Category Archives: Baking

Gingered Pear Tart (and How to Make Pie Crust Pastry, Gluten-free, too)

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Margaret

  Sometimes you just need pie. Growing up, we never had pie. I hardly knew what it was. Plummy streusel cakes and fruit strudels and nut strudels and buttercreamy torten – now those, I knew what they were. Poppy seed … Continue reading →

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Oaty Chocolate Bites – Cookies to Cheer Up the Late-Spring-Blues

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Margaret

  Happy Spring everybody! Was it only a week ago that I was lamenting our miserable winter weather and hoping it would soon be over? Silly me. Not only has it stubbornly stuck around, it’s gotten WORSE, much worse! Roads … Continue reading →

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What’s for Breakfast? Ham and Green Onion Egg-Buns!

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Margaret

My husband says our chickens are prima donnas – because they only lay eggs when they want to. I think they are just exercising their prerogative as females and occasionally taking a break from all that productivity. After all, a girl’s gotta … Continue reading →

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