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About sparecake

My name's Corinne, and I like cake, cookies, and chocolate! Also, non-c-things such as ponies, Star Trek, and biking. I write a food blog and a blog about life, wide open spaces, and museum work. Nice to meet you!

Buckwheat Focaccia

Posted on August 25, 2021 by sparecake

A reasonably quick bread that is really tasty from a topping of salt, herbs, and olive oil. I made this with sage, because that was what was in some of the other dishes in the meal I was making, but … Continue reading →

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Lemon Meringue Cupcakes

Posted on August 18, 2021 by sparecake

Some delicious cupcakes with tart lemon to cut the very sweet meringue, and an excuse to get out your blowtorch, which is always fun! I made these with my former ‘Summertime Cake Series’ partner, but his life has changed enough … Continue reading →

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Kalamata Chicken with New Potatoes

Posted on August 11, 2021 by sparecake

Made this with friends I was visiting last week, and luckily they were just as excited about these flavors as I was! I think even one of the kids (ages small and smaller) liked this, which is pretty good when … Continue reading →

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Buckwheat Cookies

Posted on July 28, 2021 by sparecake

Naturally gluten-free cookies with a texture similar to shortbread (thanks to all the butter)! The flavor of these is hard to describe, other than buttery, but it’s good – all but 3 or so disappeared at work that day, and … Continue reading →

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Country Sweet-Sour Cabbage

Posted on July 14, 2021 by sparecake

One for MaryKate maybe, who actually likes chopping cabbage! A good slightly sweet (fruit and) veggie side dish you can feel healthy enough while eating. Perfect! Ingredients: 2 apples, cored and peeled 1 onion 1 1/2 tablespoons shortening 1/2 medium … Continue reading →

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Cinnamon Toast Crunch Apple Slice

Posted on June 23, 2021 by sparecake

I’d never heard of apple slice before, but it’s apparently just a huge slab of apple pie, so we’re off to a good start. The traditional version has crushed corn flakes in it, but this recipe (smartly) uses Cinnamon Toast … Continue reading →

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Corned Beef Pie

Posted on June 16, 2021 by sparecake

Some British comedian I like was on a morning show a few weeks ago, and shared a clip in which someone mentioned corned beef pie. I had to try that immediately, got the ingredients the very next day, and really, … Continue reading →

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Gourd Soup

Posted on June 9, 2021 by sparecake

I love butternut squash, and I love bread, and this recipe manages to get delicious bread-i-ness into a healthy squash soup. Perfect! It’s a historic recipe, shared by Old Sturbridge Village, which is fun. I believe they’re cooking in a … Continue reading →

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Cheesecake Cookies

Posted on June 2, 2021 by sparecake

Extremely soft, simple, cookies that are realistically more a nice vanilla than cheesecake flavored. Whatever it is, it’s still a good flavor! Ingredients: 8 ounces full fat cream cheese, room temperature 1/2 cup butter, room temperature 1 1/4 cup granulated … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Buckwheat Cake

Posted on May 26, 2021 by sparecake

Last year at work we grew buckwheat for the first time. We brought it to a historic mill at the neighboring Metropark system, and just last week got back the first batch of buckwheat flour! This is the first thing … Continue reading →

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