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Breakfast/Brunch, Desserts, Sweet Snacks

Chocolate Hazelnut Bundt Cake, with Red Currants

The other day, I bought this amazing green (of course) mini-bundt pan from Ten Hands Pottery on Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/shop/TenHandsPottery). It arrived late last week and the very first thing I thought was what to make — and came up with this recipe for a Hazelnut Chocolate Red Currant Bundt. It was a riff on my standard pound cake recipe, so I wasn’t sure that it would come out as planned, but it’s delicious. And it photographs well in the lovely pan.
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Cookies, Sweet Snacks

Maple Oatmeal Sandwich Cookies

I was going to make these cookies last week already, as it was around Canada Day and maple things remind me of Canada, go figure. But then life got in the way and so I made them this week. Kinda healthy, very delicious and too big to eat in just one bite. Oh, and did I mention delicious?
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Desserts, Sweet Snacks

Strawberry Lemon Thyme Crumble Bars

More strawberries! And more crumble bars. These really are my “go to” thing when I need something quick and delicious, minimal effort, maximum output. And it helps if you just went strawberry picking an have homemade jam. This variety also has a bit of lemon zest in the shortbread and believe it or not, a little bit of thyme. No, it doesn’t taste “herby” though. 🙂
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