Category Archives: Cinnamon

Chocolate Chunk Cookie Nirvana

Chocolate Chunk Cookies (adapted from Fresh Food Underground‘s Levain Bakery Copycat recipe) I have been on a search for what I deem the “perfect” chocolate chip cookie for quite sometime.  Nestle Tollhouse’s recipe just hasn’t cut it for me for a … Continue reading

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Cinnamon Sugar Pull Apart Bread

Cinnamon Sugar Pull Apart Bread (via Joy the Baker) For those of you who, like me, enjoy the middle of a cinnamon roll the best, this bread is for you.   For those of you who think that cinnamon rolls look … Continue reading

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Ooey, Gooey Cinnamon Rolls

Cinnamon Rolls (Mock Cinnabon Recipe via The Gordon Family, preserved on The Fresh Loaf) It was Thanksgiving evening and my husband and I were at the grocery store picking up a few “necessary” items, aka. egg nog for him.  Pillsbury … Continue reading

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Ginger Molasses Cookies

Ginger Molasses Cookies (adapted from Ina Garten’s Ultimate Ginger Cookies) Sparkling sugar envelopes a soft, chewy dough tinged with molasses, ginger, and other autumn spices…the result? Comfort.  I adore ginger snaps as well as a softer molasses cookie.  I adapted … Continue reading

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Pumpkin Scones

Pumpkin Scones (via Annie’s Eats which she adapted from Joy of Baking) I absolutely love Fall and all that it brings with it…crisp, clear air, a gorgeous palette of vibrant colors atop the trees, cinnamon and spices, apple cider, and last but … Continue reading

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Morning Glory…muffins, that is

Whole Grain Morning Glory Muffins (via Whole Foods) Don’t let the modest, nondescript look of these muffins fool you.  These are wolves dressed in sheep’s clothing – so to speak.  Maybe more of a flavorful powerhouse packed into a little … Continue reading

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Donuts take on a new form

Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins (Adapted from Laura Rebecca’s Kitchen) I love the ease of these muffins and the way they taste like an old-fashioned donut.  They make me feel like I’m indulging without the guilt which is welcome when one … Continue reading

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French toast with summer fruit compote

This is a concoction born out of my desire to use my very ripe peach, some leftover blueberries, and Rainier cherries I had sitting in my fridge.  While very tasty on their own, together they become an aromatic, syrupy compote … Continue reading

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Sweet & spicy nirvana

Cinnamon Swirl Bread (recipe from Pinch my Salt, via 1973 Better Homes and Gardens Homemade Bread Cookbook) This bread was perfect in every sense of the word.  The dough was soft and pliable, not too sweet.  The cinnamon swirl effortlessly wound … Continue reading

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