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This actually is the best banana bread you will ever taste. I'm serious. Whichever minion of Martha's came up with it deserves a nice firm handshake and a cigar. Or something. Anyways, this is the moistest (moistest?) banana bread you will taste. It keeps really well, although I don't think you'll have to worry about that.


( Recipe and another pic )

See more at The Cast-Iron Darling!

These cookies are sweet, simple, warm, and homey. I've taken the liberty of dubbing them Cinnamon Roll Cookies, though their original name was Iced Cinnamon Chip Cookies. I think they taste just like buttery glazed cinnamon rolls in chewy cookie form!

We loved them -- definitely going in the "make again" pile!



( recipes and photo )


To read more about this recipe, see a closeup of cookie goodness, see some wonky cheese straws, or to enjoy at least two references to hamsters, please head over to my baking blog, Willow Bird Baking!

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Roasted Pork, Egg and Mozzarella Sandwich on Ciabatta Bread. This was really good. I sautéed the pork and then put the sandwich in the oven to melt the cheese. Mmmmm.

For the recipe and more, please visit The Adventures of Kitchen Girl

An easy Challenge... just what I needed this month. Considering all the cookie baking I've done just the last 2 weeks, I'm glad for a simple Challenge.

( Onward! )

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Hey guys, I've been no-pooing for almost a year now and I'm really enjoying it. I've always had wavy hair that I tried to straighten but since starting no poo I've decided to work with my hair and the waves have become loose curls, which is pretty neat. Now winter seems to be messing up my plans.

I wear a toque (a close-fitting knitted hat, for you non-Canadians) and it seems to be flattening my curls at the top of my head. I'm also concerned that it might start to make my hair oilier faster, and since I've finally got my washes spaced out to every four days without looking gross on wash day, I definitely don't want to reverse my progress.

Are there any fellow cold-weather curly girls who can suggest alternative headwear? Would a loose, slouchy toque be better? (I'm thinking of maybe something like this.) A beret? I do have to deal with a Canadian winter so some sort of warm head-covering (that covers my ears) is essential and I can't just wear a hood because I need my peripheral vision, at least while driving until the car warms up. I can sort of knit and I can crochet fairly well so links to (preferably free) patterns, as well as yarn suggestions, are also welcome!

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howdy folks!
this year i decided to make all hand/homemade gifts due to financial issues, which resulted in a cornucopia of me learning new and different things (crocheting, to name one). in addition to my usual gross+ of cookies i make every christmas, i also made some fudge sauce, caramel sauce, caramel corn and tex-mex nuts to give away as gifts. and while i was at it, i made my hubby some lemon curd because he loooves the stuff.

and surprisingly, everything was EASY to make.
( Pics behind the cut! )

So, I've been a long time lurker here, this is my first post so... bare with me.

First of all, I've been doing No poo since September and I'm really happy with how my hair is looking. I'm especially pleased with my lack of split ends, so I really don't want to stop doing it, but I feel like natural remedies haven't been helping.

( Read more about my poor, scabby scalp )

My favourite restaurant in Sydney - my family ate there every night for an entire week. My favourite part was watching the guy who cuts the dumpling dough and then weighs and measures them periodically to make sure they're all exactly the same.

More at my food comic a wishful pantry.

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This is my first time posting here, although I've lurked and stolen recipes from here for ages, so...

A terrible cat I made out of sugar cookie dough scraps
( Macaroni, cauliflower, quinoa and potatoes )

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Grilled Roasted Pork, Mozzarella and Tomato Sandwich on Sourdough.

Just a quick dinner.