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The Easiest Summer Fruit Pie

The Easiest Summer Fruit Pie

The following recipe is from my cookbook Scratch, which comes out October 11. You can pre-order it here now and receive four free gifts from me! This pie was born out of frustration, deception, and laziness. I was in the process of baking a glazed strawberry pie when my eldest daughter declared she didn’t like […]

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The Gifts of Scratch

The Gifts of Scratch

Dear Readers, A few weeks ago, I mentioned that my new cookbook, Scratch, is live on Amazon and ready for pre-order. Well, I wanted you to know that if you’ve already pre-ordered it or you’re ready to pre-order now, you are eligible to receive four free gifts from me! Just fill out the form on […]

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Cooking from Scratch Just Got Super Easy!

Cooking from Scratch Just Got Super Easy!

The other day Gary from Prepress walked by my office and told me he’d been prepping my cookbook, Scratch, for the printer and commented that all the recipes looked so good and so easy. “But,” he said, “I’m afraid. I’m afraid I’ll mess something up. Is it really as easy as you make it look?” […]

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Salted Caramel Sauce from Scratch

Salted Caramel Sauce from Scratch

Once again, the idea of making something from scratch is so much more overwhelming than actually doing it. After making this caramel sauce once, I will NEVER BUY STORE-BOUGHT CARAMEL AGAIN. Caramel is my weakness. Caramel is my chocolate, my wine, my whatever. I don’t binge-eat it, but if given a choice, I’ll chose caramel. […]

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Hello, 2016! Big Things Ahead…

Hello, 2016! Big Things Ahead…

Dear Reader, welcome to 2016! I always love a new year. It’s a new chance, a fresh start, an opportunity to rethink and reimagine. I mean, 2015 had some amazing highlights, but I’m not looking back. I’m looking ahead to all the supercool stuff happening this year. First, you may have heard I am “back […]

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