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Beets & Cream Ice Pops with Strawberries
It’s officially fall, and beets are in season! But depending on where you live, you may still have a few warm days ahead. Here in Montana, we’re enjoying the second wave of in-season, and wonderfully inexpensive strawberries. But with summer winding down, this will be the last of them. SO. It’s time to make the last cold treats of the year, and do so colorfully. Popsicles in general are very easy to make, and the recipe is much more of a general guideline than anything else. I wanted these to be sweet enough to make the beets palatable, but not quite dessert-sweet, if that makes sense. So if you haven’t…
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Simple Cherry Galette
The reason this cherry galette recipe only has three pictures is because, well, it wasn’t supposed to be a blog post. I was wanting a picture with some purple/maroon hues to add to the portfolio, so I threw this together and took the shots, only to realize afterwards how DELICIOUS it was. I’d made an extra rough pastry for the sake of visual texture, and halved fresh cherries instead of using canned pie filling so it wouldn’t look too soupy… but the result was unintentionally amazing. I had one bite and then ran upstairs to my office to type up what I could remember of my impromptu recipe and I…
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Pistachio Chiffon Cake (Alien Free)
I scoured the internet. For days. And I couldn’t find a pistachio cupcake recipe that wasn’t neon green. This started about three weeks ago when I was browsing things-I-don’t need at Costco, and fell upon a bag of very well-priced, pre-shelled pistachios. I told myself I’d be a fool not to utilize this rare and important opportunity. So, you know, I put them in my cart along with the coffee scented honey, hibiscus hard cider, 4 pound bag of goji berries, and a cheese I can’t spell. Upon returning home, I began doing a bit of recipe research for some pistachio inspiration. Pinterest, Google, and Instagram were filling my feeds…
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Panna Cotta with Blood Orange and Rosé Gelee
Panna cotta is fancy milk Jell-o. That’s it. That’s all it is. And it’s almost as easy to make, but way more impressive. If you’re from anywhere in the midwest, you’re probably very familiar with the various Jell-o salad concoctions that end up at the local potlucks. Well, this is easier to make than most of those, but it sounds, and looks, way more sophisticated. And I guess it kind of is, because it’s Italian, and that gives any dish auto-classy points. This particular version could also be classified as a sort of Jell-o shot, if you don’t cook the alcohol out of the wine. Like I said, classy. On…
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Pumpkin Spice and Chocolate Babka Buns
Call me basic, I don’t care. This stuff is delicious. In the midst of moving, holidays, and entrepreneurship, this has been a busy autumn season for me. But fear not! Nothing can hold me back from baking pumpkin-everything, and bringing the results of the best to you. This babka isn’t just a pretty treat. It’s crisp and soft and sweet and honestly tastes like fall heaven. And also looks awesome. And since it’s leavened with yeast instead of baking powder, it’s not cake… in the American sense. And that means you can eat it for breakfast. You’re welcome. It is a multiple-step process, but the parts where you’re actually doing…
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Poached Pear and Spice Loaf — Baking into Autumn
I didn’t realize how desperately I had starved for a true Autumn until it arrived. “Alaska in the fall” doesn’t really exist beyond the three days you may see yellow leaves before everything’s hastily buried in snow. Existing slightly closer to the equator has given me the classic gradual slope of changing seasons, and my kitchen is a happy reflection of it all. Spiced teas, pumpkin cakes, and an abundance of colorful squashes will be present in my next few posts, so get ready! Today, we’re kicking off with a recipe that just so happened to go really well on the very first attempt–a welcomed and rare miracle. So it’s…
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