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Here at MouseInMyPocket, I’m always trying to decide what topics to write about.  I have a bit of erratic personality – so I tend to write posts about lots of different topics.  That’s everything from agriculture to crafting, from food to fashion, to the adventures in my daily life.  For those of you that read…

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Tempering Chocolate

Tempering chocolate is taking real chocolate, such as eating chocolate and preparing it for use.  There is no need to temper chocolate if you will be using it for baking, but in cases where you will be using it as a decorative garnish, or as a coating, it is highly recommended that you temper your…

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What kind of Chocolate?

I’m always getting questions about the types of chocolate I use in my baking and finding myself telling people that they should try a different type of chocolate for theirs. This is the sort of thing that you’d learn at one of these short term bakery courses in delhi and that is why so many…

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It’s a sparkly cookie sort of day.

So… it’s about an hour after lunch, and I feel like something sweet.  Granted, I’ve got some Girl Scout Thin Mints I could snack on.  But that’s not what they are for.  They’re for making homemade blizzards – if Matt doesn’t eat them all first.  That’s why I’m always super glad to have cookie dough…

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Double-Dutch Chocolate Holiday Cookies

This recipe for chocolate-y cookies originally comes from the December 2011 Taste of Home publication, Gifts in a Jar.  I love recipe in a jar cookies, because I can prep cookies and display them in a pretty jar until I’m ready to make them.  Now, that being said, there’s no reason that you have to…

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Molten Butterscotch Cakes

This recipe for Molten Butterscotch Cakes comes from the September 2007 edition of the Betty Crocker Fall Baking publication.  It’s a good recipe, and a nice variation on all of the molten chocolate cake recipes out there. Ingredients: 6 teaspoons graham cracker crumbs 1 cup (6 oz) butterscotch chips 2/3 cup butter 3 eggs 3…

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Chai-Spiced Almond Celebration Cookies

I originally found this recipe in my December 2008 copy of the Betty Crocker Christmas Cookies publication.  I like this recipe because it starts from a cookie mix.  I’m not normally a big fan of using mixes – it takes some of the home-made out of home-made, but it makes my life super easy when…

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Browned Butter Cookies with Caramel Frosting

These browned butter cookies take a little time to make, since they require heating and cooling before they are even baked, but they are well worth the trouble.  My mom and I originally found this recipe in the December 2008 Betty Crocker Christmas Cookies publication.  They are super amazing, just make sure not to over-bake…

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Zucchini Cakes

This recipe for zucchini cakes is super good.  It comes from my KitchenAid Recipe Collection – though there’s not a thing in this recipe that really requires a mixer.  At my house this recipe is super great this time of year, because with Lent, Matt & I aren’t supposed to eat meat on Friday, and…

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