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Snickerdoodle Party Cookies

Sam has been chosen as Student of the Week, which means she gets to bring in whatever snack she wants to for the class on Friday. I saw these Snickerdoodle Party Cookies in the December, 2018 issue of Bon Appetit, […]

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Baking a Cake with Sam

  One of our favorite cakes to make is the Swedish Visiting Cake. Today, we added lavender to it. You can find the recipe here: Swedish Visiting Cake. Related posts: Happy Birthday Greg! Swedish Visiting Cake Sam Advances in Her […]

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Coconut Lime Sheet Cake

Cake baking! It’s a good one. A nice way to usher in spring after a cold winter. From Bon Appetit.  Coconut Lime Sheet Cake For the Coconut-Key Lime Cake: 1 1/2 cups unsweetened shredded coconut Nonstick vegetable oil spray 1 […]

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Pear Upside Down Cake

What to do with an impressive pear harvest? Well, pear sauce, for sure (that recipe is coming), and some kind of dessert. Right? Right. Pear upside down cake it is, then. I liked this recipe from Food & Wine’s Thanksgiving […]

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Peach Cobbler for the Gods

Does anybody remember the Pepperridge Farm Cookies called Bordeaux? They were thin, buttery and burnt-sugar tasting: my downfall in every way. The unusual topping for this peach cobbler, created by sprinkling sugar over the batter then drizzling it with hot […]

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Sour Cherry Pie

It was a stellar year for cherries, let me tell you. All in all, we made a pie, a shrub and 4 cases of preserves! Yes, your Christmas presents are all ready! Our famous pie recipe can be found here: […]

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Saturday at Sour Cherry Farm

A typical winter Saturday at Sour Cherry Farm. A little baking (grapefruit cake! grapefruit bars!), a little hanging out, a little roast chicken. Taking it easy. Related posts: Iron Chef Sour Cherry Farm: BLT Edition Sour Cherry Farm Theater Plays […]

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Watermelon Ice Pops Recipe

Sam has been begging for ice pops lately, but I’m not so keen on giving her frozen sugar on a stick. So we came up with this watermelon ice pops recipe, and then enjoyed some good-for-you ice pops after a summer […]

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Pitting Cherries with Samantha

Sam is “helping.” Related posts: Samantha in Minnesota Sour Cherries, Ready for Harvest! Harvesting More Cherries at Sour Cherry Farm Garden Update: Sour Cherries, Blackberries, Currants, Asparagus, Alliums, Peonies, Irises, Columbine and More

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Sam Advances in Her Baking Skills

Well. Let’s just say she’s actually doing something sort of useful. Buttering the pan. Or, as she says, ‘scraping.’ Recipe for the delicious blueberry cake coming soon. Related posts: Best Blueberry Cobbler Recipe Standard Baking Company in Portland, Maine Baking […]

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Blueberry Cake

Once again, Dorie Greenspan is a genius. This simple, plain blueberry cake is easy and delicious. Dorie considers it good for breakfast, lunch or brunch, but tell you what: it’s nice with a bit of ice cream on top after […]

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Peanut Butter Blondies

A snowy Saturday at the farm, so Samantha and I take to the kitchen. On the agenda, peanut butter blondies, from a sweet new cookbook called Wintersweet that focuses on the flavors of winter. Normally I just give Sam a […]

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Meyer Lemon Cake Recipe

The recipe is at the end of the post. But first, a few pots, some lemon juice, a couple tablespoons of hazelnuts, and a spatula of cake batter, and you’ve got quite a New Year’s morning on your hands!    […]

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Christmas Cookies with Samantha

Well, she’s a little young yet. But she really likes what parts she can do! After a dreadful afternoon of crying, crying, crying, she settled down enough to quite enjoy a little rolling and cutting. We tried gingerbread. It was […]

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Parker House Rolls

I never thought I could make bread! Not that this is real bread… it’s just rolls. But still! I made rolls! Ingredients. I was inspired by this stunning photo in Bon Appetit, my new Bible, and thought I’d try them […]

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Wake and Bake Parker House Rolls

Little Sam, helping out on Thanskgiving morning. Recipe for Parker House Rolls coming!   Related posts: Labor Day Sunday Supper: Lobster Rolls Lobster Rolls for Supper Cooking for One: Lobster Rolls Easter 2013: Ham, Potatoes and Pineapple Bake! And Family, […]

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Sam’s New Kitchen Helper

A gift from Grammy so Samantha can help bake. Thanks Grammy! Related posts: Sam’s Stone Barns Onesie Lunch at ABC Kitchen The Gates are Up, and Samantha Is Not Happy Dinner at Love Lane Kitchen

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Coconut Tea Cake

Baking with Sam! I like making little sweets for Samantha. I don’t mind that she has a little sugar now and then, especially if it’s something I’ve made at home and I know exactly what went into it. This coconut […]

Baking with Samantha: Chocolate Madeleines
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Baking with Samantha: Chocolate Madeleines

It’s a lazy Sunday afternoon, so Samantha and I are making Chocolate-Orange Madeleines. Well, I am making Chocolate-Orange Madeleines. Samantha is banging her big spoon on the metal bowl. I must admit, this was not my favorite recipe, though, so I […]