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  One thing I noticed right away is how yellow the yolks are.  They’re absolutely beautiful!  Not only do I feel better about using them for cooking, but I plan to only use them for baking as well.  The first thing that came to mind is a yellow cake.  Yellow cake isn’t yellow from food […]

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So excited that Calphalon featured this recipe all of October on their main site!  Happy Halloween! I know a lot of people love cupcakes and trust me I’m one of them, but there is something about brownies!!  I love a good brownie now and then.  It has to be soft and chewy though.  I don’t […]

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Recently I purchased a new protein powder which was unflavored.  To me, it wasn’t unflavored – it had more of a protein taste.  I get that it’s protein, but I wanted unflavored so instead of throwing away money I figured I’d bake with it.  This way if I waste it baking it’s not a total […]

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Happy Birthday to me!!  Okay so if there’s something I want for my birthday these cookies are it.  Hold the cake, hold the ice cream unless you’re sandwiching it between two of these bad boys! In June I attended BakeSpace’s TECHmunch.  Chris actually came along with me, an early birthday present!  He came since I […]

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Last week I made an amazing cupcake.  I love fresh fruit with vanilla cake.  I like when the cupcake is cool, frosting is a little cool, and then you get the cold fruit.  I’m not a fruit cake fan, but I like fruit on my cake.  Big difference. My husband loved these cupcakes!  His […]

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