Eat your Rigatoni

Eat your Rigatoni

Saturday, October 1, 2011

Old Fashioned Gingerbread with Orange Maple Drizzle

1 Cup boiling water
2 t. baking soda
2 1/2 C. flour
2 t. ground ginger
1 1/2 t. cinnamon
1/2 t. cloves
2 t. baking powder
1 stick unsalted butter
3/4 C. molasses
2 large eggs, beaten

Preheat oven to 350. Combine baking soda in boiling water to dissolve. Set aside. In large bowl sift together flour, spices and baking powder. In another bowl cream butter, sugar & molasses. Add baking soda mixture, eggs. Mix well. Pour batter in desired pan. Bake 35 minutes.

~for Maple drizzle 
Cream 1 stick softened butter with desired amount of powdered sugar. Add a squeeze of orange and some zest. Add a Tablespoon of maple syrup.


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My daughter Tiara & our bff's Audree & Bari are making homemade Kombucha tea

The end of the summer garden...

Italian Orange Soy Candle~a gift from my hubby


Some of my favorite summer sandwiches

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I ordered the seared scallops