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Cake in a Mug

One night my husband and I got out oversized mugs, whipped up a little cake batter, and baked cake-in-a-mug.

We made a new candy last night, for Easter, and it’s even a somewhat healthy candy. Almost. I found a new recipe offline…

We ate shrimp tacos, trying to recreate the restaurant recipe with soft tortillas, black beans, white rice, sautéed shrimp, pineapple salsa.

Here’s something we did with a New York cheesecake I made. The first half, we ate with cherry pie filling, because what could be better?

First you massage the pork loin with a sugar-and-spice rub, then you sear the meat in a skillet until the whole outside is browned and crispy.

After the pies are baked, they pop right out – like mini springform pans without the spring. They are the cutest ever.

In July, we enjoyed our annual blueberry extravaganza. We baked them into tangy, crumbly crisp – and sprinkled them fresh over baked oatmeal.

This dessert is good enough to be eaten warm from the oven, without strawberries, as a coffee cake. With berries, it’s Mmmmmmmmmmmm.

Last week, I kept track of what we ate for dinner each night, so I could share it with you – along with a few simple recipes.

Prepared with love for him at dinner’s end, an unannounced surprise made carefully into a luscious circle of fresh crimped crust…