From the monthly archives:

March 2010

This is one of my favourite Barefoot Contessa Recipes, adapted to a personal pan size for those “emergency brownie days”. Emergency brownie days in my books are usually also accompanied by vodka, if it happens to be available in the fridge. That’s how I concluded brownies were probably, most likely, created by [...]

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Heaven and Hell Cake, My Way

by mango on 29 March 2010

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After reading Alexis Stewart’s post on making this Heaven and Hell Cake from Saveur.com, I wanted to give it a whirl, too. Since then, I’ve whirled at least three times to get it right. Today, I can finally share something.
The reason why it’s called Heaven and Hell Cake is because the cake layers [...]

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Blueberry Pancakes

by mango on 28 March 2010

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I never used to like pancakes, and was always more of a waffle person. However, these days whenever I decide to eat healthy and cut out refined carbs, I always get this weird craving for pancakes – yummy, dense, carby goodness for breakfast. After making these pancakes, I also think I might’ve just [...]

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Kneading Away Stress

by mango on 17 March 2010

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Last Wednesday I got home from work and just wanted to veg. I was agitated, annoyed, and frustrated with everything that’s been happening. To sum up, life at work has been absolutely nutty for the past six weeks, and I have a few things that I am working on outside of work that [...]

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Happy Pi(e) Day!

by mango on 14 March 2010

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If you’re blissfully unaware of the nerdiness that today inspired, I apologize for ruining this ignorance. Apparently, March 14th is a recognized “holiday” called Pi Day, and yes, people celebrate by having pie at 1:59 (am? pm? undetermined).
While I can’t say I’m a big pie person, Alex loves apple pie. So when he [...]

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