Recipes by Megan
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Daring Bakers: Homemade Graham Crackers And Nanaimo BarsDaring Bakers: Homemade Graham Crackers And Nanaimo BarsThe January 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Lauren of Celiac Teen. Lauren chose Gluten-Free Graham Wafers and Nanaimo Bars as the challenge for the month. The sources she based her recipe on are 101 Cookbooks and http://www.nanaimo.ca/.Lauren wanted us to make Nanaimo… |
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Green Bean And Blood Orange SaladGreen Bean And Blood Orange SaladI've caught a horrible cold, and on top of making me want to just curl up into a little ball and sleep constantly (which I unfortunately can't do), it's also making me crave anything with vitamin C. I've been tearing open packets of Emergen-C and sucking down orange juice like it's about to disappear… |
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Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream With Chocolate SauceI received an ice cream makerfor Christmas this year, and I knew I wasn't going to set it on my shelf and wait until summer to use it. You might think I was crazy, making ice cream in the middle of winter, but when you get a brand new (and might I mention red and adorable) ice cream maker,not much is going to stop you from using it,… |
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Tomato-Artichoke Bruschetta With FetaThis fabulous appetizer is super easy to throw together anytime, so it's perfect for last-minute entertaining. I got the idea from Muir Glen, a company responsible for some of my favorite canned tomatoes. I'm always using them in sauces and other dishes.Muir Glen was offering these adorable crates of reserve tomatoes, and being the… |
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Make-Your-Own PinwheelsMake-Your-Own PinwheelsDo you remember that one of my cooking resolutions is to be more creative in the kitchen? Well, I did it -- sort of. I started in a very small way, but you have to start somewhere, right?I found a recipe for prosciutto and mozzarella pinwheels in Giada's Kitchen. After glancing at the recipe, which was as simple… |
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Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream And Brownie SundaesHomemade Vanilla Ice Cream And Brownie SundaesI know it probably sounds a little boring with all the options out there, but when I got my ice cream maker, I really wanted to make vanilla ice cream. This was because I had also gotten a copy of The Craft of Baking: Cakes, Cookies, and Other Sweets with Ideas for Inventing Your Own, and… |
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Heart-Shaped Sugar CookiesWhen I was in elementary school, Valentine's Day was always really fun. I remember making heart-shaped mailboxes out of red paper with my classmates and taping them to our desks. Everyone would bring in those little valentines to give to the whole class. In middle school, it got a little awkward. People could send candy grams or fake… |
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Mixed Berry SherbetI know, I know... it's the middle of winter, and here I am with yet another frozen dessert recipe. I guess my ice cream maker just inspires me. This sherbet actually came about because I was making chocolate cupcakes from Cook's Illustrated, and I happened to turn the page and see a recipe for raspberry sherbet. My boyfriend loves… |
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Classic Lentil SoupRemember back in December when I made onion soup gratinee? I told you about a review copy of The New Book of Soups I had received. You didn't think I was just going to make one soup out of that whole book when we're having all this cold winter weather and there are so many fabulous soup recipes to choose from, did you?I had been… |
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Serve Them To Little MonkeysServe Them To Little Monkeys"Serve them to little monkeys, and big ones too." - Karen DeMasco, The Craft of Baking: Cakes, Cookies, and Other Sweets with Ideas for Inventing Your OwnThat, right there, is the reason I made these cupcakes... and perhaps the way-past-their-prime bananas taking up residence on my counter. I don't know, I… |
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