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No-Churn Peanut Butter Caramel Ice Cream

Posted on October 1, 2019

I know, I know. It's October, and you're getting emailed an ice cream recipe? Unfortunately, here in Alabama, it's still 50 shades of uncomfortable hot outside, so in lieu of another recipe that requires you to fire up the oven I wanted to share a simple no-churn peanut butter caramel ice cream that is only 5 ingredients and can be made in the comfort of your air conditioned kitchen. Honestly, it sounds more than a little delicious to me, so grab a spoon and let's dive in.What did we do before no-churn ice cream? Were we all just buying ice cream from the store? Using one of those old school hand-churning barrel devices? Were we simply not eating frozen desserts at all? I don't want to live in a world where no-churn isn't an option, and this peanut butter caramel ice cream situation is approximately 99% of the reason why....

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Cheddar Apple Pie

Posted on September 26, 2019

by Kate

Cheddar Apple Pie by Wood and Spoon. This is an apple pie with an all-butter and cheddar cheese crust. The fruit filling is flavored with cinnamon and fall spices and is juicy. The cheddar crust is lightly flavored and flaky. Learn more about how to on this autumn lattice pie on thewoodandspoon.com

My favorite recipes are the ones that evoke memories. Nana's banana bread. My mom's baked spaghetti. Mimi's chicken and dumplings. The foods that come attached with a series of moments or a special person are the ones that I find most comforting. They just taste like home. Since this is the first recipe of the *official* fall season (let's be honest, I've been secretly dreaming of fall via my denim-filled online shopping carts and cozy coffee creamer choices for about a month now), I thought I'd go all out and share a super fallish recipe: cheddar apple pie.Apple pie, for me and likely every other Thanksgiving-celebrating American, is an incredibly nostalgic recipe. One of my first real baking experiences was spent with floury hands in a bowl of pie dough destined to encase a gooey apple and cinnamon filling. My Mimi, who makes apple and pumpkin pies every Thanksgiving, first let...

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Double Chocolate Ganache Tart

Posted on September 24, 2019

by Kate

Double Chocolate Ganache Tart by Wood and Spoon. This is a pretzel and brown sugar crust filled with two types of ganache. First, a white chocolate ganache and then a rich dark chocolate ganache. Learn how to make easy ganache for this beautiful make ahead fruit and chocolate tart in a sweet and salty press in pie crust. Find the recipe on thewoodandspoon.com

At any given moment, if you open our fridge or freezer, there's bound to be a few hidden gems. Tucked in the farthest corner, say, behind a jar of pickles and last nights leftovers, you're likely to find a secret plate of dessert that no one knows about...

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Almond Toffee Cake

Posted on September 19, 2019

by Kate

Almond Toffee Cake by Wood and Spoon. This is a vanilla layer cake with a rich chocolate fudge frosting and bits of homemade almond roca toffee throughout. The layer cake has a sweet and salty flavor and is rich with the addition of real chocolate buttercream. learn how to make this caramel tasting stacked celebration cake on thewoodandspoon.com

It's been a long time since I've posted a layer cake which is weird kind of since we're all about celebrations here. As the ever-wise Julia Child once said, "A party without a cake is just a meeting," so let's celebrate, shall we? I have a seriously yummy (and celebratory!) almond toffee cake to share with you today, and I can't wait to dive in!To be clear, we're not celebrating anything super specific. Earlier this week I received some good(ish?) news about a project I've been working on. It wasn't anything big, just encouragement that I really needed. A friend and her family came over for dinner later that evening, and we decided the news was worth celebrating, not because I had reached any specific end goal but because I had endured long enough to see signs of breakthrough. Initially I thought it may be premature to ring the bells...

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Vanilla Butter Loaf

Posted on September 11, 2019

by Kate

Vanilla Butter Loaf by Wood and Spoon. This is a pound cake like cake with a cinnamon swirl and a simple vanilla glaze. Top with fresh seasonal fruit or eat plain! This make ahead treat is great to serve as a breakfast snack or dessert. Learn more about this easy baked good on thewoodandspoon.com

You gotta have those back pocket recipes- the ones that come together easily, can find a home throughout every season, and never disappoint. This vanilla butter loaf is an easy peasy cake that can serve as a nest for all of your favorite seasonal fruits and easily doubles as dessert and breakfast. It's as beautiful as it is delicious, so let me tell you all about it.One of my favorite things about this vanilla butter loaf is that it's pretty much dessert disguised as a breakfast bread. You know those loaf cakes that are served at coffee shops? This is that kind of thing. It has major pound cake vibes, but its loaf shape and the swirl of spice through the center of the cake totally establishes it as a breakfast food, if you ask me. The whole thing is glazed with a simple powdered sugar icing that envelopes the...

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English Muffin Bread and Homemade Apple Butter

Posted on September 6, 2019

by Kate

English Muffin Bread and Apple Butter this simple no knead one bowl quick rise yeast bread is a loaf form of the classic breakfast dish. Serve it with homemade maple apple butter made in a slow cooker/ crock pot. This is a simple make ahead baked good perfect for the fall. Read more at thewoodandspoon.com

Do you ever have those days that seem to glue themselves to your brain? A set of moments that hang out in your memories like they've lived there forever? Earlier this week, the kids convinced me to relinquish my indoor post at the nursing chair to come play outside. Surprised by the unseasonably cool weather, I sat in the grass with Charlie laid back on my lap. He kicked his little feet and looked upward with wide eyes that I could tell were taking in the noises and sights before him. Birds chirping. The wind in the trees. A lone cricket singing somewhere far off. We'd kept inside for most of the summer, so the outdoor elements were new to him. I followed his cue and tried to take it all in too.A few yards away, Aimee and George were playing games in the yard. They'd disappear into the garage and...

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No-Churn Peanut Butter Caramel Ice Cream

Cheddar Apple Pie

Double Chocolate Ganache Tart

Almond Toffee Cake

Mocha Macarons

Vanilla Butter Loaf

English Muffin Bread and Homemade Apple Butter

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