Roasted & Salted Baked Potatoes

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This is not a revelation. It is a baked potato.

However, for those who are devoted to the simple spud, this is a good thing to know. I love a simple baked potato. Simple…well, I mean piled up with butter, cheese, bacon and sour cream. But, I am often surprised at how mediocre a …click to continue Roasted & Salted Baked Potatoes

Tangerine Sheet Cake

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You well know by now my love of the humble sheet cake. This offering is delicious and has received raves from grown ups and children. I flavor it with tangerine juice and tangerine zest. The best move was borrowed from Cook’s Illustrated’s Cook’s Country Magazine which printed a recipe for a lemon cake several …click to continue Tangerine Sheet Cake

Cottage Pie

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I have a serious attachment to good mashed potatoes. There are very few leftovers that I feel seriously compelled to see eaten, but mashed potatoes are one of them. They are a comfort food icon and once you decide on a method for cooking them that appeals to you, it becomes difficult to see …click to continue Cottage Pie

Lemon Thyme Glazed Cookies

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Great friends make for great baking. I had in my mind that I was going to make glazed lemon cookies no matter what. While I was dreaming up the recipe and doing research, I happened to try to fit in a little multi-tasking (rarely a good thing while baking, actually). I called my friend, …click to continue Lemon Thyme Glazed Cookies

Chocolate Lingering Cake

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This is a small cake with brownie-like qualities. I wouldn’t stand for a brownie with cake-like qualities, mind you. That would be out of the question for me. But this is definitely a cake, best served within 30 minutes of coming out of the oven and with a heaping scoop of ice cream or …click to continue Chocolate Lingering Cake