my lavender blues

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Have I had german pancakes before? Sure I have. But I must admit, they were nothing until made in a cast iron skillet…. NO this post is by no means sponsored and I’m posting this AFTER they announced the winner of their “Dutch Baby” contest they have going on, so this is purely from the […]

Chocolate Chip German Pancakes

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Forrest Gump had it right, life really is like a big ol’ box of chocolates, I just am currently chewing on the much dreaded fruit filling truffle. Hopefully one day I’ll be able to taste the coconut or peanut butter again, it’s bound to happen at some point…. right? But for now I’ll just chew through the […]

White Chocolate Pecan Bacon Bark

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    My son currently has 4 teeth coming. Let me repeat :  FOUR. At ONCE. And let me just say he isn’t the most graceful teether. I’ve read about children either reacting to teething or not (who are those kids, and what the hell is in their milk. Share.) However I’ve also learned that […]

Healthier Pumpkin Apple Muffins

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    SO with holidays approaching and the weather cooling down my body has entered the stage of hyperthagia. Which is a bit of a problem being that it is only September and I might already need to be whipping out the fat pants….. F$#@.         My son has also been ill, […]

Cinnabon Pull Apart Bread

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    Easy like Sunday morning. That is todays goal, as last night was a ROUGH night. My son overloaded on every berry he could get his hands on. Between the neighbors and niece he was able to manipulate everyone into giving him more, and more, and apparently far more than his little body could […]

Quicker Stovetop Apple Butter

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  Currently I am typing this post while munching on incredibly burnt granola. But don’t you worry I will not allow you to make the same mistake as me. Or I pray your memory/ attention span is more than that of a goldfish and does not allow you to make what was supposed to be […]

Easy Pumpkin Pie Granola

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  Well butter my buns and call me a biscuit! How have I never made cultured butter before? Not only that but how have I never made good old fashioned buttermilk? I didn’t even know it was possible. OH but it is. So very possible. And so very easy. Just takes a little bit of […]

Homemade Cultured Butter and Buttermilk

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If only my mornings were as storybook as the pictures shown. In. My. Dreams. But then that’s what taking pictures are for…. right? Capturing our “castle in the air” and turning it into reality, or in this case just a staged moment in time. When I close my eyes and think of a biscotti, I imagine a […]

No Stress Honey & Lavender Biscotti