favorite. I say that mostly due to my own preferences, which I’m extending to everyone else who eats cookies (and if you don’t…I don’t think we can be associated). When I reach for a cookie, … Continue reading

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The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies Ever…I Promise

If you’ve ever visited my blog before, you know I have a *slight* obsession with chocolate chip cookies. My archived recipes are extensive; the passion is real. A few years ago, I even rounded up a definitive list of best … Continue reading

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Lemon Poppyseed Muffins

February was one of the hardest months I’ve experienced in a while. It was bitterly cold in St. Louis, I got the flu, and didn’t leave my apartment for eight days straight. At one point when I could barely breathe … Continue reading

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Hazelnut Raspberry Friands

Friands are one of my favorite French pastries to bake. Why? you ask. They’re incredibly easy. All you do is combine some regular flour, nut flour, egg whites, and sugar in a food processor, spin it until the batter is … Continue reading

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