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apple peanut butter chip coffee cake
We have a lot of apples from apple picking, but I was looking to make something other than apple crisp. I based this cake off of this recipe, but made a number of changes. The original recipe calls...
View Articlescience fiction & dissent — Harrison Bergeron & Brave New World
This fall I’m teaching an elective English course to juniors and seniors called Science Fiction & Dissent. While there are so many things I could write about related to the course, there have been...
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Plum tart
This is my dad’s famous recipe! It is so easy and quick to make, but delicious–sweet and tart at the same time. Ingredients Crust 1/2 cup (1 stick) of butter, softened 1 1/4 cups flour 1/2 cup sugar...
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brownies with white chocolate chips
In this recipe, the brownies aren’t too cake-like, but they aren’t totally fudge-like either. I adapted it from this recipe. This makes an 8″ square pan. If you want to make a 9×13″ pan, double the...
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Today one of my 9th grade students came up to me in the middle of class and said, “I just wanted to say thank you, Ms. Richardson. I know a lot of times students complain about how much work we have...
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soft pretzels
These pretzels are great hot out of the oven. They are not so great reheated or eaten the next day (they became soggy). The recipe makes 10-12 pretzels. I’d recommend refrigerating or freezing the...
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garlic parmesan bread
While my loaf was a little lumpy and not so pretty (I’m still not sure why I tried to shape the loaf and bake it on a cookie sheet instead of putting it in a loaf pan), the delicious flavors more than...
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oreo truffles
The oreo truffle is pictured here with a peppermint and a raspberry truffle. I made dozens and dozens of truffles for my family for Christmas. The Oreo ones were my favorite! I also made raspberry and...
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truffles (raspberry, peppermint, etc.)
As I said in my last post, I made lots of truffles to give to family members for Christmas. What I love about this recipe is that it’s so easily adapted to make different types of truffles. Adapted...
View Articlea new project!
Hi friends, I know that I haven’t been updating this site frequently. Things have been so busy! I’m currently working on a new project, which has been taking up a lot of my time. I will post here and...
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