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Gluten-Free Apple Cider Fritters

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on October 16, 2012

in Baking, bread, friends, guest post, nails, Side Dishes, vegetarian

I very rarely make gluten-free treats. Ok, that’s not completely true. I make gluten-free food all the time, just not for the sole reason of it being gluten-free. I don’t have any sort of gluten intolerance, nor do I toy with cutting out gluten for the sole reason that it’s “trendy.” However, as many of [...]

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There’s Always Time for Chocolate

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on October 14, 2012

in dessert

This post is brought to you by Ghirardelli Intense Dark™ Chocolate. Things have been busy over here. And by busy, I mean that my usual teacher’s schedule of “in by 7, out by 3″ has turned into “in by 7, out at 5.” Plus a commute. By the time I get home, I’m exhausted, and [...]

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Vanilla-Raspberry Fluff Cake

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on August 31, 2012

in Baking, dessert, friends

Way back in college, and I think I’ve talked about it here somewhat, I really discovered that I loved to cook when I first lived off-campus. I started with simple family recipes: pizza chicken, ratatouille, roasted potatoes…easy stuff. Then, on a fateful night, when I was staying in on a Friday (doing my nails and [...]

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Purple & Green: Lime-Blackberry Cupcakes

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on May 26, 2012

in Baking, dessert, friends

Many months ago, I did an engagement photo shoot for my friend Erin and her fiancé Matthew. They had only been engaged for a couple months when we shot these photos, and they were eagerly planning their wedding for July. In what seems like the blink of an eye, it’s now nearly the end of [...]

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Mother’s Day Brunch

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on May 13, 2012

in Baking, bread, family, vegetarian

When I initially invited my mom, stepdad, sister and family-in-law over for a Mother’s Day brunch, I was thinking I’d do a standard lox, bagels, and cream cheese thing. It’s a Jewish family brunch staple, and I figured I’d make it “blog-worthy” by making my own bagels. And then I realized: my mom and Adam’s [...]

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