Monthly Recipe Wrap-Up

Pottery Barn’s Feed Program & March 2011 Wrap-Up

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Pottery Barn's Feed Program & March 2011 Wrap-Up

I started welcoming in the change of Season a little early this March month and discovered a new favorite cookie in Carrot Cake Cookies with Oatmeal and Macadamias while creating a new filling for some lovely pastel macarons with Citronge Orange Liqueured Macarons.

Also in this wrap I touch on Food Photography resources, asking readers if they’ve tried the new Martha Stewart Pies & Tart cookbook, mention the gorgeous feature in Martha’s magazine featuring “What Katie Ate” and a new introduction for some about the FEED Project.
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Google Books, Bed Bath & Beyond does Food and February 2011 Wrap-Up

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Google Books, Bed Bath & Beyond does Food and February 2011 Wrap-Up

Winter finally arrived in Southern California. I featured a couple of soups this month, one was a rendition of a childhood favorite using the macaroni pasta in either star or alphabet shapes. Also, great for entertaining or a lazy weekend morning, Banana Cinnamon Roll Bites with Pecans are an easy-to-do tasty treat and for Valentine’s Day we had some chocolaty Bouchons and Pink Macarons filled with Honey, White Chocolate Ganache. Also, some musings on using Google Books for cookbook research and a discovery that Bed Bath & Beyond’s collaboration with Cost Plus is offering specialty food!

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Martha Bakes, Netvibes and January 2011 Wrap-Up

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Martha Bakes, Netvibes and January 2011 Wrap-Up

January is both a month of healthier, wiser eating and enjoying comfort food meals. I started the month revisiting making macarons with French Chocolate Macarons and ended it with cozy and comforting Individual Chicken Potpies and healthy servings of Roasted Mushroom, Beef and Barley Soup. Plus musings on a new Martha Stewart Show – Martha Bakes and Getting organized with Netvibes.

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It’s A Wrap! In the Year 2010 and December 2010 Wrap-Up

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It's A Wrap! In the Year 2010 and December 2010 Wrap-Up

From sweet n savory bacon jam, rediscovering sweet potatoes, learning how to roast chestnuts and enjoying a Maraschino Splash Tini, it was a whirlwind of a month trying new things and revisiting traditional dishes and desserts that become part of holiday memories.

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Autumn Holiday Inspired Recipes and November 2010 Wrap-Up

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Autumn & Holiday Inspired Recipes and November 2010 Wrap-Up

From sweet, vibrant cranberry sauce, a helping of creamy cauliflower gratin, meeting dear friends for Smashing Pumpkin cocktails or getting back to basics with healthy honey-raisin bran muffins, it was a good month for new recipes and bringing back classic comfort food dishes.

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Autumn Inspired Recipes and October 2010 Wrap-Up

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Monthly Wrap-Up: October 2010

Next month marks a year in what I really consider a makeover and new start for the Teenie Cakes site. During that time, some older recipes and posts get buried and sometimes forgotten.   I’m including three from last year that are Autumn and/or Fall season inspired in this month’s wrap-up. Autumn / Fall Season [...]

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