Monthly Archives: December 2011

New Year’s (cooking) resolutions!

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It’s time to say goodbye to 2011, and welcome 2012 with open arms. I don’t know about you, but I think I’ve come pretty far in the past 6 months of cooking and blogging, and I’m pretty damn proud of … Continue reading

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Candy cane cupcakes

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Merry Christmas everyone!  I…can’t think of anything else to say here. It’s too early in the morning, and I’m already all hopped up on sugar and peppermint. And ginger cookies of course. Breakfast of champions. I made these cupcakes from … Continue reading

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Unbelievably amazing ginger cookies

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You might remember Kevin as the guy I spent hours decorating turtle sugar cookies for over the summer, for his last day of work at the lab before he went to graduate school. I, however, remember him as the bearded … Continue reading

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Foolproof peppermint bark

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Looking for something super easy to throw together the night before that Christmas party or holiday potluck? Look no further! I made this for my nephew’s first birthday party this weekend, and all the adults went nuts for it. They … Continue reading

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German food part 2: spaetzle dumplings

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I’ll be honest with you folks, I have no idea if these turned out correctly. But they were fun and easy to make, and they tasted good so gosh darn it, I’m posting them.

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German food part 1: hot German potato salad

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I dont know much about German food (or German culture in general), and what I do know is limited mostly to stereotypes: But I’m always open to trying new foods, so when I was at Disney we ate at Biergarten. … Continue reading

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All grown up cupcakes: chocolate and dark beer cupcakes with irish cream frosting

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There’s something so perfect about the mating of alcohol and baked goods. Especially when you take something so sweet and innocent as a cupcake and you corrupt it with not one but TWO types of liquor, making a very adult … Continue reading

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Fried chicken with cayenne and paprika

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Believe it or not, this was actually our second attempt at making fried chicken. The first time Ken found a recipe online for spicy siracha marinated fried chicken, and seeing as how much we love siracha, we went for it. … Continue reading

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Apologies and Thanksgiving wrap-up

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So I never did get around to posting those thanksgiving pictures, and I kinda sorta didn’t cook anything. For a whole week. Crazy, I know! But I feel like I deserved it, after completely rocking the socks off of thanksgiving … Continue reading

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