no rise pumpkin cinnamon rolls

October 08, 2012

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featured on foodgawker Last Sunday turned out to be an impromptu pumpkin fest! I’m trying to mend my pumpkin feelings. Before going to visit my friends in Santa Monica to bottle the pumpkin beer we’ve been brewing, I received a...

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pumpkin streusel muffins

October 01, 2012

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featured on tastespotting and foodgawker Pumpkin is about to take over my life. I’m about to say a string of blasphemous things: I’m not happy about the pumpkin takeover. I am kind of sick of pumpkin. *gasp* “But Melissa, it’s...

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daring bakers challenge september 2012: sweet potato and kale empanadas

September 27, 2012

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Let’s get right down to it. Things have been difficult for me lately. I’ve been in a rough place, but finally feel like I am beginning to come out of it. When I go through challenges, those are the times...

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my ultimate favorite chocolate chip cookies

September 10, 2012

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featured on tastespotting You know how there are some recipes of your mother’s or grandmother’s you just can’t quite mimic? Chocolate chip cookies are one of them for me. My mom uses the Nestle Toll House version, but she uses...

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