Dessert

Lemon Olive Oil Bundt Cake with Strawberry Balsamic Glaze

Easy and delicious lemon olive oil bundt cake with a strawberry balsamic topping.

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Maple Bourbon Apple Crisp recipe

This gluten free apple crisp is the perfect way to use fall apples!

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Two Easy Holiday Cookie Recipes

Need a last minute holiday cookie recipe? These two easy and delicious holiday cookies are classic and festive – and don’t take long to make.…

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9 Black-Owned Food Businesses to Support Now and Forever

Madison, WI is home to a diverse community of local food entrepreneurs.  Here are nine local, Black-owned food businesses. From ready-to-eat African meals delivered to…

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10 Great Madison, WI Spots for Good Coffee & Good Eats

Coffee shops are the ideal mobile office. And they’re not just for coffee! You can grab a hot drink, settle in with your laptop, and…

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Mexican mousse

Mexican Chocolate Mousse Recipe

This Mexican Chocolate Mousse is simply amazing. It is light, not too sweet, and can be made on the counter and stove top in about…

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Banana bread

Best Banana Bread

This banana bread recipe is foolproof and you can add your own flair! It is my go to recipe for brunch, a potluck or dessert.…

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Maple bars

Maple Pecan Pie Bars

When a person tells me that something is “as easy as pie” I’m usually going to be the first one to call their bluff. Making…

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Maraschino cherries

Maraschino Cherries – Two Easy-to-Make Recipes

If your kids are like mine, they are drawn to bright red foods – hot Cheetos, Twizzlers, Takis, and of course maraschino cherries. Try as…

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Rock and mineral cookies

Rock and Mineral Cookies

So when my daughter comes home from school, says she has a science project to do, and they can make cookies, guess who got excited?…

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Cherry tart

Tart Cherry – Cream Cheese Crumb Bars

Seven springs ago we planted a Montmorency tart cherry tree. Under the bare roots we laid our daughter’s placenta, and the tree grew. For the…

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Chocolate cake on cake platter with slice on plate

The Joy of Winging It: Chocolate Layer Cake

After a particularly stressful week of arguments with my pre-teen son, I asked a friend, who raised two amazing kids with her husband, how she…

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Violent blondie brownies

Violet Blondies

Celebrate Spring with these beautiful Blondie bars! Violet Birthday Bars Blondie Bars (recipe below) Frosting (recipe below) Violets Sprinkles Blondie Bars (from King Arthur Flour)…

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Slice of chocolate cake

Favorite Things Birthday Cake

It’s too darn hot. But what can I do? It’s birthday month around here. My daughter celebrated hers August 11, and my husband’s birthday is…

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