Savory Sweet Potato & Chorizo “Cinnamon Rolls” (and a giveaway)

April 1, 2012

In light of Willow Bird Baking’s Cooking Hard Stuff Challenge, I’ve been sharing some tips for tackling new or challenging recipes throughout the month of March. Cooking Hard Stuff Tip #4: Try, try, try again — or share your success. Listen, we’ve tried not to dwell on this, but sometimes Cooking Hard Stuff is going [...]

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Sweet Tater & Chorizo Hand Tarts

March 29, 2012

In light of Willow Bird Baking’s Cooking Hard Stuff Challenge, I’ll be sharing some tips for tackling new or challenging recipes throughout the month of March. If you haven’t signed on for the challenge yet, make sure you read about it and join in the fun — there are still a few days left! Cooking [...]

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Chocolatey Red Velvet Pull-Apart Bread with Cream Cheese Glaze

March 26, 2012

“I changed my mind.” My mom shifted the car into park and turned off the ignition before looking over at me. “What do you mean? You can’t change your mind now; we’re already here.” I looked out the window at the hair salon and then turned back to my mom. “Can’t I just get a [...]

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Chocolate & Pretzel Cereal Treats

March 20, 2012

Dear Mrs. Harolds, I may have been in 3rd grade with a fledgling worldview and a tiny stature, but if there was one thing I understood, it was justice. Justice (and, incidentally, righteous indignation) were bred into every last molecule in my stubborn, pint-sized being. Thus, even though children often unwittingly grant adults unbridled authority [...]

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My Favorite Pie Crust Dough

March 18, 2012

In light of Willow Bird Baking’s Cooking Hard Stuff Challenge, I’ll be sharing some tips for tackling new or challenging recipes throughout the month of March. If you haven’t signed on for the challenge yet, make sure you read about it and join in the fun. Cooking Hard Stuff Tip #2: Mise en place. (Pronounce [...]

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Twice Baked Cranberry & Pancetta Sweet Potatoes with Balsamic Glaze

March 15, 2012

The only time I’ve lived away from my hometown was during my sophomore year in college when I moved to Beaufort, a small town on the coast of North Carolina. I lived there for a few months before traveling for a month down the Eastern seaboard to study marine zoogeography. That semester changed my life, [...]

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Hasselback Sweet Potatoes with Orange Rosemary Butter & Goat Cheese

March 11, 2012

In light of Willow Bird Baking’s Cooking Hard Stuff Challenge, I’ll be sharing some tips for tackling new or challenging recipes throughout the month of March. If you haven’t signed on for the challenge yet, make sure you read about it and join in the fun. My first bit of advice about how to Cook [...]

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Tres Leches Coconut Cake Trifle

March 6, 2012

This recipe might be more aptly called a Milk Soaked Coconut Love Bomb. Eating this was like diving into billowy, dewy clouds of coconut deliciousness. But I’ll go ahead and tell you that this isn’t a 30-minute dessert. It wasn’t overwhelming or even all that difficult, but it did take some time and effort to [...]

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Chocolate & Coconut Cream Pie Bars

February 27, 2012

Several months ago, I attended the Foodbuzz Blogger Festival in San Francisco, California, 2,700 miles away from my home. Traveling alone is always a meaningful, reflective experience for me. To process my trip, I periodically share vignettes that I hope are meaningful to you, as well. . . . Normally, I would have said no. [...]

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Brie En Croute with Figs & Rosemary

February 23, 2012

It’s Ash Wednesday, a mournful first footfall along a path that winds through fasting, repentance, and even death on its way to climactic, exuberant rebirth. Some Baptist churches observe Lent, the season of sacrifice that begins today, but others — including my own — don’t. I started observing it personally in college, though, because I [...]

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