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For the Pinteresty time of year: Applesauce spice cake

September 29, 2014 By Katrina

For the Pinteresty time of year: Applesauce spice cake

Like any other self-respecting, seasonally driven Pinterester, I’ve spent the better part of the past month searching the interwebs for fall-filled recipes and holiday décor ideas. There were the pumpkin spice latte copycat recipes, the “12 ways to decorate with gourds” kind of posts and plenty of outfits involving riding boots and scarves. And I…

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Filed Under: Fresh from the oven, Most Popular, Muffins/Cakes/Custards Tagged With: apple bundt cake, apple cake, apples, applesauce, applesauce cake, autumn, baking, breakfast, brunch, bundt, bundt cake, cake, dessert, fall, fall recipes, food, Food52, fresh from the oven, Merrill Stubbs, spice cake

Admiration and emails — and lemon cream cheese cookies

April 11, 2013 By Katrina

Admiration and emails — and lemon cream cheese cookies

This cookie is based on a recipe that’s been saved on my computer for more than a year. It’s from Merrill Stubbs at Food52, and I remember saving it simply because I think Merrill is the cat’s pajamas. If she says it’s a hit, I believe her. Allow me to explain. For the first 16…

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Filed Under: Cookies, Fresh from the oven Tagged With: baking, cookies, cream cheese, cream cheese cookies, dessert, food, Food52, fresh from the oven, lemon, lemon cookies, lemon cream cheese cookies, Merrill Stubbs

Chicken stoup for the snow-lovin’ soul

January 20, 2012 By Katrina

Chicken stoup for the snow-lovin’ soul

Jared and I are self-proclaimed winter enthusiasts. We love cold weather. We love snow. We’re mildly intrigued by the idea of staying in one of those igloo hotels. There’s a reason our electric bill takes a much-appreciated nosedive in the winter (and a not-so-lovely skyrocket in the summer). Basically, if it’s cold and frost-covered, we…

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Filed Under: Fresh from the oven, Meat/Eggs, Soups/Stews/Chili Tagged With: chicken, chicken soup, dinner, food, Food52, lunch, Merrill Stubbs, recipes, soup, stew, stewp, stoup

Who are you, peanut butter cookie? Who are you?

December 29, 2011 By Katrina

Who are you, peanut butter cookie? Who are you?

I’ve been giving this a lot of thought lately, and I’ve come to the conclusion that you can tell a lot about people by their favorite kind of cookie. There are the chocolate chip-lovers, straight-forward and classic; the snickerdoodle fans, pure and sweet; and the lemon bar enthusiasts, fresh and zingy. I actually ran through…

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Filed Under: Cookies, Fresh from the oven Tagged With: baking, cookies, dessert, food, Food52, holiday cookies, holiday recipes, Merrill Stubbs, peanut butter, peanut butter cookies

It’s not easy being cheesy

October 7, 2011 By Katrina

It’s not easy being cheesy

Yes, that is a cheesy title. No, this post is not about Cheetos (too bad, I know; they’re totally my secret guilty pleasure love o’ life). This happy Friday post is, however, about an equally cheese-infused bite that I never in my wildest dreams thought I’d bake and then so joyfully nosh. Today is all…

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Filed Under: Fresh from the oven, Muffins/Cakes/Custards Tagged With: baking, biscuits, cheddar, cheese, cheese biscuits, food, Food52, Merrill Stubbs, recipes, side dishes

When life gives you limes, make ice cream

June 14, 2011 By Katrina

When life gives you limes, make ice cream

There are a lot of things you can learn about a person just by sharing a meal together. You can learn likes and dislikes, favorites and not-so-favorites, and you almost always get a glimpse at one or two of those little quirks that make that someone tick. The very first time I went to a…

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Filed Under: Fresh from the oven, Frozen Desserts Tagged With: dessert, Food52, frozen desserts, ice cream, lime ice cream, limes, Merrill Stubbs, orange, orange ice cream

Pasta and bean soup with kale

March 14, 2011 By Katrina

Pasta and bean soup with kale

In my rather brief stint as a kale eater, I’ve learned one very important fact about this greeny, leafy vegetable: Kale is a divisive little food. It seems like one of those love-it-or-hate-it things. You love it for its vitamins and overall good-for-you-ness but wish it tasted more like lettuce or spinach than it’s noticeably…

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Filed Under: Fresh from the oven, Soups/Stews/Chili Tagged With: brunch, cooking, Food52, kale, lunch, Merrill Stubbs, pasta and bean soup with kale, pinto beans, recipes, side dishes, soup

Irish brown soda bread

March 1, 2011 By Katrina

Irish brown soda bread

My older brother has pretty mean (and by mean, I mean awesome) bread-making skills. I can’t remember when exactly he started refining his craft, but the bread-making has been a semi-annual summer and/or Christmastime event (basically every time he comes back to visit) since well before I graduated college. I’m also not quite sure what…

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Filed Under: Bread, Fresh from the oven Tagged With: baking, bread, breakfast, brunch, food52.com, Irish brown soda bread, Merrill Stubbs, recipes, soda bread

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