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Baking My Way Through Baking Illustrated, Recipe #5: Lemon-Blueberry Sour Cream Coffeecake

nobody@vox.com(marble rye) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:44:07 -0700

"To prevent leakage and for best results, we strongly recommend using a tube pan made of one piece of metal (rather than a two-piece angel food cake pan, which has a removable bottom)." Well, I didn't have a one-piece tube pan. So I lined my two-...

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Time for a checkup on the ol' blog.

nobody@vox.com(marble rye) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:35:05 -0700

It's been a while. Here's a quick update: I am back from Vietnam, safe and sound. I do not have Japanese Encephalitis, my biggest Vietnam trip fear. It's a scary thing to get, people--the mosquito-borne disease does not have a cure, and the majori...

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Travel update: I'm going to Vietnam for a month!

nobody@vox.com(marble rye) — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 10:09:30 -0700

One of the benefits to being unemployed (although technically I have a part-time job doing graphic and web design) is that I am free to travel anywhere at at any time, for any duration. I had an amazing time in Colorado (8 days) in June, and on Mo...

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"My whole adult life, I never knew the right way to open a banana. And now you do too."

nobody@vox.com(marble rye) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:02:31 -0700

LIFE-CHANGING: Thank you to Brent for linking me to such an amazing video. I hope you thought it was amazing, too.

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Baking My Way Through Baking Illustrated, Recipe #4: Sugar Cookies with Lemon Zest

nobody@vox.com(marble rye) — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:28:02 -0700

The actual variation on sugar cookies from Baking Illustrated calls for lime zest, but I didn't have that. Excuse my non-flattering photo of the results: Notes: 1. Do not oversmoosh the cookies! I was zealous (smooshing cookies with the botto...

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Apple cinnamon oatmeal with raisins and walnuts: my perfect breakfast.

nobody@vox.com(marble rye) — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:26:51 -0700

Every morning as of late, I have a hot, hearty bowl of deluxe oatmeal that takes 3 minutes to prepare. Here's how to start your day with an awesome breakfast that's healthy and delicious. I make it by microwaving a packet of apple cinnamon oat...

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I am officially a runner!

nobody@vox.com(marble rye) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:06 -0700

Although I have been running three to four times a week for the last two months, I had never run in a timed race prior to last weekend. For my first race, I signed up for a 5K just to see how things would go, but the results were posted tonight an...

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Buy one smoothie, get one free at Jamba Juice

nobody@vox.com(marble rye) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:16:59 -0700

This printable coupon expires July 12, 2009 for buy one get one free smoothies at Jamba Juice. [via techbargains.com. And my aunt, who asked me to look it up... haha]

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Baking My Way Through Baking Illustrated, Recipe #3: Sour Cream Fudge Layer Cake

nobody@vox.com(marble rye) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:47:30 -0700

Of the 35 cake recipes you will find in Baking Illustrated (not including variations), roughly a third are chocolate cakes. Varying in the intensity of chocolate flavor, richness, texture, presentation and ease of preparation, they include: Cho...

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How to make the BEST caramel iced coffee blend for hot summer days.

nobody@vox.com(marble rye) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:41:55 -0700

If you're unemployed like me (best of luck to you), you've probably changed your coffee-drinking habits from fancy to frugal. I used to LOVE going to coffee shops for blended drinks, but lately I'm all for avoiding Starbucks and making my own at h...

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