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My Malnati’s Pizza

Deep dish pizza minus a slice, take two

If you are anywhere near Chicago, you must try Lou Malnati’s pizza. It is a Chicago deep dish pizza classic. If you are not anywhere near Chicago, try making it at home with Marc Malnati’s Chicago deep dish pizza recipe.

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An Apple Pancake Original

A slice of apple pancake

As a general rule, when I go to a new restaurant I like to try their signature dish. This past weekend we were in Chicago, and across the street from our hotel was The Original Pancake House (or so the sign said). Their signature dish was an apple pancake, so I ordered it.

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Shasta Daisy Lemon Cupcakes

Daisy cupcake, take eight
This week marks the end of March, the second week of spring and my birthday. To celebrate, I am making shasta daisy lemon cupcakes.

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Easy Enchiladas

Baked enchiladas, take one

Easy is the theme of the day. Think of those Staples commercials with the big red “easy” button or of those Geico insurance ads where it is so easy even a “caveman can do it.” These enchiladas are so easy you won’t even need an easy button or a caveman to help make them.

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Birdie, Want a Wheat Cracker?

Baked crackers

Polly the parrot may be happy with any kind of crackers, but my pet cockatiel Birdie has a more discriminating palate. Wheat Thins are the only crackers good enough for her. Today I am baking a batch from scratch, but will they pass the Birdie taste test?

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Pineapple Upside Down Skillet Cake

A slice of pineapple cake, take three

If you want a pan that can do just about anything, get a cast iron one. It can fry a steak, sauté veggies, simmer a stew and even bake a cake! It does especially well with pineapple upside down cake. It bakes the cake evenly inside and creates a nice crunchy outside. If it is well-seasoned, the pan will even let the cake slide hassle-free from it. Now if only the pan could clean up after itself.

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Shamrock-shaped Maple Cinnamon Scones

Baked maple scones, take one

Start your Saint Patrick’s Day off right with a breakfast that includes shamrock-shaped maple scones. Don’t have a shamrock-shaped cookie cutter? That’s OK. They’ll taste just as good cut into triangles.

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Hello, Mr. Potato Bread!

Potato rolls

I’m on a roll when it comes to making food for Saint Patrick’s Day. First there was the Irish soda bread and then the shamrock-shaped key lime bars. Now I’m making potato bread dinner rolls.

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Upside-down Lime and Coconut Bars

Shamrock-shaped Lime Bar, take three

Has a song ever inspired you to bake? While debating with myself what to bake for my next post for Girl Meets Oven, the song “Coconut” suddenly popped into my head. If you are not familiar with it, the chorus goes, “She put the lime in the coconut; she drank ’em both up.” Then I thought instead of drinking lime and coconut, why not bake with them? Lime and coconut bars could make for a tasty and fun Saint Patrick’s Day treat.

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How to Make Real Irish Soda Bread

Soda Bread on a Plate

Usually I am a green beer and shamrock shake kind of gal on Saint Patrick’s Day. It wouldn’t be Saint Patrick’s Day without green food coloring in my food or drink. However, this year I am not feeling quite myself. I am making something that is actually not green for the big day. Well, it’s not green yet anyway. I’m making Irish soda bread.