Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie (Redux)

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I originally posted this recipe in August 2013 but I’m posting it again. These cookies are amazing.  They are the kind of cookie that people ask you to make over and over again, and I have.  Unfortunately, the original recipe has gotten a bad rap and I’m hoping to fix that here.  I love this recipe so much that it’s worth trying again. The secret of success for this recipe is a very easy.  Measure the flour correctly.  Yup, that’s it, folks.  To measure flour correctly, use a spoon to loosely pile the flour into a measuring cup and then level it off with a butter knife. …

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Stuff I’m Into: Craving Fall

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I’m not ready for Summer to end but I am already craving all the things that I love about Fall.  Fall is my favorite time of the year so I’m ready to dive into some of my favorite Fall trends.  Plus I’ve already seen Halloween candy at the grocery store and coats at the department stores so I figure it’s socially acceptable to talk about sweaters, boots, and pumpkin food.  😉 Grab a cup of coffee (like maybe this pumpkin spice latte) and see how I’m getting ready for my favorite season. Food.   Pumpkin, pumpkin, pumpkin.  Need I say more?  Starbucks …

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Coffee Crumb Cake

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I’m sort of obsessed with crumb cakes. The cake, the crumbs, I love it all.  I’ve posted a number of crumb cake recipes on my blog and I’d probably have done more if I didn’t think that you might say “okay, enough crumb cakes already, T.”  So I try my best to space them out. I know that I told you that the NY style crumb cake is the best one ever.  I still stand by that statement.  However, when I saw the recipe for this crumb cake, I simply had to try it to see how it compared. This …

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Dark Chocolate Chip Nut Cookies

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Cookies are always a good idea.  I’m sure I’ve said that a bazillion times, but it’s true. A few weeks ago we went to Lake George, NY with my entire family.  It’s an annual family tradition.  Everyone asks us to bring cookies so that’s become part of the annual tradition.  My husband made chocolate macadamia white chip cookies and these dark chocolate chip nut cookies. We’ve made chocolate chip cookies many times for Lake George.  Although last year we forgot them at home (and my family still brings that up today).  Anyway, since the chocolate chip cookies are always a HUGE hit my husband wanted to make …

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Blueberry Muffins

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Muffins are a good excuse to have cake for breakfast. Let’s face it, muffins are really like cupcakes without frosting.  I’d like to think that these muffins are a tad healthier than cupcakes since I’ve filled them with fruit, but in truth a lot of good cakes have fruit in them too.  Since fruit is healthy I hereby deem that muffins are healthy for breakfast.  Okay, probably not, but they sure are tasty.  😉 Muffins, being pre-portioned, are a great thing to bring for a crowd to eat.  No need for silverware to eat them with or cutting tools for …

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