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The Best Strawberry Shortcake Recipe

May 25, 2017
The Best Strawberry Shortcake Recipe

Fresh strawberries are only available for a few fleeting weeks every year. And I believe in taking as much advantage of those weeks as possible. When I was young, my mom would make strawberry shortcake at the start of every…

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Flourless Orange Chocolate Cake

September 8, 2016
Flourless Orange Chocolate Cake

If easy decadence is a thing, this is it. Only six basic ingredients, and almost as easy to throw together as a mix from a box–but the flavor is on another level. This flourless chocolate cake is rich and wonderfully…

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Amazing Carrot Cake

May 27, 2016
Amazing Carrot Cake

Never have I ever….made a cake from scratch. Until now. It’s my birthday, which means time to celebrate! I actually got this carrot cake recipe from a restaurant. Around last Thanksgiving, my family went out to dinner at Treadwell, which…

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Food Beginnings: King Cake

February 9, 2016
Food Beginnings: King Cake

This is the first post in a new series here at The District Table called Food Beginnings. I plan to occasionally highlight the history behind different foods and look into the story behind them. For my first feature, in honor…

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Healthy Pumpkin Spice Cake

December 23, 2015
Healthy Pumpkin Spice Cake

This easy, healthy pumpkin spice cake is definitely on the list of my favorite things. It has TWO ingredients. That’s a big deal for dessert, when measuring flour and eggs and sugar and such can take as long as the…

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