strawberry shortcake

Forgive me if the title of this blog post is a little misleading. This post isn’t really about a recipe for sweet biscuits layered with whipped cream and strawberries. It’s about strawberry cupcakes, which I suppose isn’t too far off, since there’s cake and strawberries involved. No, it wasn’t the similarity in ingredients that led [...]

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salted caramel

You can find salted caramel everywhere these days. In the confectionaries, ice cream shops, cupcakeries, you name it. Oh no, I’m not complaining. Not at all. You see, I have always loved caramel. And the salt? There’s just something about the salty-and-sweet that makes the party in your mouth all the more ragin’. Take honey-roasted [...]

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spring beckons

Snow came in a flurry late Wednesday night of last week, sugaring the rooftops and grass with a thick layer of soft powder. Even then, the dripping snow-laden branches and the rapidly melting sidewalks the next morning hinted that spring was just around the corner. Lately, the days have been starting bright, with a burst [...]

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rhubarb cupcakes

Because it’s been awhile since I’ve made these cupcakes (back in February), I have forgotten which cake recipe I used! Please forgive the imperfect recollection of what follows in this post. I do recall using a white cake recipe. I included 1-1/2 cups of diced rhubarb, coated with a little bit of flour and mixed [...]

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a month or two, or three…in the making

I am too lazy to post the recipes for the following cupcakes, but hopefully I will get around to it someday. The pumpkin-cranberry cupcake (from November) was Thanksgiving-inspired, with fresh cranberries, and a variation on pumpkin bread. The red velvet was something I’ve wanted to try for some time now — can you taste a [...]

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jury duty

I apologize for the long absence, everyone. I have the justice system to thank for the revival of this food blog. I am now on my lunch break at the King County Courthouse, just having been dismissed from serving on a jury for a three to four week-long trial. I thought this would be the [...]

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ehh….what’s up, doc?

Take two of these and call me in the morning. Yep, these cupcakes turned out to be delicious…AND nutritious, according to some. To all, a unanimous favorite. I was searching for recipes on Epicurious when a list for the top five recipes of all time caught my attention. One of the recipes was the double layer [...]

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the ferrero rocher

Hazelnut and chocolate…what a fine combination. The Italians certainly knew what they were doing when they invented Nutella. Nutella has become my favorite spread, especially when it comes to finding a home in banana + _________ crepes. And for eating straight out of the jar, it beats peanut butter by a landslide. So why should [...]

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my cup(cake) overfloweth with blueberries

“Mm…buttery. Yesss.” – Paco My sister was visiting for the weekend, and on her list of things-to-do was to make cupcakes with me. The flavor of choice this time was blueberry — vanilla or chocolate cake with blueberry filling, paired with blueberry buttercream. The resulting blueberry cupcakes were tasty; together my sister and I consumed [...]

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cherry garcia goes digging for truffles

Who doesn’t like Cherry Garcia? Not that I’ve taken a formal survey or anything, but it seems like everyone I know champions Cherry Garcia as their favorite Ben & Jerry’s flavor. There’s just something about cherry ice cream; for my mom, black cherry was second only to vanilla. Her penchant for black cherry ice cream [...]

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