Beer Bread with Dried Cherries and Walnuts

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Dried Cherry and Walnut No-Knead Bread

How can I convince you to bake this bread?  Is it by sharing with you just how deceivingly easy it is to make?  Perhaps I can persuade you by telling you it is so good you may never buy a … Continue reading →


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Beer Bread Re-visited

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Beer Bread Recipe

I awoke early this morning to yet another day of pounding rain and wind.  I’m not complaining, as heavy rain days are as close as we Southern Californians get to snow days.  It’s Sunday, and as such, the day was … Continue reading →


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Dark Chocolate ‘Beer’ Cake with Sour Cream Caramel Frosting

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Chocolate 'Beer' Cake w Sour Cream Caramel Frosting Recipe

It’s official!  I finally had my first beer –  in a cake that is.  ðŸ˜‰  In all the hundreds of cakes I have eaten to date, not one had beer in it.  My Dad was an incredible cake baker, and … Continue reading →


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