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Cast Iron Apple Spice Cake

2019/11/07 By Melinda Leave a Comment

a lightly sweetened spicy cast iron “cake’’ that you can make as fancy or as straight forward as you want- if you have a mandolin to slice the apples a decorative pattern makes for a stunning presentation but equally tasty and almost as pretty is the apples cut into bite sized pieces. more things apple […]

Filed Under: Breads Biscuits Buns, Cast Iron, Quick Breads, Recipes, Sweet Tagged With: apple, apple cake, autumn, baking, Cake, cardamom, cast iron, holiday, spice

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Spicy Gingersnap Cookies: The Gingersnap Cookies That Open Doors

2018/10/29 By Melinda Leave a Comment

spicy gingersnap cookies dunked in milk

These are the cookies that get requested each holiday season. Dark with molasses and loaded with spice, as a gingersnap should be, they warm and comfort. Delicious on their own, with hot chocolate, spiced cider, or dipped in milk. They can be soft and a bit chewy or crispy- it’s up to you. The Gingersnap […]

Filed Under: Recipes, Sweet, Winter Holiday Tagged With: cookies, ginger, spice

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Tajin Chile Lime Seasoning and Chocolate Marbled Banana Bread

2018/03/28 By Melinda 3 Comments

Close up of Tajin Chile Lime Seasoning and Chocolate Marbled Banana Bread resting on a light wooden cutting board with one slice removed to show marbled interior

Tajin Chile Lime Seasoning and Chocolate Marbled Banana Bread: whew that’s a mouthful. I’m addicted to this not too sweet combination of dark chocolate swirled with a subtly spiced banana batter, the result is tender and flavorful without veering too far into dessert territory. Even the Mr. who, maddeningly, can take or leave most desserts […]

Filed Under: Breads Biscuits Buns, Breakfasty Brunchy, chocolate, Fruit, Quick Breads, Recipes, Sweet Tagged With: banana bread, chocolate, quick bread, spice, Tajin

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Pumpkin Ice Cream

2016/11/21 By Melinda 1 Comment

pumpkin ice cream

Pumpkin Ice Cream adapted from David Liebovitz   

Filed Under: Recipes, Sides and such, Sweet, Winter Holiday Tagged With: ice cream, pumpkin, spice

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Blackberry Spice Scones

2015/08/10 By Melinda Leave a Comment

Blackberry Spice Scones

Not too sweet and subtly spiced, these scones aren’t going to win any beauty pageants. The tender, almost cake like crumb, and a generous portion of fresh blackberries means either using a fork or getting your fingers stained with berry juice, but what’s summer without a bit of berry juice? I adapted my recipe from […]

Filed Under: Breads Biscuits Buns, Breakfasty Brunchy, Fruit, Recipes Tagged With: blackberry, cardamom, scones, spice, summer

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Primal Spice Cupcakes w/ Maple Cream Cheese Frosting

2014/12/10 By Melinda 2 Comments

primal spice cupcakes with maple cream cheese frosting

Primal Spice Cupcakes with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting Perfect to make ahead and serve at a holiday party: these paleo friendly cupcakes just happen to be gluten and starch free. They are also made without refined sugars, which turns the sweet down a few notches. Your guests will love them and then you can tell them […]

Filed Under: Recipes, Sweet, Winter Holiday Tagged With: cream cheese, cupcakes, gluten free, maple syrup, paleo, primal, spice, starch free

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