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Have you ever made Oven Roasted Cashewnuts at home? It’s the easiest thing to do, and is one more thing usually store bought that you can make at home. This one more thing that you can buy at the store that is easily done at home. I’m a latecomer to roasting cashewnuts at home for…
I’m a little late to the Bread Baking Babes party, but better late than never. The Babes are celebrating 11 years baking together this month. Tanna at My Kitchen in Half Cups got hooked to the Great British Baking Show recently and picked Paul Hollywood’s Chelsea Bun Christmas Tree for us to bake. I didn’t…
I first ate Dutch Crunch Bread in Portugal many, many years ago. We came across it in the bread aisle while shopping for groceries. It was labeled Pao Tigre (or Tiger Bread) and so pretty to look at, I had to buy it. A beautifully textured light and brown cracked crunchy crust is the hall…
My year end baking has been restricted to the minimum this time. We’re going to be travelling a bit the last weeks of December. In fact, I’m on holiday right now. I did bake a few cookies though before we left including these Crisp Almond Cookies. I will be baking a lot more in the…
All the Christmas baking I’ve been seeing on Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest has got to me. I’ve given into the temptation of baking something that’s totally Christamassy! I made some Fudgy Brownie Christmas Trees. These Fudgy Brownie Christmas Trees are just that – brownies cut and decorated to look like Christmas trees. I think I…
I have been on a rather long break. We spent the first half of last month on a trip to the UK. It was part vacation and partly to attend our daughter’s graduation at Oxford. Once we got back the rest of the month went in a couple of short trips. I haven’t been cooking…
I’m taking a three week break as we’re going on a short holiday. So it is going to be mid-November before I post again. Before I go, I must tell you that I came across Tamarillos or Tree Tomatoes of this season. This is the season for them and perhaps all I’m going to see…
We’re back baking at the Bread Baking Babes once again. This month, we’re giving our ovens a rest as Karen chose Steamed Bao Buns for us to make. This turned out to be a good thing for me, as my oven has started dying on me. Steamed Bao Buns are Chinese yeasted buns with fillings….
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