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Mini Egg Macarons

Mini Egg Macarons

This week has been nuts. Mini egg macarons are obviously the answer. I’m finally cleared to drive again so I took myself on a little jaunt to the grocery store (easy) and to and from Vancouver for an appointment with my surgeon (pushing it). My …

Chocolate Covered Smashed Honeycomb

Chocolate Covered Smashed Honeycomb

Sugar is magic. Seriously. Take some sugar, water and honey, heat it up to 300°F, whisk in some baking soda and you end up with some killer honeycomb. As long as you have a reliable candy thermometer you can make this. It’s so easy. I …

Luck O’ the Irish Peppermint Swirl Sugar Cookies

Luck O’ the Irish Peppermint Swirl Sugar Cookies

I think this might be the most patriotic treat I’ve ever baked. And I’m not even a little bit Irish. Clearly I’m saving my English and Welsh patriotism for something else. My friend Taylor and I met up with some other friends of ours and …

Orange Almond Biscotti

Orange Almond Biscotti

If these orange almond biscotti didn’t taste so good, I would regret having spent yesterday morning in the kitchen making these. Baking isn’t on my very short list of approved activities for my knee. And boy oh boy am I feeling every slight movement I make. …

Orthopedic Nightmare

Orthopedic Nightmare

If you’ve seen me over the last 3 1/2 years, chances are one of the first things you noticed was my ever-present knee brace, complete with a hinge on each side and velcro straps to keep it from sliding down to my ankle. Two weeks …