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October 4, 2011

Enjoy the Savings!

When Joy & I put on our first Homefries U retreat, we had a little help from our sponsors!

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October 2, 2011

Happy Birthday, Cooper!

cooper is 3!

cooper is 3!

cooper is 3!

COOPER IS THREE!!!

Can you believe it? I can’t.
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October 2, 2011

365- Weeks 38 & 39

A food related photo everyday until 2012. Here’s both week 37 & 38:

270/365 Edamame & a pomegranate spritzer at Butterfly

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September 29, 2011

Banana Donuts w/ Peanut Butter Frosting

baked banana doughnuts w/ pb frosting

Are you sitting down? Good. So, I baked these banana doughnuts to share with you. That’s right, baked. I spared a few calories by baking the doughnuts but don’t worry I made up for it on the back end.  Peanut butter frosting sounds pretty amazing right? What could possibly make it better?

baked banana doughnuts w/ pb frosting

Cue the flashing lights, throw confetti in the air, hug the person next to you because Browned Butter has made its way into this peanut butter frosting. Check out those browned butter bits! That’s totally not vanilla bean, it’s butter!

baked banana doughnuts w/ pb frosting

A banana bread like doughnut gets glazed with a sweet/savory peanut butter & browned butter frosting. Watch out, you’re getting drool on your keyboard!
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September 28, 2011

Fall is in the air!

Have you ever done one of those quizzes that tells you what color season you are? I’m a Winter person. That’s right!  I’m a cool tone icy blue, purple, teal, green and turquoise kind of girl. My mom, on the other hand is totally in the autumn camp. She looks great in reds oranges, golds and bronze tones.  Even though I don’t look good in autumnal colors, I love EATING autumnal colors. Here’s proof with a little roundup.

Orange, yellow, browns with a few little hints of green.

Fall! You’re here. So let’s get acquainted with your color scheme.

Nut Stuffed Delicata Squash (nuts & sage make the filling taste like sausage)

Flat Roasted Chicken (because the fall is all about ROASTS)

Delicata Squash with Kale & Cannellini Beans (this recipe changed my life!)

Curried Squash & Red Lentil Soup (with fancy pants cilantro oil!!)

Spaghetti Squash with Turkey Meatballs (a fun way to eat Spaghetti squash!)

Brown Butter Biscuits & Gravy (need I say more?)

Curried Butternut Squash Soup (simple orange goodness)

Pumpkin Cake with Brown Butter Icing (I brought this to a Halloween party & it was demolished!)

Apple Pear Phyllo Crisp (a nice afternoon snack with a mug of tea)

Poached Pears (sometimes a simple recipe is all you need)

Baked Caramel Apple Donuts (dangerous! proceed with caution)

Salted Caramel Popcorn Pretzel Bars (SHHHH! don’t tell your dentist!)

Homemade Applesauce (my neighbor always comes thru with APPLES!)

Spiced Bundt Cake (hearty, spicy, wonderful CAKE)

Pumpkin Waffles (worth waking up early for!)

Fluffy Pumpkin Parfaits (like pumpkin pie…in a cup!)

And last but not least…Pumpkin Cream Pie (thanksgiving just got 1000 times better)

Hello, Autumn!

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September 27, 2011

Homefries U Recap!

Things you learn when you cook/bake/teach for a 30 person retreat in Palm Springs:

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September 26, 2011

Episode #19 is up!

Hello! Sorry it’s been crickets & tumbleweeds around here.  I just got back from teaching with Joy at the HomefriesU BACK TO SCHOOL retreat in Palm Springs. It was soooo much fun! Don’t worry, I’ll post more on that soon. Did you get a chance to listen to Episode 19 of the Joy the Baker Podcast? Joy & I  talk about GUILTY PLEASURES. Not only do we share a few of our own, we hear from a few listeners! Bacon? Donuts? Housewives? Costco samples? YES!

Happy Monday, friends. More soon!