WRITTEN ON Monday, October 19th, 2009 BY Meredith AND STORED IN Baking, Breakfast, Dessert
ShareOde to a pumpkin. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. More than a hot shower after a day in the cold and rain. Certainly as much as your friend and cousin the butternut squash. I’d take you over a Ravens win any day. Ok. Well, not really. That one was a [...]
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WRITTEN ON Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 BY Meredith AND STORED IN Breakfast, Dessert, Fruit
ShareNext up on our farewell to summer tour: the peach. In warmer months I usually just slice and eat. They are, in truth, my favorite fruit. I totally get why the apple is so universally loved, but had I been Eve, I’d have told the snake to beat it, and picked a peach instead. Just [...]
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WRITTEN ON Wednesday, June 10th, 2009 BY Meredith AND STORED IN Breakfast, Dessert, Fruit
ShareActually, that is an utter falsehood. I just lied through my teeth. Happy strawberries are categorically not all alike, I am just in a literary mood this morning. The best kind of strawberries, in-season strawberries, happy strawberries…are blissfully unalike. They’re fragrant, they’re local, and they’re bright red all the way through. [...]
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WRITTEN ON Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 BY Meredith AND STORED IN Baking, Chocolate, Cookies, Dessert
ShareLet’s face it. Apple pie is really a French invention. Hate to break it to you, but so are Freedom Fries. When I crave something sweet and authentically American, the first thing that comes to mind is a good old fashioned chocolate chip cookie. Preferably dipped in milk. The chocolate chip [...]