Bread/Pastry

Wild Blueberry Sparkle-Top Muffins

July 5, 2012
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There is a big debate among blueberry lovers, which are better – the wild (often Maine) variety or the plumper, sweeter ones most of us come across more regularly. I can’t say I came down on either side of the debate before – I mean we’re not talking Yankees vs Red Sox here – and […]

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Jam People

October 14, 2010
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I think there are two kinds of people in the world:  jam-people and not-so-much-jam people.  I fall into that latter category.  It’s not that I don’t like jam–I do–…I just don’t feel the need to eat that much of it.  You know, I generally eat my toast plain—well, with butter, but other than that, plain.  […]

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French Crumb Cake

November 14, 2009
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Mmmmm…this is one of those things that when I get a craving for it, nothing else can take its place. I think the reason for this is that it is *Just Plain Good*. And I mean that as high praise. Just as when you call something ‘vanilla’, that doesn’t necessarily mean its boring. Don’t get […]

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Banana Maple Muffins

August 11, 2009
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What a muffin! Soft, moist, unbelievable-smelling, and addictively delicious! I’d seen this recipe over at Anne’s Food and had it tucked away, waiting for a lazy Sunday morning to give them a try. And I’m so, so happy that lazy morning rolled around today!

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Cornmeal Cake with Wild Strawberries

December 16, 2008
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I’m not a big fan of cornbread, but as a good Italain girl (at least the half my Mama raised!), I am a big fan of cornmeal. Whether boiled into a soft polenta, fried into a hard one, or added to a cake or other dessert recipe—count me in! There is just something about that […]

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