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Hot Chocolate Mini Bundt Cake

I waxed on about my new baby Bundt pan a few weeks ago. It really is a delightful addition to my kitchen. It would be ridiculous to make an entire hot chocolate Bundt cake in the middle of the week, with no holiday or occasion. But a little mini Bundt on a random Tuesday? It’s…

Ovaltine Blondies

I have been in a bit of a capital-F Funk recently. I can only blame the February doldrums. Perhaps I was too bold in talking about how great a year 2025 was, and I needed to be humbled. There’s been the big things. As in, we started the year with Minneapolis being the most politically-charged…

Cherry Blossoms

Every year, I buy Hershey kisses to make our classic Christmas cookie, peanut blossoms. Inevitably, I end up with extra Hershey kisses. Which, I could just eat. And sometimes, that’s how the bag gets finished. Other times, they sit in the pantry for far too long. But this year, as I clean out the pantry,…

Super Bowl Football Cookie Cake

I made a version of this football cookie cake for the season opener this year, and I made it Packers themed. It was delicious, but I didn’t take any non-iPhone photos because it got consumed. I also put the sprinkles on top after it was baked, and they just sort of sat oddly on top,…

Cinnamon Hot Chocolate Brownies

I thought I had used up all the hot chocolate in my pantry when I made this ice cream, but then I recently found even more of it. This time it was cinnamon hot chocolate. I didn’t need to make more ice cream (even though it was delicious), so I started looking for more ideas….

Sourdough Chocolate Chip Scones

I like how tennis always seems to be a morning sport. Mainly because most of the Opens are in Europe or Australia, so watching them in America usually means watching in the morning. But no other sports allow you to plan a breakfast to go along with them! My family always does scones and strawberries…

Roasted Green Beans

I said earlier this month that I’m working on cleaning out my pantry. It’s a good start of the year project, even if it will probably take several months. But I also signed up for Hungryroot, which it a weekly meal kit/grocery service. I’ve enjoyed doing it, and I think the system works pretty well…

Sourdough Bundt Cake with Brown Butter Glaze (in a Baby Bundt pan)

Sometimes, impulse purchases lead to regret. Other times, you’re mid-purchase thinking, “This was an excellent decision.” The other day, my parents and I stopped into the Nordic Ware Factory Store and I impulse-purchased a “baby Bundt” pan. It immediately fell into the latter category of impulse purchase. I used the pan two days later to…

Lima Beans, Part 2: Everything Seasoned Lima Beans with Bacon

My last foray into lima beans resulted in me preparing butter beans. Which, if you didn’t read that post, are actually just mature lima beans. But I still needed to try proper baby lima beans – the kind that made my mom and uncle say they tasted like barf. And I am happy to report…

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