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Maple Glazed Chai Spice Shortbread Cookies, Food Blogger Cookie Swap

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(Photo courtesy of From Jessica’s Kitchen, who snapped this picture of cookies I sent to her. I had a crazy camera malfunction and she saved the day!) For the past few years I’ve participated in The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap, which is a fundraiser for Cookies for Kids’ Cancer, a nonprofit organization committed to funding… 

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Trader Joe’s Gluten-Free Cornbread Mix: Tips, Tricks & Stuffing

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If you are a long-time reader here, you know I rarely use a mix. I really enjoy from-scratch baking. But once in awhile, a mix hits the spot. When my sweet friend Patricia told me that gluten-free cornbread mix at Trader Joe’s was to die for, I gave in. I bought several boxes hoping to… 

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Cranberry Mustard, Perfect for Thanksgiving and Gift-Giving Season

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With Thanksgiving just around the corner, grocery stores are overflowing with fresh cranberries.  That means you should make Cranberry Mustard! My sweet friend Mary sent a box packed to the gills with freshly harvested cranberries from a friend’s bog in Wisconsin. The wheels immediately started turning. What could I make with pounds and pounds of… 

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Pumpkin Streusel Cream Cheese Muffins (gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan)

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Pumpkin Streusel Cream Cheese Muffins.  Blissfully sweet, resplendent in the flavors of autumn. Also a ripoff of something I spotted at Starbucks. Just being honest, y’all. When the folks at Delight Gluten Free Magazine interviewed me, they wanted to know what

Jackfruit Crab Cakes, You Gotta Try These!

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In my mind, I’ve been vacationing at the seashore. I’ve been pretending we have dinner outdoors each evening as the full moon rises over the water. With my fantasies always come a vision of food, a dish I need to create. This time around it has been crab cakes, but without the crab.  How is… 

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