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i’ll admit it: i have issues. i want my tasty treats to look tasty…is that so wrong? while i completely understand that things can taste good even when they don’t look good, i have also learned that presentation is important, especially if i want to make money. my other issue, apparently, is that i can’t figure out the correct amount of time to let something chill before slicing. sometimes i cut too soon and end up with layers mixing, which is admittedly better than when i wait too long, which you can see here, as well as my disfigured yet delicious rainbow cookies.
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one of the great things about vegan baking is that when things are undercooked, they are still safe to eat. i know some people are not afraid to eat raw eggs; i am not one of these people– unless they are pasteurized, i won’t serve raw eggs. since i was baking for justin’s birthday and his lovely lady, sheryl, is vegan, eggs were substituted out in this recipe. it is a good thing, since they came out extra ooey gooey. so much so that i texted on my way over to see if they had vanilla (nondairy, of course) ice cream to balance out the richness. they didn’t have any and the store i went to was all out, so they ate them as-is and loved them anyway!
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is the coco for the coconut or the cocoa? who cares when it tastes this good! these ultra-rich, decadent treats were a fan favorite in the office! the only less than amazing feedback i got was that since they were so rich, i perhaps should have cut them a little smaller. oops. but hey, i didnt force them to devour it in under a minute, they just couldn’t help themselves!
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it was sheryl’s turn to have the potluck at her house, and i decided to go with a recipe my mom had suggested for a pesto pasta salad. in the process of making this, i realized that i apparently didn’t own a steamer (shame on me). although i dirtied just about every pot in my kitchen, the pasta salad was very easy to make and came together quickly. i wanted to also bring a dessert since i think it is expected of me anywhere i go, so at the request of the host, i went with blueberry bars. they are so easy to make and everyone (including me) loves them.
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good friends + good food + good weather + good games = recipe for a great day!
-whew- having company over is a lot of work, especially if you are one of those do-it-all-yourself type people! yes, that means i am one of them. friday i made two cold pasta dishes: penne with tomatoes and fresh basil, and rotini with veggies in a vinaigrette; blueberry oat bars, vanilla as well as chocolate cupcakes with various icings, marinated the portobellos, brewed iced green tea, squeezed fresh lemonade, and
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yes, i know the lyrics are “conga” but seriously, once you make these, you will not be able to control yourself any longa’ (longo?). need proof? here are some direct quotes from my co-workers:
“Holy crap that was good!I mean REALLY REALLY good….one of my favorite treats you’ve brought in.”; “Incredible!”;”You just keep getting better!”; “AMAZING! You really outdid yourself with these bad boys”; “Were you at the bike race yesterday?”
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what do you get when you combine a kook and a cook? apparently, raisinets bars. you have heard me talk about my friend ed from work, well i forgot to mention that there are in fact TWO awesome, hilarious eds at work who enjoy my baked goods. presumably as a joke, the other ed suggested that i make a raisinets casserole or something to that effect yesterday. today, he suggested a raisinets tostada, or loaf. yes, this all sounds pretty crazy, but it inspired me to make an actual raisinets treat. i did a quick search of the internet and although i found some cookie recipes, ended up going with oatmeal bars. this is another one of those treats that you can convince yourself that it is healthy– dark chocolate and raisins provide antioxidants, oatmeal provides whole grains, vitamins & minerals, fiber, etc. sure, they have butter and sugar, but we can look past that, can’t we? we all have flaws.
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ok, so you bought a few boxes of girl scout cookies from your niece, and one from the lady who sits next to you at work, and you just couldn’t resist when the cute little girls outside the grocery store asked if you would help support their troop. you thought to yourself you don’t know what you are going to do with all those cookies, but before you knew it…:::WHAM::: full-fledged addiction. now that the cookie selling season is coming to a close, what’s an addict to do?
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people often ask me how i bake all these goodies and stay so thin. i typically have two answers: 1. just because i bake a lot doesn’t mean i pig out on it. 2. i am just as addicted to exercising out as i am to eating.
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some things i am thankful for: my incredible, loving mother; my angel on earth of a grandmother; good friends; cozy blankets; slightly grey fall mornings; having a nice home and a steady job; having a washer/drier in my home; nice, hot showers; jacuzzi tubs; relatively good health; good tea; fancy coffee drinks and baked goods; great music and movies; days off of work; the daily freedoms that we often take for granted as american citizens.
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