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Caldo Verde
It’s beginning to look like soup weather. So I’ve been craving something hearty and easy to dip bread in. We bought chicken and rice soup at the last farmers market of the year, which I dressed up with scallions, sesame oil, and bouillon. But my soup craving still raged on.…
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Chocolate Covered Gingerbread
I’ve been thinking about gingerbread. From the weather fully dropping into the 30’s and 40’s and a host of Christmas products entering the cooking store, it has felt like the holidays already. My family also loves gingerbread, and I have fond memories of pouring hot chocolate fudge on top of…
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Bucatini Bolognese
This was a hard week to be a perfectionist. A recovering one, as I like to say. My OCD and ADHD combo is hard to battle sometimes, but I’ve still had a positive and productive few days. I’ve been craving pasta, but didn’t have the motivation to make homemade dough.…
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Chocolate Chip Pretzel Cookies
What a beautiful week in Maine surrounded by turning leaves and sunny, breezy weather. I’ve settled into a nice groove and felt my mind wander to nostalgia, art, and hope for the future. Aided by my visit with an old friend. A new bagel shop. And homemade chocolate chip pretzel…
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Brown Butter Pumpkin Cake
It’s another rainy fall day here in Maine. I just got home from coffee with an old friend and my spirits are high. The work week was fun, which included rave reviews on my brown butter pumpkin cake. A layer cake utilizing the best of fall ingredients and my beloved…
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Blueberry Custard Tart
At the beginning of the week I felt lost and a little burnt out creatively. I went back to my list of recipe ideas and none of them sparked my interest. So I spent hours scouring the internet for ideas, feeling like my well of inspiration had dried up. Had…
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Apple Clafoutis
I had a nice long weekend but have still been recovering from my cold. So I decided to take it easy this week and make something simple and delicious. At first I visited the farm stand and bought a bag of fresh apples, astounded that it’s nearly fall. And I…
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Parmesan Garlic Knots
It’s a lazy labor day Monday here in Maine and I’m coming down from an important weekend. It was my 31st birthday, which felt mostly like a fever dream, because I woke up Friday with a bad cold. I had the perfect recipe in mind, which I started Thursday. The…
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Chocolate Blueberry Cake
It’s the end of blueberry season in Maine. So I knew it was time to use them after eyeing the beautiful blue jewels all summer. I found a pint in the back of our local farm stand and brainstormed ideas. Blueberry pie. Galette. But ultimately I was craving chocolate and…