baking

old fashioned rhubarb cake

When we first bought the Cat Farm, there was rhubarb in the garden. I’m sad to say that we killed it. Ripped it right out of the garden. It was planted in a ridiculous location, was constantly being nicked by the mower, and neither of us thought we’d miss it if it were gone. We…

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granola bars

A couple of months ago, 2.0 and I bought a huge box of granola bars from Costco. As in, we consumed about 80 granola bars in just over two months. You see, we’re a lot like Olivia Newton John: we like to get physical. Our jobs are physically demanding, so we need to fill our…

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sour cream coffee muffins

It’s rainy here. As in: I can’t remember what the sun looks like. Day after day of rain, and day after day of rain in the forecast. I’m getting kind of cranky, and I’m not sure where to direct this anger, so I’ve decided to whine about it. I’m wondering just how the heck my…

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movita’s perfect birthday cake

So, here it is. The perfect birthday cake. Cake #3 from the weekend. And it’s good, people. This is the cake I made for my mother, Rosie Beaucoup, to celebrate her birthday. This is the third cake I made in under twenty-four hours. And this is the recipe my mother used when I was growing up.…

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chocolate chip muffins

On Friday morning I awoke to a bed filled with cats and 2.0. As I lay trapped between my furry friends, I thought of coffee and muffins. I wondered if I would be able to free myself without waking 2.0 in order to pillage the kitchen. I wondered if I would be able to free…

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lemon cookies

lemon cookies

Sometimes, when you’re feeling a little stressed and/or sluggish, a good tea cookie is what’s needed to put things right. Or gin… but tea and lady-like cookies are a far more socially acceptable and work-friendly solution. I have a to-do list that is currently out of control, which might explain the constant state of headache…

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triple ginger cookies

Do you like ginger? Mrs. Rutherford does. And she made the mistake of telling me so a few years ago. Now, whenever I see a recipe featuring ginger, I think of Mrs. Rutherford. Imagine my delight when I discovered a recipe for triple ginger cookies on epicurious.com. It had Rutherford written all over it. So…

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happy valentine’s day

Yesterday was spent decorating cookies. Ninety cookies. Ninety heart-shaped sugar cookies. That’s a lot of icing, people. Decorating that many cookies with 2.0 around is no easy feat. He hovers. And wonders when you might be done with that beater? And whines about how hungry he is. This despite the fact that he gets any and…

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marbled chocolate banana bread

Is this breakfast? Because I can’t seem to stop telling you about it. It’s like the… fourth post in a row. I promise the next post will not be breakfast related. It’s just that with another storm headed to these here parts, I thought my Maritime friends might want something tasty and warm coming out…

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elsa hodder’s great grammie’s scottish oat cakes

I have a lovely student named Elsa. She could easily fit in here at our house. Neat and tidy, highly organized, and really into cooking and crafting. She’s the kind of kid who likes all of that old-fashioned-is-cool-again stuff. When she and her mother, Christy, are around me at work, my day is always less yucky.…

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