Lalo's Famous Cookies by Gwyneth Paltrow

Lalo’s Famous Cookies by Gwyneth Paltrow

There was a time when I found Gwyneth Paltrow highly annoying. Like, yelling-at-the-TV-whenever-she-appeared-on-screen annoying. This was before Glee. I was also highly skeptical that she had actually written any of the recipes in her cookbook, Notes from my Kitchen Table. I thought, How could a major Hollywood type find time to...
Baked Donuts

Baked Donuts

When I was a little girl I loved going to Donut King for a special treat of a Little Girl donut – a donut shaped like a girl with pink icing, sprinkles and a smarties for buttons. The sickly sweet strawberry icing and sprinkles just made me so darn happy....
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ANZAC biscuits

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