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Malted Mocha Bars

April 22, 2010 By 2 Comments

Are you ready for the weekend? I am!  Last week  I participated in a race called Women Empowering Women raising support for the Dalit Freedom Network women in India.  They are the “slumdogs” or the untouchables and are subjected to trafficking, prostitution and ongoing oppression.  You can read more about it on their website. Back here in the kitchen I am finally breaking open a few of the cookbooks I got for Christmas.  One of them was the Pastry Queen Parties by Rebecca Rather and Alison Oresman.  Someday I want to visit her place in Texas.  This is the second [...]

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Oatmeal Blackberry Scones

April 13, 2010 By 2 Comments

This year we had a brunch theme for our family Easter dinner.  Though I ended up home sick I made these Oatmeal Blackberry Scones to send along.  I had blackberries at home so I decided add them to the scone recipe.  You could use raspberries as an alternative.  Frozen or fresh would work well in this recipe. I have enjoyed all the recipes I have tried from Dorie Greenspan’s cookbook  Baking – From My Home to Yours. As a beginning blogger I  joined Tuesdays With Dorie and was introduced to so many delicious treats.  These Brioche Snail Rolls were the [...]

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Strawberries and Cream Pavlova

April 5, 2010 By 1 Comment

A light and crisp meringue topped with vanilla infused whip cream and strawberries macerated in limes and powdered sugar.

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Raspberry Cupcakes with Pink Buttercream

April 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Spring is here and I decided to celebrate with Raspberry Cupcakes.  I fell in love with them on Marthastewart.com.  They were all girlie with pink frosting and topped with a chocolate heart that I never got to trying before delivering the little cakes around town. These cupcakes are bursting with fresh raspberries and the raspberry puree makes them extra moist.  They are perfect for spring, possibly even Easter.

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