Want in on my secret? Wanna know how I make the best fresh-squeezed lemonade ever? Sure, delicious, cool, tart-but-sweet, fresh-squeezed lemonade won’t solve all the world’s problems. But oh my gosh it definitely turns a hard morning into a wonderful afternoon. Imagine a 20-degree, 2-feet-of-snow-on-the-ground, New England morning. A morning in March that the calendar […]
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So, yeah, I’m a little obsessed with maple. But when Melissa K. Norris and I got together this week you won’t believe what happened!
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Looking for a delicious blueberry cake recipe? My grandmom’s is my favorite. The older I get, the more I bake, and the more I experiment with grandmom’s cast iron recipes, the more I’m realizing that the secret to amazing baking is simply going back to the way Grandmom baked. And boy, let me tell you,
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The best thing to do with popcorn? Air pop it and cover it with your family’s favorite topping, of course. For our family, that means homemade Carmel Popcorn. We made a batch yesterday, and it’s all gone today.
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So what is the best sweetener? Can you imagine if there was one that not only made your food taste delicious but offered you a huge healthy boost too? A sweetener that made you smile with every bite while supporting your body’s immune system and heart health with every spoonful? Believe it or not, there is such a
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Because I’ve felt a little brittle at times this week, and because, well, chocolate is always a good thing, I thought I’d share my recipe for Chocolate Brittle Crackers with you. Scroll right to the bottom for the yumminess. It’s been a week of blindsides. Which are harder to deal with when you’re feeling brittle. It’s a funny thought,
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Hold everything–I literally just learned that Tuesday, Februrary 13, 2018, is PANCAKE DAY. Ummm, how have I never heard of this holiday that has apparently been celebrated for centuries? Admittedly, I do have maple on the brain these days. So of all the times to discover this amazing day of yum, I guess now–the season
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We didn’t make a gingerbread house. We made a gingerbread farm. Our inspiration? Our own 200-year old farmhouse, our own farm animals, and a Christmas without presents. I’d been out of town for most of November and December. I’d looked over the girls’ school work from my mom’s hospital room 400 miles away, video chatting
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Ever thought about trying to make your own maple syrup? This is the first in a multi-part series documenting my family’s failures (lots) and successes (a few) at our first attempt to do so. And I’ll fill you in on our results this year as well… it should be a SWEET series. btw, before you hesitate
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This Pumpkin Bread recipe with streusel topping might be the best pumpkin-flavored anything you make this season…
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