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Raspberry Almond Cake with Sunflower Seeds

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These days I have been trying to cut back on my sugar intake (on my doctor’s recommendation) but every now and then I desperately crave something sweet. It’s on days like this that I allow myself a tiny indulgence - a Raspberry Financier and a cup of espresso at Le Pain Quotidien. This Financier is tiny (two bites and...
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Apricot Ginger Crumble Bars

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My regular readers know that I am constantly lamenting over how I suck at baking.  One day my son told me that I was terrible at baking because I just can’t follow any rules. I guess the teenager in him meant it in a pejorative way but somehow the idea appealed to me – I have always taken such...
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Blueberry Cranberry Teacake

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Even though it is the peak of winter where I live, the supermarkets here are flooded with all kinds of berries these days. I suppose the berry season in California and Florida is having a great year which is great for me because I love every kind of berry. I usually wash a whole box of berries and keep...
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Blackberry Limoncello Bread

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Some months ago, a friend of mine had given me a bottle of her homemade Limoncello and I have been using it very frugally. I have used it in some recipes and have drunk little swigs of it every now and then and now I wanted to use the last remnants of it in something unusual. A couple of...
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Apricot Cranberry Cake

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All those that follow my blog regularly know that I constantly reiterate that I am not a good baker.  The problem is that I have a major sweet tooth and love baked goods – I just don’t like the fact that I have to follow the recipes so precisely.  This is why I like cooking – I can always...
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