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Posts tagged ‘baking’

Easy cornmeal Parmesan crackers

I love those moments when I realize that something I had previously stashed away in the “too difficult” or “too complex” box should really have always been stored somewhere else, somewhere far more accessible. And not for lack of experience or training, but just because I had completely misconceived it as something more difficult or complex than it actually is. I’ve been trying to put quite a few of those on my Food Lists, and crackers is now another.  For some reason I thought crackers would complicated, with complex equations of ingredients and technique to get just the right crunch, just the right flavor. I’m sure there are some complicated crackers out there, and certainly there are many varieties, but I can tell you right now that I’ve found a pretty awesomely simple basic cracker.

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Big ol’ snickerdoodles

I’ve never really taken note of cookies without substantial … additions. Be it chocolate, dried fruit, oatmeal, fruit puree, or even a simple glaze or frosting, it generally takes something a little special to catch my eye. Plain old sugar cookies just haven’t really done it for me. Don’t get me wrong – I’m never one to turn down a cookie – but let’s just say that there is a long list of types of cookies I’d choose to make or to buy before turning to something like the one I made this weekend.

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Turkey sloppy joes and brioche buns

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Did you eat a lot of Manwich as a kid, like I did? Did you love it with all of your little girl heart, like I did? On toasted Wonder Bread brand Texas Toast, with a slice of Velveeta, like me? Read more