Night Owls

An owl shaped cookie with coffee liqueur and expresso favored dough and a bittersweet chocolate glaze.  A little something that keeps you going at all hours. Ingredients: 1 cup Butter (room temp) + 2 tbsp Butter 1 cup Sugar 1/4 cup Coffee Liqueur 1 Egg 3 cups Flour 2 tbsp ground Expresso 1 1/2 tsp…

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Quinoa Griddle Cakes

Torrejas de quinoa, quinoa griddle cakes, are a tasty and nutritious snack.  High in protein and fiber this is a great way to prepare and eat quinoa.  I have been eating them all week for lunch.  Highly satisfying.  You can also dress them up with your favorite sauces, or even some fresh veggies.  The quinoa griddle…

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Apple Cider Donut Muffins

Apple cider donuts are a big thing in Vermont around this time of year.  Weekends are spent at your local orchard picking apples, and indulging in fresh, right out of the fryer, melt in your mouth, cider donuts.  A little something to warm and revitalize you after an afternoon spent outside enjoying the crisp fall…

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Beer Pizza Dough

One of my favorite grocery store pizza doughs has beer in it, and below is my astonishingly successful first attempt at trying to recreate it.  I was sure that it would take me a few tries to get it right, especially since I was going in blind (pour in a can of beer, dump in…

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