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Recipe 39: Homemade Oreos
The research for this recipe was really fun. The recipe itself is from Smitten Kitchen (thank you!), with extra tips & hilarity from Flour Child (thank you!). The history of the Oreo is pretty cool...
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Recipe 40: Making Caramel
Hello all! Happy November! In spite of the explosion of inexpensive Halloween candy now 50% off, I still feel the need to make something a bit sweet. The first recipe I tried (and subsequently failed)...
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Recipe 41: Gingerbread Cookies
After a week of pawning off last Sunday’s caramels, I was ready for something a little less sweet. The weather is chilling down nicely, so “spiced” everything is sounding good. Gingerbread always...
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Recipe 43: Sweet Potato Bread
Sweet potato bread is basically an excuse to eat pound cake. It’s dense and rich, but has a whole lot of sweet potato in it, so you don’t feel as bad about eating half a loaf. Much like banana bread,...
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**Happy Anniversary!!**Recipe 46: Dark Chocolate Espresso Cake
Today marks 1 whole year from my very first post here at Greenhorn Gourmet. I’m so happy! This year has really flown by. This website started as a post-final exams stress reliever, and it took forever...
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49: Simple Chocolate Chip Scones (that will make you the popular one). ;)
This recipe is simple. It’s a “pile everything into a bowl” type of recipe, minus the initial “blending” of the cold butter into the dry ingredients (much like a pie crust). The trick is adding just...
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53: Girl Scout Cookies: Thin Mints® Recipe
Nothing beats the refreshing-yet-decadent taste of one of my favorite Girl Scout cookies. Though I don’t usually like chocolate and peppermint, these are special. I look forward to cookie season so I...
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Recipe 57: Wild Blackberry & St. Germaine Jam
Ladies & gents, making jam is much easier than it appears. And lets be honest, those store-bough jars can’t hold a candle to pure, fresh, and designer jams you make yourself. This is one of my...
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Recipe 59: Dolsot Bibimbap (Korean Food)
When I started working at my biotech job about a year ago, I was introduced to my first taste of Korean food via a dish called Dolsot Bibimbap. Bibimbap (“bee-beem-bop”) is a combination of rice,...
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Recipe 60: Perfect Cinnamon Rolls
I have this long-standing rule in my home that if I want something that is unhealthy, I can have it, but I have to make it myself. Often, the most unhealthy things tend to take the longest to make. So...
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