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high-altitude glazed cinnamon scones

As usual, I have included the original sea level notes in my printable recipe below, so this is for everyone!

Just to give you a little picture of what’s happening at the moment… I’m currently sitting at my computer, feeling the floor (and maybe the walls) literally shake. If you have ever lived in South America, you probably have experienced their version of partying. It’s almost 10:00, it started over an hour ago and it will probably go on for a couple more hours at least. Someone (I don’t know if just a neighbor or if the guards were called) is banging repeatedly on their door but to no avail. Besides the cultural differences which has been already written about in many books, I think I have just always been an old soul. How does anyone have the energy to scream and stomp and scream and cheer and holler and dance for so many hours to music crashing through most floors of this tall apartment building?

Update later: the party lasted almost 5 hours and multiple people tried to get them to stop. I didn’t call the guards because I knew it was futile, but I would have if they had woken the baby. Thank goodness they didn’t. He and Mike slept like…babies. ;) This is different than when we lived in Arequipa, Peru – we were told by our neighbors (after other neighbors partied all night) that if one called the police, the police would tell the “guilty” who called them. This would endanger them depending on the situation so no one ever called. Everyone partied and everyone hated it, haha! 

Oh goodness, that has NOTHING to do with these amazing breakfast scones, but I am having a hard time concentrating. :)

These really were amazing! Especially with a steamy cup of coffee right next to it.

I adapted it for high-altitude and it actually worked well the first time! Usually at 9800 feet elevation it takes multiple tries, if ever, to get dough recipes to rise (or not collapse) properly.

I’m really falling more and more in love with the website. It really does share terrific financial tips, recipes, and so much more. You can thank for these scones!

 for the printable recipe.

pumpkin swirl brownies

Looking Back: Originally posted on Nov 14, 2010.

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I started preparing these way too close to the time we needed to leave the house the other evening that I was scurrying around like a crazy lady trying to get them into the oven in record time.  I probably did set a record!!

I literally pulled them out of the oven, put them where the rest of the family couldn’t see them and left the house.  I didn’t get to enjoy them till the next morning, but it was worth the wait!

I borrowed the recipe from and adapted it slightly.

You can print it .

perfect pumpkin cookie

Looking Back: Originally posted on Dec 18, 2010.

If you followed this blog back in 2010, you’ll remember how crazy I went with pumpkins! I cooked up a bunch and used it to make all sorts of cookies, muffins, bread and more.

 

When a I followed posted , I immediately saved the recipe and ta-da, have now shared it with you. I remember actually making them in my Grandma’s house in Idaho. Let me tell you, it’s harder to cook in someone else’s kitchen than I had originally thought! But it was enjoyable.

Print the recipe  (just slightly adapted from ).

non-vegan vegan pumpkin muffins

Looking Back: Originally posted on Feb 22, 2011.

Weird title? Yes, well, I really wanted to try this recipe I found which happened to be vegan and I didn’t have “vegan chocolate chips” and other items, so this is just slightly adapted to what I had in my pantry!

It was very well-received by the husband and his football buddies over watching the Oregon game. I don’t say that to say, “look how good a baker I am…” but rather to remind myself of the details of the day I made these.  ;)
See my About page about why this blog even exists. 

 

For the true vegan version, where I found this recipe.

Here’s a  of what I did!

gf stuffed bell peppers with picadillo rice

Looking Back: Originally posted on Jun 2, 2012.

Neither Mike nor I have to eat gluten-free but somehow I ended up with this vegetarian gluten-free cookbook a few years back (because we DO enjoy vegetarian eating quite often).

This was a favorite – we ate every last grain of rice!

I slightly adapted the recipe (particularly removing olives, because…I’m sorry, who can stand those) ;), but mostly it came straight from the book, “125 Gluten-Free Vegetarian Recipes” by Carol Fenster, Ph.D.

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ribbon pumpkin bread

Looking Back: Originally posted on Nov 17, 2010.

This was a simple fun recipe I made a few years ago.

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high-altitude ginger molasses cookies

As I mentioned before, I tire of trying to adjust my own recipes to produce good results at high elevation, so I went on a hunt for a proven ginger cookie recipe. I’ll always save my mother’s for when I’m baking at sea level, but this I found is a phenomenal substitute.

How to describe how it tastes…?

In one word – CHRISTMAS. It tastes like Christmas, folks.

I didn’t adapt a single part of Mountain Mama’s . It’s that awesome.

Also, as she says and as I’ve tested out more than once, these freeze really well!

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applesauce oatmeal muffins

Looking Back: Originally posted on Nov 20, 2010.

If you’re looking for a sweet muffin, this isn’t your recipe. But it is a good muffin!

It’s easy to make and a gives you a good quick healthy breakfast option. They’re pretty heavy so one was enough for me at a time, but I do hope you enjoy them!

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roasted pumpkin seeds

Looking Back: Originally posted on Nov 5, 2010.

So, this was one of my most popular posts of all time. It was even featured on another  and I just had a lot of response! That makes it the most fun – when you make people happy with food you’ve created. :)

We even kept a tally in the house with all friends & family that came to visit over the next few days. I was curious to see which was the favorite flavor of these six recipes I created. Number Six won by a landslide… though that didn’t stop people from gobbling up the others!

You can print the six recipes by . I kept the portions small so you can make a variety of flavors if you want!

blueberry muffin cakes

Looking Back: Originally posted on Feb 29, 2012.

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Sometimes a rainy Saturday just calls for an extra special morning treat.  Especially if a bunch of girls are coming over to your house and you promised muffins.  ;)

These were super easy to make.  The only annoying thing is washing a muffin tin by hand.  The one time I really wish we had a dishwasher!  I took out the nutmeg because no one ever seems to like nutmeg…including myself lately, which didn’t use to be the case… Anyhow, add half a teaspoon of the stuff if you want!

Print the recipe  and bake some warm goodness when you have half an hour.

Me?  There are just too many recipes on this planet to warrant repeating very many.  However, this one’s definitely being saved if I ever need/crave blueberry muffins!  The yum sugary top has me sold.