Tag: pears
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Benedictine Pear Loaf Cake
If ever there was a recurrent theme for me here, it would be a quick bread made in a loaf pan. That’s just how I roll, I guess. Maybe I should change the name to Dave’s Quick Bread Recipes? Hmmm. This came about actually while initially searching online for an apple cake recipe, and finding…
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cardamom lemon pear loaf
I read a self help book a long time ago that suggested that when one is depressed or sad, to stick to a routine as much as possible. That’s what I’ve been doing. And so this morning was no different that any other Saturday morning. I made coffee, listened to the news on the radio,…
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summer pear blackberry crumb cake
I panicked for a split second when I pulled it out of the oven, because I used a darker brown sugar than I usually use, and the whole cake looked like it was topped with ground beef! Luckily, that was just my imagination. It was fine. Cutting it was fine, although in retrospect, letting it…
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pear blue cheese fig jam bread
Today we signed a lease with another apartment much farther away from the city. We will be moving from here at the end of this month. It feels good to finally be done with the new apartment search, but I’m a little sad that my building will be demolished. Plus, for more than 20 years,…
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pear ginger muffins
These muffins came about almost as soon as I collected the ingredients from the pantry and kitchen. I did have some crystallized candied ginger, so it was a given that they’d make their way into these muffins. This is a perfect recipe for a lazy afternoon. You simply cream the butter and sugars, add the…
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Pear Hazelnut Cake
I actually made this pear hazelnut cake in the spring for someone’s birthday at work. Since I work at a very large place, I doubled the recipe. I’ve found that when you double a recipe for a 10-inch springform pan, it fits into a 14-inch springform pan, almost exactly. So that’s typically what I do when…
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