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Baked Goods and Desserts
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Frosty Pumpkin Streusel Magic Bars

Posted on March 14, 2013March 24, 2015by wallflourgirl

It’s spring! You know what that means…

lovin’ the sunshine

lovin’ the flirty sundresses

lovin’ the beaches

lovin’ life

loving the gifs!

How could you NOT love that creamy, squishy sweet pumpkin magic bar layer there?

Yes, I’m sure all of you who have seen my latest batch of posts know that I have recently become obsessed with gifs. Whether or not this will turn out to be an occupational hazard to my health remains to be seen.

Are they all lovely gifs? Certainly not. I’m a gif-fing amateur (is giffing a word? What good is being in an … Read more

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Breakfast & Brunch

Green Eggs and (Veg)Ham: Celebrating Dr. Seuss! (March 2nd)

Posted on March 4, 2013April 7, 2014by wallflourgirl

He’s a good man,
Oh! a good man is he–
Who’s HE, we all said,
And HE said, who’s WE?

“Why, don’t you know?”

“Oh, didn’t you hear?”

“Didn’t anyone say

there’s a birthday this year?”

Was it the moose

or the duck or the foose?

Was the snarffle–

It was…

DR. SEUSS!!!

(“A foose”–you silly goose.)

Happy yester-yester-birthday, Dr. Seuss!! (March 2nd, 1904)

A tribute to my childhood hero/children’s books idol/gibberish generator/nonsensical nobblygookie.

You’ll love this twist on a classic storybook favorite, folks. Pesto, baked eggs, and veggie ham–even the grumpy old red-hatted creature from Green Eggs and … Read more

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Baked Goods and Desserts
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- Bars

LWOM: Healthy Apple Spice Bars with Caramel Penuche Icing

Posted on February 28, 2013April 7, 2014by wallflourgirl

It was a Wednesday, and as a consequence, Piglet was sitting on a log. Mind you, this was his Wednesday log, which is different from his Thursday or Saturday log, although sometimes you found it hard to tell the difference, and so did Piglet.

“Tiddly pom, hum,” he said, since it seemed like the right thing to say when one is sitting on a Wednesday log.

Speaking of the right thing to say, it was an afternoon perfect for soft, warmly-spiced apple bars frosted with caramel penuche icing and–

“Excuse me?” said Piglet.

“Excuse me,” I said, startled.

“Were … Read more

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Brownies & Chocolates

What the FUDGE Brownies

Posted on February 22, 2013April 7, 2014by wallflourgirl

One golden rule to the art of storytelling has withstood the test of time and clime:

“Show, don’t tell.”

I call it story-showing. If a picture’s worth 1000 words, a moving image is priceless.

What story does this gif show you?

Maybe it shows you a comforting, rich, fudgy morsel of relief on the tattered couch after an exhausting Friday.

Maybe it shows you a righty trying really hard to be a lefty, with limited success.

Or perhaps it shows you something subtler.

Maybe it shows you a girl staring out the window into the distance as the seconds on … Read more

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Brownies & Chocolates
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- Cakes & Cupcakes
- Cookies

Lovey Dovey Trifecta Cookies and Sweetheart Cupcakes

Posted on February 18, 2013April 7, 2014by wallflourgirl

I’ll admit it–I’m a little vixen.

This crazy (good) cupcake-and-cookie love blast combo is brought to you by a little V-day vixen named Ala.

Consequently, the V-day jean-size-enlargement-of-everyone-around-me scheme was also instigated by yours truly.

Because let’s face it: us bakers siphon off our baked goods onto our friends, classmates, family, significant others, grocers, landladies, and cute cafe seat neighbors for one reason, and one reason alone.

We’re out to get your jeans.

But in all seriousness–does anybody else out there feel the same way? Or am I just a complete aberration in occasionally feeling this way?

Anybody who knows … Read more

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Baked Goods and Desserts
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Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies

Posted on February 14, 2013April 7, 2014by wallflourgirl

So sombody’s been listening to “I won’t say I’m in love” on repeat today!

I won’t say–er, who.

Happy Valentine’s/Galentine’s Day, folks!

In honor of this lovely, commercial-saturated annual holiday, I am 1) sharing the recipe & photos for this gorgeous red velvet cheesecake bar recipe (in case you haven’t had enough red velvet to last you a bleeding lifetime this month! This is my only, I promise), and 2) sharing 10 things I will be doing to celebrate a day of love, single or otherwise.

But these bars really are the best. I actually had the honor of popping … Read more

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Baked Goods and Desserts
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- Breakfast & Brunch
- Bread

Classy Overnight Blueberry French Toast

Posted on February 12, 2013April 7, 2014by wallflourgirl

Every once in a while, something happens in our lives that makes us put the gear in park, turn off the ignition, and just wonder.

I consider myself a fairly happy-go-lucky person. I am, after all, a hybrid donut and crepe type on my Breakfast Breakdown of Personality Types. That’s not my gushing description when I step into the interview room, but gloomy funks and I don’t mix-‘n-match well. For better or for worse, I am no Eeyore.

Without getting into too much detail here–the story is long, weighty, and (only for the purposes of my musings here, though … Read more

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