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Cranberry Orange Olive Oil Cake

December 14, 2019 Carrie
Cranberry Orange Olive Oil Cake

Cranberry Orange Olive Oil Cake. What’s better than combining the in season flavors of fresh cranberries and mandarin orange in moist spice cake? Not much, especially if it comes together easily. I can’t get enough of cinnamon, clove, ginger and nutmeg during the holidays, especially in a cake.

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In Baking, Recipes Tags cranberry orange olive oil cake, cake, cranberry recipe, dessert, brunch food, holiday baking, orange season, olive oil cake, seasonal ingredients, baking, breakfast, oranges, mandarin
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Carrot Cake Muffins with Pecan Streusel

April 12, 2019 Carrie
Carrot Cake Muffins with a Streusel Topping and just poured lemon glaze.

Carrot Cake Muffins are made with fresh grated carrot, aromatic spices and a streusel topping. The muffins are finished with a sweet lemon glaze. Perfect for brunch or a special breakfast.

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In Recipes, Baking Tags carrot muffins, muffins, carrots, brunch food, carrot cake, garden fresh, garden to table, farm to table, streusel, breakfast, easter baking, carrot cake muffins with pecan streusel
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Lemon Pecan Granola

March 27, 2019 Carrie
Lemon pecan granola topped with fresh California strawberries.

Homemade granola with lemon, pecan, coconut and maple flavors. Perfect for a healthy morning breakfast or by the handful for a snack.

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In Recipes, Baking Tags homemade, granola, lemon pecan granola, breakfast, oats, pecans, olive oil, lemon, breakfast food, healthy food, easy recipes, snack food
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Spring Berry Jam Cake

May 21, 2018 Carrie
Mixed berry cake with a jam center.

There is that point where berry season arrives and you still have some of last year's jam on the shelves. This spring berry jam cake is the perfect way to combine the new and the old. For me, it also brings together my two worlds, my California garden and my Rhode Island garden.

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In Recipes, Baking Tags berry cake, jam cake, garden to table, dessert, fruit dessert, breakfast bread, quick bread, breakfast, seasonal fruit, fruit cake
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Patio garden - it is happening!!! We had an amazing preview to spring for 2 whole days in 6b. I was able to stain and assemble raised planters. Mr. Artichokes and Okra power washed the patio so we are starting with a clean base. This is just the begi
Just a spring teaser. πŸ’šπŸŒ±πŸ’š Rhode Island is having a few good warm days just to let us know winter might leave soon. I took the opportunity to let a few plants take in a small amount of sunshine and fresh air - Chinese cabbage, broccoli and peppers.
Salad.....πŸ’šπŸ₯—πŸ’š The time has finally arrived in my new 6b home for starting seeds related to all things salad. Whew! I have missed this part of my California garden. Almost year round, I could walk outside and pull together a creative salad. It beca
Plant walking.πŸ’šπŸŒ±πŸ’š A thing? Well, I did walk these pepper plant babies from the grow lights to the outdoors yesterday for the briefest moment of warmish fresh air. For just a little longer my garden efforts are mostly inside. My house is starting t
Cherry tomatoes! πŸ’šπŸ…πŸ’š How can I really complain about life when my biggest problem today is realizing I didn’t order any seeds for cherry tomatoes?🀦🏻‍♀️ I have about 4 (really 4) seeds for a yellow cherry in my stash and that is it. Che
Look who got a centerfold in the new @gardeners catalog. πŸ’šπŸ’šπŸ’š The picture was taken late summer on our patio. I don’t know what is more amazing - ending up with a huge producing tomato plant after our move or that Mel, the pup, let me take he
Is anyone else getting giddy about spring?πŸ™‹πŸ»‍♀️ Snow is melting and the birds have started to sing - those are signs - right? 

As I plan my garden for our first spring in Rhode Island, I am realizing how lucky I was in California. Season defyi
 

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Grandmother's Strawberry Shortcake
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Lemon Strawberry Cake
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