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Not your mother’s mashed potatoes

November 18, 2012
Not your mother’s mashed potatoes

Warning: Special occasion recipe. Do not eat this more than twice a year, or it will kill you. We call these “Death potatoes,” in my family. Seriously. This recipe is easy to make and pretty popular when I’ve made it for holiday dinners. It also does double duty as a great brunch side. And you can make ...

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Halloween brownie bats, or tarantulas, or something

October 23, 2012
Halloween brownie bats, or tarantulas, or something

I purchased these silicone Halloween molds with grand plans to bake something adorable. Here’s what I learned: silicone molds aren’t ideal for baking. They’re great for making candy, chocolates, soap, and several other pourable things that harden when cooled, but I’m not convinced they’re all that useful for making things with cake-like properties. Soft and crumbly cakes can too easily get a ...

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Best cupcake recipe ever?

July 26, 2012
Vanilla vanilla cupcakes belongs to Not Those Kennedys, www.notthosekennedys.com

I went trolling for the best cupcake recipe I could find, with the caveat that it could only include ingredients I had in the house. The winner? The recipe with the best SEO. I found it on Squidoo. It’s actually a very good recipe. The best? I still have far too many cupcakes to make and eat before ...

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Working mom writes about single parenting, politics, and the family dog. Occasionally does craft projects. No longer worries about "having it all."
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