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Entries from December 30th, 2008

Artisan Boulanger Patissier

December 30th, 2008 · 4 Comments · breakfast, cheap eats, jaimeshake, philly, sweets

a mere three and a half blocks from my house, it’s taken me over a year to hit this south philly patisserie. i walk by it at least once a week, and i swear every time the same thought pops in my head: “oh boy i should really try this place out.” it’s probably the [...]

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cookie christmas – peanut butter blossoms

December 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment · cookies, holiday treat, jaimeshake, recipe, sweets

i adore baked goods year round, but the holiday season turns me into a cracked-out cookie fiend, without fail every year.  all i want to do is bake and consume cookies – especially chocolate chip and peanut butter blossoms.  i blame my family for this.  my grandma always makes a monstrous batch of chocolate chip [...]

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Quick and easy holiday treat

December 18th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Trader Joe's, burgerbaroness, holiday treat, recipe, sweets

Trader Joe’s Candy Cane Joe Joe’s Bark As I have mentioned before, I am not much of a baker so this kind of thing is right up my alley. This is something I made last year (the picture is from last year as well) and people seemed to like it so much that I made [...]

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pumpkin pie fix

December 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment · cheap eats, jaimeshake, pie

my future brother-in-law, wright, came up with an ingenious way to sate his pumpkin pie cravings without having to bake/buy a pie.  behold: all you need is a tastykake pumpkin pie and a tub of cool whip.  pure, delicious brilliance.

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Home Slice pizza

December 10th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Home Slice, Pizza, burgerbaroness, delivery, vegan

I finally ordered a pie from Home Slice pizza, the pizza joint brought to us by the fabulous folks of A Full Plate. While I had tasted some of their goods during their very grand, grand opening, I had not ordered a whole pie for ourselves. Home Slice is unique because it offers both regular [...]

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I’m a believer in vegan baked goods

December 10th, 2008 · 7 Comments · burgerbaroness, cookies, vegan

I am not the baker of the FWTS duo. I prefer braising over baking. I don’t often work from a recipe. I can follow a recipe but I prefer to pull together ingredients that I think will taste good together and then cook them in a way I enjoy. This is not possible with baking. [...]

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check out foodimentary ~ facts & fun

December 10th, 2008 · No Comments · food blog, jaimeshake

i just accidentally stumbled upon a food blog that is fast becoming a fave – foodimentary ~ facts & fun.  found it through twitter (well they found me actually), and i’m so glad they did.  each post is factual & fun, much like the name suggests; from cooking/baking tips to food-related historical tidbits, the blog [...]

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Meatballs like my grandma made them

December 9th, 2008 · 7 Comments · burgerbaroness, favorites, potluck, recipe

YEE_9803 Originally uploaded by dragonballyee Here is the recipe I promised you from this post. It isn’t an exact science because my dad just told me what the ingredients were for them and I don’t have any exact measurements for anything. I will try to do my best though. I usually make a really big [...]

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I guess we’re Philly food bloggers

December 8th, 2008 · 5 Comments · burgerbaroness, philly, potluck, teh internets

Having been on the Philly food blogging scene for like 1.5 seconds, Jaime and I were pleasantly surprised when we received an evite for a Philly food bloggers potluck.  I won’t try to play it cool, I was nervous about what to bring. What does one bring to a potluck filled with food bloggers? Would [...]

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leftover heaven: the last of our thanksgiving turkey

December 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment · jaimeshake, leftover heaven

phew.  it’s gone.  finally gone.  at last, we have consumed the last bit of our thanksgiving turkey.  earle had a stroke of brilliance in whole foods on saturday night – why not turkey cheesesteaks for dinner? we bought a seeded baguette and scurried home in the drifting snow. once settled in the kitchen, earle combined [...]

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