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I love baking.  I also love the classics.  I don’t think that food has to be complicated or extravagant to taste good.  I love to try out new recipes I find for the classics, like Apple Pie.

Here’s my mish-mashed personal recipe (it took about three or four recipes and a fair amount of experimenting).  Enjoy!

Classic Apple Pie

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Just because it’s Friday, and I’m in a sharing mood.  A few little links to whet your appetite… 

Make your own seasoning mix:  Simple Mom’s guest writer posts about making your own spice seasoning mixes, complete with recipes.

Egg “Muffin” Omelette:  Such a cool idea!  Making a omelette/quiche/fritatta type egg thingy in a muffin tin.  Talk about portable!

Olives:  Have I mentioned my complete infatuation with olives?  Ok then.

Yummy, yummy chocolate-y tarts: Ok, so I might not make them, but I am sure tempted to STARE at them all.night.long.

I think I’ve found it - the holy grail of chocolate chip cookie recipes.  It’s soft, chewy and a little fluffy.  I started with the Sunset magazine recipe, and messed with it a little (because I just can’t leave well enough alone).  These are fab, easy and sooooo yummy.  I think it’s the absence of the white sugar that gives them their chewy yumminess.  But hey, that’s my opinion. 

Note:  You can certainly use all-purpose flour for all of the flour (2 1/2 cups total).  Also, play with peanut butter chips, white chocolate chips or whatever suits you!

Now for that recipe…

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How fun are these?  I used my chocolate cake recipe, and make these little mini-cupcakes for my hubby for Valentine’s Day.

Oh, what are those crumbs?  Well, most of the cupcakes disappeared overnight. 

I must admit I have a little infatuation with a slow cooker.  It’s not just any slow cooker, mind you.  This is the Deluxe Slow Cooker from All-Clad, and I’m a little twitter-pated.  Here’s why: Layers of flavor. [Read more →]