In the Kitchen: Fall Recipes 10/6/17

October 6, 2017 by · Leave a Comment

Perfect Fall Recipes So let’s start something new!!  While I love making my own recipes, there are times when just like everyone else I find a recipe.  I hope that these fall recipes will be what you are looking for too.  When finding recipes, I either make it work for me or just give it […]

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Culinary Fight Club During Baking Week

December 18, 2016 by · Leave a Comment

As you may have guessed, we’ve been busy.  This time it’s not all work.  However, baking week is upon us.  Yesterday was our first full day of baking in preparations for the holidays!  Before I forget I wanted to tell you that Culinary Fight Club is tomorrow night!  My job still requires that I share […]

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Maple Mellows AKA Shortbread Cookies

December 2, 2016 by · 4 Comments

Coming up with clever names for cookies is a challenge.  I should probably explain the name.  These are maple inspired shortbread cookies.  With maple sugar as the star ingredient adding in that tang that we love.  Combined with our secret ingredients these cookies literally disappear when they hit your tongue.  Perhaps you have had something […]

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Bake Your Heart Out

November 27, 2016 by · Leave a Comment

This will come as a surprise but I am not allowed to cook.  Yes, those words went together in that order.  My family refuses to let me cater everything at our holiday gatherings.  Even though this is my job to cook delicious foods, the ban hammer came down on me years ago.  So, instead we bake […]

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Fresh Peach Focaccia

July 21, 2014 by · Leave a Comment

Peach Season It’s finally peach season!  I adore peaches, lets not lie I adore most fresh fruit.  But there’s just something about a ripe juicy peach that screams baking to me.  Hence the foray into peach focaccia, I’ve been waiting and waiting for good southern peaches to make their way up here to Chicago so […]

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Possibly $1.06 for Land O Lakes Unsalted Butter!

April 5, 2013 by · Leave a Comment

I was just at the Rolling Meadows Meijer and they were marking down packages of Land O Lakes unsalted  butter to $1.64!  That’s an awesome price, but there are also coupons for $.50 off in the 3/10 SS and there have been tearpads for $.50 off too, so check your stash before you head over. […]

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