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Pick-me-up peppermint mocha, a closeup on the mound of whipped cream with green and red sprinkles

Pick-me-up peppermint mocha

December 9, 2015by Mike Bierschenk Leave a comment

A quick-fix fancy coffee drink for the days when the world gets to be just the teeniest bit too much.

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Desserts/Sweet Things, Drinks
One pristine Abject apology bar is propped up in the foreground, with others, unfocused behind, and canisters of sugar and flour still further behind.

Abject apology bars (with dates, chocolate chips, pecan, and coconut)

October 13, 2015by Mike Bierschenk Leave a comment

Sticky-sweet dates, rich pecans, crowd-favorite chocolate chips, and fragrant coconut come together to sweeten a co-worker’s soured disposition. Obviously, do your best not to mess up. But if you do? Abject apology bars to the rescue.

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Desserts/Sweet Things

Texas sheet cake (‘chocolate sheath cake’)

August 6, 2015by Mike Bierschenk 8 Comments

This has been my birthday cake for almost a decade: it’s simple, quick, and utterly delicious. The fudgy cocoa-and-cinnamon cake combines with a thin, crackly icing studded with chopped pecans, and it takes only 20 minutes in the oven

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Desserts/Sweet Things
Chocolate cheesecake with gingered rhubarb topping

Chocolate cheesecake with gingered rhubarb topping

June 10, 2015by Mike Bierschenk Leave a comment

Sweet-tart rhubarb and snappy fresh ginger. Crisp, buttery gingersnap crumbs. Cool, thick chocolate sandwiched between the two. Yes, it’s probably a two-day project, but the reward at the end is all the better for dreaming about it overnight.

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Desserts/Sweet Things
Toasted walnut banana bread

Toasted walnut banana bread

February 26, 2015by Mike Bierschenk 3 Comments

Ever had a culinary white whale? Wait, step back: I’m showing my literature scholar roots here. For those who haven’t been exposed to Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick, that’s a reference to the […]

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Breakfast, Desserts/Sweet Things

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