chocolate-challenged

It's been ages since I've posted anything chocolate! I think that I'm not like most female humanoids because I don't really ever crave chocolate. Caramel, yes, but very rarely chocolate.

You're calling me a freak under your breath right now, aren't you. That hurts. That hurts, but I can't really deny it.

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food day = good day

Learn a little bit about Food Day (which was yesterday, for the record, but we can still celebrate!) and get an awesome recipe for honey maple granola over at The Back Burner!

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ginger spice

Not to be confused with Geri Halliwell. Any Spice Girlsfans out there? No? I won't lie, I liked 'em for a hot second. Correction: I liked a few of their songs; I was never a great admirer of the girls themselves.*

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# cake (or, for my friends overseas, £ cake) (and a giveaway)

Pound cake. Is there any dessert that equals it in its combination of ease and speed of preparation and satisfying, delicious taste? Perhaps. Perhaps not.

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have your beer and eat it too

It's pumpkin pie time at the Back Burner! This isn't just any ol' pumpkin pie, though. Nope, it's pumpkin ale pumpkin pie, and it'll be worth your time to take a gander!

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a lil francophilia

Were the French the first to dip thick slices of bread into an eggy batter and fry them up? Some say yes, some say no, and we'll probably never know for sure. Regardless, one of the most popular breakfasts in America will always be known as French toast.

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