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Cinnamon-Orange Pound Cake–Pushing Back the Darkness with Pure, Simple Goodness
The first week in August, 2011 is behind me, and I was enjoying watching it recede in my rear-view mirror. It was a rough one, what with losing Woods and my friend’s daughter’s diagnosis with leukemia, a disease with which … Continue reading
Posted in recipes, Uncategorized
Tagged cinnamon orange pound cake, In Memoriam, Van Halen pound cake
8 Comments
Preview the Cleeng Paid Content Interface
Hello, friends. I have a quick favor to ask of you. As you may or may not know by now, I will be offering all the materials that I develop for my Mentoring Sessions with my high school student for … Continue reading
National Day of Remembrance
Please click picture to go to the photographer’s flickr page. Today in America, we celebrate Memorial Day. It’s a three-day weekend; there are picnics; it’s the unofficial start of The Summer for most of us. We generally cook out, eat … Continue reading
PMAT Investigates: MilkiLeaks*–From Whence Cometh Sweetened Condensed Milk?
Photo by Dave Wild It smells like babies. It creams AND sweetens your coffee in one Fell swoop. It’s beige. It comes in a weird sized can. It’s sweetened condensed milk, and the label would have you believe that it’s … Continue reading
Today I Shan’t Be Talking about Pound Cake…
…which is weird, because I talk about pound cake a Very Lot. Perhaps more than is strictly necessary, if I’m being Soberly Honest, but I like it. Sue me. Anyway, today is National Pound Cake Day. Yay! I just recently … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Anthony Scruse, Ncredible Edibles, Pound Cake Queen, Princess Pound Cake
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Listen Ma! I’m on the Radio!
Very cool things happened to me on Valentine’s Day. Or maybe I should say they happened for me. The phrase happened to me implies that I had nothing to do with it, and that is not the case, because I … Continue reading
Some Things are More Pressing Than Shameless Self-Promotion or Plant a Tree for the Auburn Trees
I fully intended to post about my media one-two punch when I Got To Be on the radio and in the online edition of the local paper on the same day. I know; I will give you a moment. But, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Auburn trees, plant trees for Toomer's Oaks, Toomer's Oaks
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What To Do With a Bag of Self-Rising Flour, or Skillet Cherry-Berry Cobbler
Over the years, I’ve purchased many types of flour: all purpose, bread, high gluten, cake, unbleached, rye, corn, etc. But I’ve always been leery of self-rising flour. To me, it was just a Little Too Close to Bisquickville, and that … Continue reading
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Tagged cast iron skillet, cherry cobbler, cherry pie spice, cobbler recipe, desserts, mace
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Let’s Poke Another Anthill, Shall We?
Alrighty, then. All day, I’ve been trying to decide whether to write a happy little post about the delightful cherry cobbler we had for dessert last evening* or a poking the anthill post. Being me, I am going with Anthill. … Continue reading
Posted in Justifications, Tantrums, Uncategorized
Tagged food snobbery, I am a teacher, learn to cook, The Chicago Tribune
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The Plum Pudding Finale
Christmas was pure joy this year. With maybe a little bit of tired feet thrown in for good measure. First off, the plum pudding saga came to a very satisfying conclusion. If you’d like to read the whole series, here … Continue reading
