Banana Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

I don't normally buy bananas.  They always get smashed and bruised in my lunch, and as my friend Nancy will tell you, they always make everything else you brought for lunch taste like bananas.  On the rare occasion that I do buy them, I always seem to have 1 or 2 that never get eaten before they are overcome by brown speckles. 
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Breakfast Pita

What do you eat for breakfast when the only breakfasty items in your fridge are eggs and spinach, and on your counter you have a jalapeño that has sat around so long it is red?  Breakfast pitas of course! 
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Anniversary Cake

You just might be wondering what Anniversary Cake is.  Well, it is a lovely concoction of springy cake, almond-sweetened whipped cream, and fresh strawberries.  If you came over right now, I would have a piece waiting to split with you.  
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Outrageous Strawberry Ice Cream

There is nothing better than outrageous strawberry ice cream.  You know I wouldn't throw that adjective about willy-nilly, right?  I'm way too serious about ice cream to do that.  This ice cream is not the anemic strawberry ice cream you used to get at your college cafeteria.  It is the kind that when you share it with friends and family, they will give you the title of Strawberry Ice Cream Genius. 
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Spicy Refrigerator Pickles

All of this past week I had farmers' market regret.  Last weekend, Scott and I took a quick bike ride to our neighborhood farmers' market.  I saw some Persian cucumbers, but didn’t get any.  As soon we started biking home, I began to think about refrigerator pickles and those cucumbers.  
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Chocolate Kahlúa Sandwiches

I was a little uncertain about these cookies at first.  I'd had this idea of a cookie styled after a White Russian in my head for several weeks now.  They were going to be rich, creamy, and taste exactly like the drink.  

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Lemon Poppy Seed Cake

I made this cake twice in one week recently.  No, I didn’t make one cake for Scott to eat and one cake for me to eat.  That would have been a bit too indulgent, even for us.
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