Tag Archives: baking

My New Love Affair- The Slow Cooker.

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Julia Barrett

Or when in desperate straits do what the desperate, i.e., pragmatic, do- use a slow cooker. Slow cooking is very new to me. I bought myself a slow cooker after Christmas- having been terrified of them since I was young … Continue reading →

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Emergency Cheesecake!

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Julia Barrett

It’s not that I needed it, it’s that I had to make it. Had to. Do you know my mom caught my dad with a cheesecake? She’s known as the queen of cheesecakes. When she and my dad were dating … Continue reading →

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Monday morning and a stale pain au chocolat.

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Julia Barrett

I’m complaining. Actually I think I’ll back up and talk about Mondays and my daughter, well, one of my daughters, and then I’ll get to the pain au chocolat. I love Mondays. I never suffer those Monday morning blues because … Continue reading →

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2 tsp. vanilla

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Julia Barrett

Remember my list? Well, Penny wanted a post about 2 tsp. vanilla. Here ya go! Just before I left for Boston I baked myself a birthday cake because, well, it was my birthday. I baked a Whiskey Cake since that … Continue reading →

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