tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79829559707899893782009-06-30T18:37:09.438-07:00Baker Babehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18249771920597135699noreply@blogger.comBlogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7982955970789989378.post-33035210563664274702009-06-30T18:33:00.000-07:002009-06-30T18:37:09.450-07:00

Last weekend the rains stopped for about 5 minutes, so I was able to take my son out for our annual strawberry picking adventure before the season was over. We ended up with 4 quarts (which I thought was pretty good considering a 4 year old's attention span). Plenty to make into a variety of tasty treats. We started with the standard strawberry shortcakes (biscuit kind for me). Then I started

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Not thinking that my pasta dish was enough for the past potluck I had, I decided to add a dessert to the mix. Since I had done my cookbook research, I found a unique recipe in The Cookie and Biscuit Bible called Chewy Flapjacks. Basically it looked like making a simple granola type bar with LOTS more sugar. I was faced with the dilemma of not having enough oatmeal, so decided to cut the recipe in

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Potlucks used to be the common way for family, friends and work events. Everyone would bring a homemade dish, showcase their recipes and have a nice relaxing meal. Ladies and gentlemen, those days are over. When a potluck was announced at my work last week, you would have thought they were announcing layoffs the stress level was so high. People wondering what they should bring or for most of them

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Typically when making bake goods, vegetables are not the first thing on your mind (unless of course it is carrot cake). And like your typical human being I struggle most days with eating my daily 5 fruits & vegetables a day. Last week I got CRAZY and picked up a container of fresh mushrooms from the store thinking I could pop them into omelets for a quick veggie fix. This week I was faced with

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Just when you think you have seen every infomercial and think that marketers have come up with everything you could possible need, along comes Brownie Fun! I was introduced to this new craze when I received the Brownie Fun "Bible" for a recent gift (along with samples, which were yummy). Along with some oldie but goodie favorites and brand new recipes, the book also highlights pretty much any

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I can't believe it either, but Baker Babe is turning another year older this week. After the Disaster of 2008's Birthday Baking Blunder I have decided to take this year off and instead focus my energy on eating goodies made by others. I know, it is a difficult job, but someone has to do it. Plus I am still making my way through the Easter Candy from this year, so eating more sugar and sweets will

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Now that the weather is turning to spring, it is time to file away the soup recipes and start to think salads. This old family recipe has salad in the name, but in reality it is a dessert using the ever popular Cool Whip and mini marshmallows. But never fear, it does have fruit in it and you can use fat and sugar free substitute items making it semi-healthy for all those picky people. Enjoy!1

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For those that know the Baker Babe well, you know that I am about to begin another adventure in my life as I am taking on a new job. So the past few weeks have been focusing on the transition and sadly that left little time for baking. But never fear, Baker Babe is back! Since I have a little time in between gigs and the chilly part of spring is still lingering I figured now is a perfect time to

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This past weekend, we ventured out to support our economy by going out to eat. When our first location was booked with a 2 1/2 hour table wait, we decided to forgo fancy and hit the upscale mall food court. I was in heaven when I discovered there was a crepe place and since then can't get them out of my mind. I ended up getting a cinnamon sugar one (a slightly naughty dinner choice) and my

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As many of you may know Lent, which started this past Wednesday, is a time to give up something you love until Easter. Although I have many addictions (all legal), chocolate would be number one for me. I love it in pretty much all forms, but one of my favorite recipes is for flourless chocolate cake. It is almost like being allowed to eat a huge piece of fudge, but nobody judges you. I first fell

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This weekend I found myself with free time with my son so we ventured into the cooking world for a few lessons. It is a fun way to pass the time, you get yummy things to eat and my son looks so dang cute in his little apron. We choose this simple recipe, coconut snowballs, because we had the supplies (except we did substitute orange for the lime) and it was simple to do. Our lessons for the day

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Maybe because I am in the marketing world or maybe because I am just a grouch, but I never really got into Valentine's Day that much. To me you don't need a holiday to say I love you (I think I read that on a card once). But I do have to admit that any holiday that promotes chocolate giving does win points in my heart. My husband and I learned long ago NEVER to go out for dinner on Valentine's

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Being in the healthcare business, I know that February is Heart Health Month. A good chance to look at your diet and see how you can improve what you eat to keep your ticker ticking. My personal motto is everything in moderation, so that means you can have your sweets too but if you can make them heart healthy, the better for you. The American Heart Association has a good collection of recipes to

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It is the end of January already but it seems like the New Year's Resolution "I'm going on a diet phase" is still in full swing. This year I seem to be surrounded by the Weight Watchers program with the point system. Everyone at work and even my family is doing it. Now don't get me wrong, I think any program that has people watching portion control and the types of food they eat is great. I am

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One good thing about a New Hampshire snow storm is that it gives you plenty of time to browse through your old cookbooks and bake since you really can't go any where. That was the case today. So I stated looking (and drooling) and came across this cookie recipe from "The Best from 50 Years of Bake-Off Contents" from Pillsbury. I had all the ingredients, which was a must since I was not going out

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Of course like everyone else Baker Babe has decided to lose those holiday pounds and get back on the health wagon. So sadly I haven't been baking like I used to and have turned my attention to becoming a Salad Slut. You know, one who partakes in too much salad. This week I had at least 3 which is a record for me. If you are a Salad Slut too, try this website for some good-for-you salad recipes.

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Of course, the holidays bring out the great family recipes. I was recently gifted with a package of our family traditional Kringlas from my sister via the U.S. Postman. I am sorry I have no history about this recipe to share with my readers except that my grandmother always had a batch made for us. I personally haven't tried to make them yet. Since you have to twist the dough a little like a

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Even with living in Florida for a month and renting a space (aka a trailer), I still had visions of me baking up holiday treats and blogging about them. What I didn’t take into account is that the Florida Sun has a strange effect on me, turning a normal, high functioning women into one lazy lady. Add that to the fact that our rental space lacks a few key baking utensils (like measuring cups) and

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To all my dedicated readers, I am so sorry I have not posted in over a week. Even with the holiday and my travels down south, I really meant to post but time just got away. I have been really excited to share this recipe for Cinnamon Glazed Pecans. I came upon these when I was looking for something simple to make to add to my box of goodies to give to friends along with the White Chocolate

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This weekend I had a million things I needed to do, including packing and preparing to be gone for a month. But yet I found myself in the kitchen, baking up some holiday treats. My friend gave me this recipe card a few weeks ago, from the Real Simple Magazine. It has a base cookie recipe and then you can choose addition ingredients to make different types of cookies. The White Chocolate Snowball

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This weekend was one of those dreary, cold wet New England Novembers. Perfect for cooking up some comfort food to fill the belly and soul. Typically I would make up a batch of Mac and Cheese but this time I went with chicken and biscuits. It wasn't a fancy recipe; just chicken, soup, peas and store bought biscuits. But what it lacked in fanciness it made up in yumminess. Here is a recipe to get

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It is a mini miracle that I actually found some time this weekend to do some real baking. It was for a good cause, a birthday gift for the man that made Baker Babe (aka my dad). My dad has always been a big fan of nuts, pecans being one of his favorites. So I whipped up a batch of these mini pecan pies (or pecan cups I call them). They are perfect for calorie control (as long as you don't eat 10

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This weekend I went down to my mother-in-laws. Like always, there was food galore. We had baked chicken, green bean casserole and these Pot Luck Potatoes. Lots of heavy food, but with Thanksgiving only four weeks away I considered it spring training before the main event. These potatoes are not for Weight Watcher followers with plenty of cheese, butter and sour cream to keep the antacid business

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One of the down sides of being the Baker Babe is that people expect you to bring home baked goods to events, work, play dates, etc. And since I never like to disappoint, I usually end up whipping something up at the last minute. My regular readers know I haven't been baking as much lately due to both being busy and lazy, so I I had to come up with something that was quick yet good. I have had

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As many people know I am what you call a thrifty person (or some of you may call me just cheap). One of the things that really bothers me is throwing away good food that can be eaten. So once in a while I scan my pantry to find hidden treasures that I can use to bake. This time I fond two jars of maple pumpkin butter. Given out as freebies at a charity food event I went to last spring, I knew I

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