Angel Food Cake with Fruit and Whipped Cream

This cake always reminds of one of the jokes that my brother used to tell as a kid.  It goes something like this:

Question:  Why are cooks so mean?
Answer:  Because they beat the eggs and whip the cream.

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Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies with Olive Oil

 I hope I didn't lose you at olive oil.  Last week I wanted to try something new, so I scanned the pantry and scribbled down a list of ingredients that became this recipe.  I had a fresh bag of white whole wheat flour, and it just seemed right to try it out with the olive oil that was sitting on the same shelf.  I don't know about you, but when I buy something new (especially a baking item), I am eager to use it.  Even though we pretty much always have white whole wheat flour on hand, I felt propelled forward by the sealed bag and the opportunity to free up some shelf space by using some of the flour and transferring the rest of the bag to its usual, but empty, canister. 
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Peanut Toffee Bars

Peanuts + Toffee + Chocolate.  Why didn't I think of this cookie earlier?  I've been making a pecan variation of this cookie for several years now, and it is one of Scott's favorites.  It never crossed my mind to use peanuts until I was flipping through a cookbook called The Cookie Jar that I bought a few years ago at the Book Barn in Niantic, CT. 

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Lemon Sandwich Cookies with Apricot Cream Cheese Filling

I've been thinking about the idea of a lemon cookie with an apricot cream cheese filling for several weeks now.  My first attempt was a bit of a baking disaster, but now I have a recipe squared away. 
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Chocolate Ginger Cake

Way back in January I promised to share a chocolate ginger cake recipe with you.  At the time, I wanted to make a cake using some of the ginger simple syrup that I had made.  I was aiming for a cake that was spicy, flavorful, and moist.  I made a few different versions using the ginger simple syrup, but the cakes wouldn't turn out the way I wanted them to be.  They were dry, crumbly, and uninspired.  Eventually, I decided that using the simple syrup in the cake wasn't the way to go, and I put the recipe idea on hold. 

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