Monthly Archives: June 2011

Chocolate Chip Granola Bars

Posted on June 30, 2011 by sparecake

This is my favorite granola bar recipe, and it’s also super flexible – swap out some chocolate for craisins (hah, why would you ever swap out chocolate??), use nutella instead of peanut butter… whatever you do it’s probably going to … Continue reading →

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Cake-Filled Chocolate Hearts

Posted on June 28, 2011 by sparecake

My friend Ted got married this weekend. It was super fun – great band, tons of food, and I got to see my ex-roommate/roommate for life, Alex. When Alex still lived with me, his girlfriend Lauren (who also lived with … Continue reading →

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Sausage Balls

Posted on June 26, 2011 by sparecake

I’m currently full up with cake, chocolate, and frosting (from Ted’s chocolate wedding hearts, which I’ll post ASAP) to the point where just thinking about eating these sausage balls makes me tired, but at the time, they were exactly what … Continue reading →

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Rewarmening Wrap Up – Some Fat Kid Food Ideas

Posted on June 22, 2011 by sparecake

The rest of the things that we made for our house rewarming party were all REALLY good, but not really things that require precise recipes. I figure I’ll throw out some pictures and descriptions, and you if you’re interested you … Continue reading →

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Lemonade Cake

Posted on June 19, 2011 by sparecake

Another lemony recipe from the Rewarmening, this one cakey. To begin with, you just use boxed lemon cake mix with some extra eggs and lemonade concentrate. Bake the cakes according to the box’s instructions, and then cool for an hour. … Continue reading →

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Chipotle and Cheese Pull-Apart Loaf

Posted on June 19, 2011 by sparecake

I’ve had a pizza pull-apart bread recipe bookmarked for ages, and kept intending to make it. When the time came, I sorta took it in another direction. Start off by fishing the chipotles out of a can of chipotles in … Continue reading →

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Lemon Curd Ice Cream

Posted on June 19, 2011 by sparecake

So the Rewarmening happened last night, and the lemon curd ice cream was consumed, as was a lot of other fat kid food I’ll be posting in the next few days. It was a good night, and all the food … Continue reading →

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Lemon Curd

Posted on June 17, 2011 by sparecake

Until roughly a year ago, I didn’t even know lemon curd existed. What a sad, bleak existence that was. This stuff is great! Last week a recipe for lemon curd ice cream popped up in my google reader feed, and … Continue reading →

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Preparing for the Rewarmening

Posted on June 16, 2011 by sparecake

This weekend I’m having a house re-warming – I’ve lived here for several years, but my two roommates are new. I’ve so far made lemon curd ice cream and bought the ingredients for a lemonade cake. We just drew up … Continue reading →

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Pineapple Brown Sugar Chicken

Posted on June 15, 2011 by sparecake

This dish used to be my go-to, only-thing-I-was-confident-enough-to-serve-to-others dish. Not sure what happened, but I don’t think I’d made it in a few years. It’s still just as good, sweet, and fruity as before. It’s also easy – not much … Continue reading →

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