Category Archives: baked goods

Is it spring yet?

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Rivertree kitchen

It’s May first in Wisconsin, and once again it’s freezing. My garden is empty and forlorn, lonely for the plants that can’t go in until this crazy cold goes away for good. We decided to pretend it was a nice … Continue reading →

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Bread!

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Rivertree kitchen

It’s the very end of April, and it’s supposed to be spring, even here in Great Lakes territory. Last year at this time, my lilacs were sporting grape-colored buds; this year, they don’t even have leaves. This morning I shivered … Continue reading →

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Not your grandma’s molasses cookies

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Rivertree kitchen

I brought these cookies to my son’s piano recital several years ago. People would look at these humble brown circles doubtfully: What were they? Too light to be chocolate, too dark for peanut butter. But then an intrepid soul picked … Continue reading →

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