Baked Apples
Working with this new book, I thought I’d start off easy before sliding into new territory. Baked apples. I know, why would you even need a recipe for baked apples? But hey, I for one had never before...
View ArticleOrange Spice Cake
Mmmmm, cake! Not normally a cake baker, this has become a welcome addition to my repertoire. Aromatic spices? Check. Local oranges? Check. Makes the house smell autumnal? Check. Gotta love this one!...
View ArticleCream Puff Heaven
You may just happen to notice that Livin Local doesn’t sport many dessert recipes, and even fewer baked goods at that. I’d like to say that is due to the fact there is no local flour milled in this...
View ArticleDeep Fried Oreo Cookies
Warning! There is absolutely nothing locally grown nor healthy in this recipe. None. At all. The sun is shining, everyone is getting back outside, and summer is on our minds. With summer comes...
View ArticleLemon Lemon Loaf
One of the most enjoyable, stressful, and pretty much makes my day kind of days are when I’m making dinner for the Kaleidoscope Krockpot Brigade. Kaleidoscope is a local cancer support group and the...
View ArticleCherry Pie
Sometimes the smallest choices in word selection can make the largest difference in mind set. “I don’t <insert verb here>” sounds so similar to “I will <insert verb here>” but is miles...
View ArticlePeach and Blackberry Crisp
When the Brentwood farmers’ market opened for the season, I griped endlessly about the number of farmers from out of the area selling their wares. We had 3 healthy strawberry stands open just a...
View ArticleNutella Crepes
Let’s try a bit of logic today to figure out why it took so many darned years to make these delectable treats. We will have two individual logical equations followed by one that connects the two....
View ArticleLemon Bars
Spring has sprung, and although on one hand this is expected, so many things are new as if for the first time. California poppies line the highways and byways of daily travel. Sunlight in the...
View ArticleLemon Pound Cake
Springtime. Sun, longer days, dreams of Summer bliss. All such happy, happy thoughts. See, the gods and goddesses got the lemon season totally right. Sunny yellow? Check. Tart but ready for a bit...
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