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by Kelly J. Larson Breadsticks are the ultimate comfort food around here. We like them with soup or salad and sometimes as the meal itself. They’re so perfect — a portable and handy homemade bread, baked with butter and Parmesan cheese. Mmmm. The fact that there can be about 15 soft and cheesy breadsticks on […]

by Kelly J. Larson Today I made bakery-style glazed lemon blueberry muffins that my family cheerfully approved of. Tasty regular-sized muffins puff up well and are soft and fruity, packed with vitamin C. I used formed paper muffin liners, which can be made without an actual muffin pan.Lemon Blueberry Muffins 2 eggs 1 cup sugar 1 […]

by Kelly J. Larson Once upon a time I lived in Belgium for five months (followed by eleven months in The Netherlands) and fell madly in love with the country, the people, the scenery, the language and of course, the food. A hot, freshly cooked cone full of frites topped with mayonnaise (or Indonesian peanut sauce, aka […]

by Kelly J. Larson My daughter’s Cinco de Mayo themed baby shower is coming up and I get to bake all the desserts. The big challenge is to narrow down options because my brain is disorganized with a ton of ideas that would be awesome. I get carried away and go sliiiiightly overboard. I’ve been […]

by Kelly J. Larson This fruity salsa makes the most yummy and light dessert and with Cinco de Mayo in a few days, it sounded perfect for our family treat tonight. Apple Strawberry Kiwi Salsa 2 cups strawberries, diced 2 cups kiwis, diced 2 cups granny smith apples, peeled, cored, sliced, diced 2 tablespoons apple […]

by Kelly J. Larson Make room for this winner in your lemon and lime bar recipe collection. These sublime bars have lime zest in an almond shortbread style crust, with a very soft, citrus filling, dusted with powdered sugar. To make them more festive, I top each one with a seasonal candy usually — with […]

by Kelly J. Larson Our wonderful daughter, Lindsey, and her husband live in Colorado and are expecting their second son in June. We are planning a Cinco de Mayo themed baby shower for her since we’re all loco about Mexican food, plus it seems appropriate since the little family spent last summer after their college […]

by Kelly J. Larson First things first, today is my mother’s 79th birthday. Happy birthday, Mom! Since we eat bananas fairly often, we end up with plenty of ripe ones that nobody wants. Here’s my latest mashup for how to use ripe bananas — in cupcake form with fluffy peanut butter frosting. I handed one […]

by Kelly J. Larson Do you believe in magic? What about Magic Cookie Bars, also known as Hello Dollys and sometimes Seven Layer Bars — except mine just have six? It is nothing short of magical when someone who doesn’t consider herself or himself a baker, and she or he can grab a few ingredients, […]

by Kelly J. Larson Last week, a friend’s Facebook post listed a series of unfortunate events that had gone wrong for them recently. “How can I help?” I asked. Her reply was that she would like some of my dinner rolls. I can do that! What a compliment! I whipped up some rolls, dropped them […]