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christmas cinnamon buns

i was away for the holidays, celebrating in the boston area with my boyfriend and his family.  during that time we were in the process of transferring the website onto a new server and working out the kinks inherent in any major shift.  if you’ve experienced problems with the site, just hold in there, all [...]

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brown sugar and black tea roll-out cookies

i don’t usually make roll-out cookies because, well, they as just so plain.  but i’ve been seeing so many fun-shaped cookies around the blogs that i’ve been itching to make a batch myself when i was inspired by smitten kitchen‘s nutmeg maple butter cookies.  so i raided my cupboards to find the dregs of a [...]

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vote for my cookies – help me win a KitchenAid mixer!

i put together my recent recipe for maple cookies with marmalade glaze to submit to the Yummly Holiday Cookie Contest, but while i was at it i also submitted all of my previous christmas cookie recipes.  i don’t normally even enter contests, but i want to win very badly because the prize is a brand [...]

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orangettes

the idea of candying an orange peel had always intimidated me.  i thought it would take too long or that i would need a candy thermometer – which i for some reason have neglected to buy all these years.  or at worst it would be a huge disaster involving burnt peels and hard candy stuck [...]

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maple cookies with marmalade glaze

my kitchen activities have been adapting to the cold and windy days lately.  i’ve been making weekly pots of stew, roasting nearly every veggie, sprinkling cinnamon and maple syrup in most dishes i make and preserving the glut of citrus i’ve happened upon in the form of marmalades and candied peels.  it takes a bit [...]

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Winter Recipes

get cozy with some special autumn recipes

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Catalog of Recipes

a catalog of recipes, organized by type and ingredient

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Most Popular

a few of my most popular recipes over the years

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Soups

december brings everything sweet!