Lemon Bars

We forgot to take a picture of these before they were gobbled up at dinner with our friends, Jesse & Amy.  These are the perfect amount of sweet and tart with a hint of saltiness in the crust. From the ATK cookbook: Ingredients1¼ cups flour ½ cup Confectioners sugar ½ teasp salt 12 tbsp butter, cut into 12 pieces and softened 7 egg yolks, Large 2 eggs, Large and whole 1 cup and 2 tbsp Granulated sugar ⅔ cup lemon juice (fresh) ¼ cup lemon zest (grated) (I sometimes use more for more flavor) 3...

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Bobby Flay's Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

For my first attempt at making and eating pineapple upside-down cake, this was fantastic!! My friend's birthday was last week and when I asked for a request, she said she had just watched Throw Down with Bobby Flay and he made this cake, so that's what she wanted.  I happened to find the exact recipe on foodnetwork.com, but adapted it to cook in the oven instead of on the bbq.  (We also left out the YUCK of maraschino cherries and chopped...

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Dehydrator

This is just a quick "rave" post... I LOVE having a dehydrator!  Unfortunately the one I have is old and doesn't belong to me, but it's a great tool to have in the world of semi-natural living!  Currently, it is filling the house with an herby aroma as we have had 2 batches of thyme and rosemary going for the last few hours.  I also like to use it to dry fruit to snack on and have attempted the dehydrating of nuts for flour and almond milk.  Whatever the use, it's a great tool to have... To read more about dehydrators, check...

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Chai Cookies

We have been on 2 kicks lately... chai and lemons.  Ooh! Maybe I should make something chai-lemon... okay, can you tell it's late?  That will be for another post... look forward to LEMON posts in the near future and maybe the addition of a chai-lemon something.  I bet you can't wait. Back to THIS recipe. I made a batch of my homemade chai mix recently (adapted from this allrecipes contribution).  Needless to say, we've been drinking blended chai's every night of the 100 degree summer weather!  As I was sipping on my...

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