Four Nights A Week
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Category: Baked goods
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I may have made mention that my family’s favorite flavor is chocolate. This recipe card, in my Mother’s handwriting, is for Mother’s Best Fudge Cake. It was the chocolate cake recipe used for family celebrations. The recipe may have come from my Grandmother, who herself was a phenomenal cook and baker, or it may have…
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Can being a chocoholic be genetic? There is a long line of family members for whom a birthday cake isn’t a celebration unless it includes chocolate in some way, shape, or form. This was especially true of my Dad. With the exception of the one year in which he requested a pineapple upside-down cake for…
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When COVID isolated us, and inflation made the price of bread somewhat ridiculous, I started baking bread on a weekly basis again. Baking bread was something I enjoyed when our family was much younger; there was and still is definitely some deep satisfaction in putting together rather simple ingredients and turning out warm loaves of…
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During our COVID lockdown, we entertained ourselves with online cooking classes with Sur La Table. They are a lot of fun and, even with some experience as a cook under my belt, I learn something new each time. Highly recommend. The chef that has led most of our classes, Vanessa Craycroft is a great teacher…
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Our Mother’s Day celebrations are a bit more low-key than most with family members spread across the continent. Usually I’ve brought something breakfast-like to my own Mom’s house and indulged in a quick visit. This year, I was looking for a sweet treat to bring and discovered this delicious coffee cake on King Arthur Baking’s…
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