Category: Recipes
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The One Item Every Kitchen Should Own
Would you like to hear a love story? Of course you would. Several months ago, Jonathan got me something for my birthday that changed my cooking world. Enter the best knife I’ve ever used: Yes, folks, although you might not realize it, you are looking at the greatest knife ever. If I could go back…
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Top 10 Recipes of 2012
Hello there! Happy New Year’s Eve to you! Today, I’m sharing 10 of the top recipes shared here on Brown Sugar Toast this past year. Can you say YUM? Get ready to…because I sure did while looking at these pics! In case you missed any – here’s a quick recap of 10 of the most…
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Hot Cocoa {gift in a jar}
Hope you have been enjoying the Handmade Christmas series! I am l.o.v.i.n.g. it!! Did you see Christina’s wreath yesterday? Seriously – it looks like it came straight from Ballard. But it only cost her a few bucks to make! Gotta love home decor like that, right? In my ideal world, December is cold. I don’t…
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DIY Pumpkin Pie Spice
Tis’ the season for pumpkin. And lots of it. Pumpkin Pie, Pumpkin Chip Bars, Pumpkin Spice coffee creamer (like I was drinking yesterday), Pumpkin Butter, Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins… Many of these items call for a certain ingredient called “Pumpkin Pie Spice.” It’s sold in eensy-weensy containers for a gajillion bucks. Well, maybe that’s a slight…
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Buffalo Chicken Calzone
Oh hello there, you hunk of awesome-ness: Cheesy, spicy, chicken-y…nom nom nom. The other day I mentioned on facebook that I was making a buffalo chicken calzone for dinn-dinn. I got the idea from these buffalo chicken bites I pinned many moons ago. (here’s the original pin, for any of you interested in the historical…
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Granowenda :: The Best Chewy Granola
My 2 year old, Anna Grace, has this thing about pronunciation. For example, her favorite princess is Cinderenda. Most people know her as Cinderella. One of her favorite snacks is granowenda – aka granola. This is our favorite granowenda recipe. It bakes up chewy, flavorful, and sweet but the only sweeteners in it are honey…
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How to Peel a Perfect Kiwi
Oh yes, it’s true. Perhaps it’s because my birthday was yesterday. Maybe I’m reaching a new era of confidence. I don’t think so. Nevertheless, a couple weeks ago when I was making fruit pizza, I needed to peel quite a few kiwis. Now, in the past, I’ve always used a knife to peel off strips…
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Fruity Pizza
What do you think about this? O my. Yes, it was tasty. I do love pizza – last week we had pizza for dinner (homemade crust topped with garlic white sauce, chicken, olives, mozzarella & oregano) and then this fruit pizza for dessert. One can never eat too much pizza. Try this recipe and I’ll prove it…