You may be asking yourself, what's a torte? Isn't it normally a cake? Well, yes. A very rich cake. My sister m

Since it's now March, that means I can spend the next 3 weeks or so pushing all the Irish-themed desserts I ca

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Oy, South Dakota. I try and keep the politics off here--It's a food blog, after all, and I don't even talk abo

I realized a few days ago that it's been awhile since I made macarons. It's not that I don't like them, but si

Due to having worked in banking for close to 13 years (between First Bank & Trust, and having worked for K

This winter is close to breaking me. It seems like every time it warms up enough to melt the snow off the road

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This weekend's supposed to be a big deal, isn't it? Well it is for me--A couple friends and I went to see Hair

It's almost the end of January, though that usually means absolutely nothing as far as winter in SoDak goes. I

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Apologies to all my Canadian friends for this post. Yes, I messed with your national dish, and I Americanized

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I felt the need for donuts the last time I went grocery shopping, but because I have to be careful with the bu

Winter always pushes me into a deep funk that I don't usually manage to climb out of until late March or early

We've somewhat moved away from the more "traditional" Christmas dinners. I'm not sure what Jay's family used t

Leaving the bank was somewhat bittersweet. I was participating in the Secret Santa gift exchange for the first

For obvious and not-obvious reasons, I haven't exactly felt the magic of Christmas this year. The holidays are

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I've been unemployed for all of a week now, and the monotonous drudgery is already starting to set in. The goo

So...I debated on whether or not I should even post about this, but several family members and friends are alr

This post is brought to you by Hamilton Beach. It's been a long time since I've made mini muffins or mini cupc

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I got a notion that I wanted some Hazelnut Cupcakes, and they'd need some form of Chocolate Buttercream. I wan

Not too long ago, I started participating in Twitter parties. It pretty much is just Twitter-surfing, while fo

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Thou saw the fields laid bare an' waste, An' weary winter comin fast, An' cozie here, beneath the blast, Thou

I've had a horrible start to the month of November. I had an issue with the ads on my blog redirecting to some

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I did some baking for the bambino's school. Twice a year, during parent-teacher conferences, the PTA asks for

I spend most weekends baking, mostly for blog projects that often get pawned off on my coworkers. For as many

I wish I was better organized sometimes. With some things, I am extremely particular, and keep things orderly.

I wanted to make a cake over the weekend. My mom recently sent me a pumpkin cake mold, so I was planning on ma

I popped out to the Brookings Municipal Liquor Store (yes, it's owned by the City of Brookings...Pretty much e

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