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Category Archives: Lovin’ from the Oven
Boston Cream Pie
It was The Boy’s birthday and we decided on a Boston Cream Pie to celebrate. Boston Cream Pie was invented in 1856 by a French-Armenian chef. It was called a pie because the cake was baked in a pie tin. … Continue reading
Posted in Lovin' from the Oven, News
Tagged baking, birthday cake, cakes, pastry cream, the boy
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Goat Cheese Quiche with Potato Crust
This isn’t your typical quiche – it’s crust is made with thinly sliced potatoes. It’s packed with vegetables, and topped with goat cheese and parmesan. Add a salad and a crusty loaf of bread, and you have a marvelous meal! … Continue reading
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Tagged goat cheese, make ahead dinners, meatless meals, quiche, vegetables
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Orange Sour Cream Loaf Cake
I’ve been baking a lot of citrus breads lately. Since this bread has oranges in it, it’s perfectly acceptable to eat for breakfast, or a mid afternoon snack, or both. It’s simple to make, and it won’t last long – … Continue reading
Apple Fritter Coffee Cake
This is a little something I baked on Sunday to go with our afternoon coffee. It’s cake, with chopped apples, brown sugar, cinnamon, and a vanilla glaze – it was easy to throw together, and delicious!
French Pound Cake with Apples
This is essentially a French snacking cake, not too sweet, and firm enough to eat with your hands. The crumb is golden, and tender, and it’s studded with chunks of apples and grated orange zest!
Italian Penicillin
Lately, I’ve been all about cold weather comfort food. It snowed on Friday from the time I got up, to when it got dark – it was a good day to make this soup. It’s a chicken broth with pureed … Continue reading
Lemon Loaf
There’s nothing like a citrusy lemon loaf on a cold Sunday afternoon, perfect with a cup of tea. It gets it’s flavor from lemon juice, lemon zest, and sour cream – it’s soft, moist, and scrumptious!
Banana Crumb Muffins
A chilly Sunday afternoon + a bowl full of overripe bananas = muffins! I tend to buy bananas, forget that I’ve bought them – then buy some more! It all worked out, we ended up with a basket full of … Continue reading
Apple Pear Pie
We received a gift basket for Christmas with some gorgeous pears, and I used some of them, along with a few apples to make this pie. Although we were too stuffed after dinner, we managed to have a slice on … Continue reading

