Monthly Archives: September 2009

Fresh Fruit Muffins versions 1 and 2

Currently baking out of Macrina Bakery & Cafe Cookbook by Leslie Mackie For the first rendition of Mackie’s recipe, I decided to modify the amount of leavening called for and bake the muffins at a higher temperature (400 degrees versus … Continue reading

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Fresh Fruit Muffins

Currently baking out of Macrina Bakery & Cafe Cookbook by Leslie Mackie I’ve been searching for the perfect fruit muffin recipe for some time. I’m looking for a master recipe where I can change the fruit according to what’s in … Continue reading

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Chocolate Cherry Pound Cake

Currently baking out of Macrina Bakery & Cafe Cookbook by Leslie Mackie I don’t really know what to say about this cake. It took three (three!) sticks of butter, 2 cups of cocoa powder and more than 3 cups of … Continue reading

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Ginger & Molasses Cookies

Currently baking out of Macrina Bakery & Cafe Cookbook by Leslie Mackie These cookies were the second half of my recent cookie bender. Unlike the peanut butter cookies, these cookies looked the worst but tasted the best. I’m on the … Continue reading

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Peanut Butter Cookies

Currently baking out of Macrina Bakery & Cafe Cookbook by Leslie Mackie I went on a cookie bender the other day and ended up making two of Mackie’s cookie recipes. The first, this peanut butter cookie, was the better looking … Continue reading

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Cornmeal Raspberry Muffins

Currently baking out of Macrina Bakery & Cafe Cookbook by Leslie Mackie Some things, for better or worse, are guaranteed in my baking. First, when making jam or jelly, I will always cut down on the amount of sugar that … Continue reading

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Corn Chowder with Pink Potatoes & Cream

Currently baking out of Macrina Bakery & Cafe Cookbook by Leslie Mackie When I was a child, my mom used to freeze corn every summer. She’d buy 10 dozen ears and us kids would spend the day husking corn while … Continue reading

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Nectarine and Pear Jam with Vanilla

From Mes Confitures by Christine Ferber It’s been a couple of months since I last tried my hand at preserves. The other day, as I was flipping through Mes Confitures, I came across this recipe and recalled seeing the huge … Continue reading

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Guatemalan Hot Chocolate Bread

Currently baking out of Macrina Bakery & Cafe Cookbook by Leslie Mackie Some day I will have my own bakery, and when I do, I want it to just like Seattle’s Macrina Bakery. I haven’t actually ever been there, but … Continue reading

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Cabbage and Noodles

Currently cooking from Tasty by Roy Finamore This dish isn’t much to look at, but it is probably the best thing I’ve cooked out of Tasty. If you’ll recall, the last recipe(s) I tried out of this book weren’t so … Continue reading

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