Tag Archive: cinnamon

Apr 12

Easy cinnamon croissants

Someday I'm going to make croissants from scratch, I promise. It's just that the croissant-making process sounds so complicated and time-consuming and, frankly, frightening. It's so much easier to buy them all baked and ready to eat, don't you think? This recipe for cinnamon croissants is sort of a compromise. The hard part — making …

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Feb 17

Sour cream-banana toffee coffee cake

Remember when I got all excited about coffee cake last year? And I said I had a great idea for a variation on coffee cake that I just couldn't wait to make? Ten months later, here it is: Sour cream-banana toffee coffee cake!

Nov 20

Cinnamon pear upside-down cake

Pears! They were a little overripe.

You know, I’ve never been much of a pear eater. I’m not sure why; I like them just fine. I just never think to buy them. A couple times a year, though, some pears arrive on my doorstep, courtesy of my homeboys Harry and David. I usually try really hard to eat them all before …

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Nov 03

French toast with maple apple compote

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Thanksgiving is just three weeks away. Three weeks! Wasn’t it just summer?

Oct 18

Apple cider doughnuts

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Apparently apple cider doughnuts are an autumn staple in some parts of the country. Go to an apple orchard, play on the hay bales, pick out a pumpkin, and eat an apple cider doughnut.

Sep 30

Chocolate cupcakes with pumpkin spice frosting

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So many autumn recipes. So little time.

Sep 27

Apple cinnamon oatmeal pancakes

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After returning from my morning run on Sunday, I decided the best way to treat myself would be with a nice, big breakfast.

Sep 15

Apple cake

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In my haste to start baking with pumpkin, I completely overlooked the best part about September: apples!

Sep 08

Pumpkin scones with spiced glaze

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Labor Day has passed. August is but a distant memory. Time for pumpkin!

Jul 23

Zucchini-pecan cake with cinnamon cream cheese frosting

Hey, look! A zucchini!

Everyone I know keeps trying to give me zucchini. My friends. My co-workers. My mom. I imagine that if I got out more, I might even be offered zucchini by total strangers. Because for some reason, everyone who has a zucchini garden (and that’s about every third person I talk to) suddenly has more zucchini …

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