Baked Goods

I was astounded at the popularity of my last post!  I had no idea marshmallow Peeps could garner such adulation.  It seems that… a.) Many people love Peeps. Or, b.) Many people love finding ways to use Peeps.  But I’m thinking it’s probably… c.) Many people love to see what strange and exotic transformations Peeps can undergo. [...]

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For the first time in years, I am in the midst of a petty, awkward issue with someone.  I’ve always been nice to this someone, even gone out of my way to be nice to this someone.  But let’s just say that it’s doubtful we’ll be holding hands and singing Kumbaya, or frolicking in a meadow, or promising one another future [...]

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Are you weird? I bet you are. Don’t worry, I’m weird too. I personally believe that we’re all a little weird, regardless of whether or not we admit it. The word “weird” has a negative connotation.  Oddly, the word “unique”  has a positive connotation.  So if weird means unique and unique is good, then is weird, good? [...]

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Many pumpkin purée cans have become casualties of my madness. Many hours have been spent by the stove top. And most unfortunately, many sticks of quality butter have gone into making sub-par chocolate chip pumpkin cookies. Initially I knew, without a doubt, that I wanted to make chocolate chip pumpkin cookies.  However, the last thing I wanted to make was a [...]

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I can bake.  Heck, I can bake all day.  It’s fun, it involves stoichiometry and chemistry, and there’s plenty of batter/dough taste-testing along the way.  But I cannot cook to save my life. In fact, this post was originally destined to be a spaghetti dish.  You’re probably, most likely, almost certainly thinking, How can one mess [...]

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They say you learn something new every day. What did I learn today? That digging into a mushy mass of cake crumbs and cream cheese frosting is strangely yet thoroughly enjoyable. You’ve all heard of a cake ball, yes?  In case you haven’t, it’s essentially cake crumbs glued together by frosting and compacted into a sphere.  [...]

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