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A peachy season, a coffee crisis, a reorganized pantry, and other summer fun (7 Quick Takes)
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A peachy season, a coffee crisis, a reorganized pantry, and other summer fun (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerAugust 15, 20204 min read
It’s peach season, and the peaches that made their way to my kitchen counter seemed not quite ripe enough for a peach cake. But sometimes you just really want peach cake—and you realize you have time to make one.
The beauty of Holy Saturday, our Lenten prayer basket, schoolwork, and a yummy mac and cheese recipe (7 Quick Takes)
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The beauty of Holy Saturday, our Lenten prayer basket, schoolwork, and a yummy mac and cheese recipe (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerApril 11, 20204 min read
Holy Saturday is such a powerful day. It’s a day of quiet. A day of transition. Today we stand between the sorrow of Good Friday and the joy of Easter. It is a peaceful, hopeful, expectant day.
A slice of apple cake a day to keep the quarantine blues away
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A slice of apple cake a day to keep the quarantine blues away

Rita BuettnerMarch 29, 20203 min read
Do you like to bake while in quarantine? Here is a recipe for a delicious apple cake.
Still celebrating Christmas, homemade donuts, and hopes for the New Year (7 Quick Takes)
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Still celebrating Christmas, homemade donuts, and hopes for the New Year (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerJanuary 3, 20204 min read
Are you still celebrating Christmas? It’s only the 10th day of Christmas, and the Three Kings haven’t yet arrived. Our tree is still up, and we have been exchanging final gifts with friends and baking cookies.
First snow day of the season, candy cane caprese, paper-towel penguins, school concerts, and more (7 Quick Takes)
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First snow day of the season, candy cane caprese, paper-towel penguins, school concerts, and more (7 Quick Takes)

Rita BuettnerDecember 20, 20194 min read
Unexpected snow days are always a hit.
Yummy Imperfection: Trying a Koobideh kabob recipe
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Yummy Imperfection: Trying a Koobideh kabob recipe

Rita BuettnerJanuary 21, 20193 min read
I’m always interested in duplicating a favorite dish at home to save a little money—and also because it’s fun to see what we can create ourselves.
A little slice of Ireland: Irish soda bread recipe
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A little slice of Ireland: Irish soda bread recipe

Rita BuettnerMarch 16, 20182 min read
It’s not St. Patrick’s Day until I’ve filled the house with the smell of freshly baked Irish soda bread, full of that distinctive caraway seed flavor and the soft raisins. Yum.
When you just can’t get enough pumpkin: A pumpkin cookie recipe
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When you just can’t get enough pumpkin: A pumpkin cookie recipe

Rita BuettnerNovember 20, 20172 min read
With a pumpkin cookie in hand, how can you feel anything but grateful?
Ooh la la! Let’s have French onion soup for dinner
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Ooh la la! Let’s have French onion soup for dinner

Rita BuettnerNovember 6, 20172 min read
We don’t always have the time and money to slip away to a lovely French restaurant. So I decided to make French onion soup for dinner.
Taste summer in Baltimore with a peach cake recipe
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Taste summer in Baltimore with a peach cake recipe

Rita BuettnerJuly 29, 20172 min read
It’s summertime, and Baltimore peach cake is a local tradition. There are many different versions, and I’m not sure how you can go wrong with any combination of peaches and cake.
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