Archive for July, 2010

July 29, 2010 2

Marquise Style Ice Cream Cake

By in Cakes, Ice Cream

You know what I love about summer? Baking in your bikini. Try it. It’s great. It is waaay too hot out to be standing in a kitchen with a 350 degree oven on fully clothed. So today, as I was tanning on the back deck and decided to bake – I didn’t bother getting changed. [...]

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July 21, 2010 12

Quinoa Carrot Loaf

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Have you tried Quinoa before? It’s the latest craze next to couscous. I hadn’t really tried any of it before now. My brother went to Costco and bought two big bags of it. We went from eating white rice, to multigrain rice, to brown rice to quinoa. It’s a good source of protein and amino [...]

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July 15, 2010 3

Trail Mix Cookies

By in Cookies

I made these cookies when Adam and I went to Whistler for the weekend. I wanted to make something different than a regular chocolate chip cookie. I bought an energry mix of nuts and raisins and cranberries from Thrifty’s. It’s perfect. I love buying in the bulk foods section when I bake. The trail mixes [...]

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