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Double Apple Bourbon Cake

Apples aren’t exactly what you would call seasonal right now, I realize. What they are is cheap – especially if you’re fortunate enough to live near an orchard store like we are. We picked up some buy one bag, get … Continue reading

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Grapefruit Tea Cake

Grapefruit is a much neglected citrus in baking. Cookbooks, blogs and recipe sites are full of lemon, orange and lime goodies. Grapefruit though? Not so much. And why? I have no idea, other than the fact that the flavor is … Continue reading

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Spicy Orange Gingerbread

Here in the Northeast, winter has wrapped its icy fingers around our hearts and squeezed hard. I like winter. I enjoy the change of seasons, and the contrast we have as we go through the year. For the last week … Continue reading

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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cake

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Orange Cornmeal Cake with Currants

This is not an original recipe – not for the most part anyway. I think most people make Martha Stewart’s version, which is very easy to find online. It is unusual, not just because it a sweet that uses cornmeal, … Continue reading

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