Shifting Focus…

May 25, 2012 9 Comments

Hello my lovely readers.

I have to let you all know that I have made the decision to shift my focus (at least for a while) to a new blogging project: Baker in Recovery: www.bakerinrecovery.wordpress.com

Blogging here at Baker Bettie has been an incredible experience and I have made so many amazing blogging friends along the way.  I hope that some of you will continue to follow me over at Baker in Recovery.  I am not shutting down this website and may post a few things from time to time, but I am really wanting to focus on my health right now and I needed an outlet for that.

Over at my new website you will continue to find delicious recipes complete with lots of pictures along with journaling posts reflecting this journey that I am on to find health.

I hope to see you all over there as this blogging community has been such a big support for me when I started this journey!

xo~Kristin (aka Baker Bettie)

Peaches and Cream

May 24, 2012 1 Comment

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I was walking around the grocery store today trying to think of something sweet to make.  I had several elaborate ideas and then I laid my eyes on these gorgeous peaches.  I knew exactly what I wanted to make right then and there.  And it was definitely not elaborate.

Sometimes I forget how beautiful real food can be without a lot of embellishment.  

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Hub Grub: Creamy Shells and Cheese with Roasted Broccoli

May 16, 2012 10 Comments
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Hub Grub: A secretly healthy meal disguised as something decadent so my husband will eat it.  When I first met my husband he was introduced to me as “I.T. Chris” because he was the IT guy where I worked.  I wasn’t the least bit interested in him at first.  Not because he wasn’t perfectly nice, funny, [...]

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Mother’s Day Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

May 13, 2012 15 Comments
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This post is for my mother. Yes, a recipe is involved too.  But I choose this recipe with my mother in mind.  To honor her in some way. You see, my mom once told me that her mother used to make pineapple-upside down cake every year for her birthday and this was her favorite cake. [...]

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Strawberry Shortcake Pancakes

May 5, 2012 32 Comments
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It has been the perfect Saturday morning. I slept in until 730, which feels REALLY late to me. I went to the gym and got in my workout first thing.  My husband and I walked to the grocery store (we don’t do that enough) and got a few things for breakfast.  Then I made these [...]

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“No Excuses” Single Serving Chocolate Chip Cookie

May 3, 2012 27 Comments
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I walk around with a constant level of anxiety.  And when I say constant, I really do mean that.  I’m even anxious when I sleep.  It is hard to explain. Baking has been my escape from the anxiety.  Whenever I need to shut out the world and turn off the nerves.  I get in the [...]

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“No Excuses” Apple Cinnamon Jicama Breakfast Porridge

April 23, 2012 20 Comments
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At the risk of sounding conceited I need to brag on myself for a moment. You see, I am really good at a few things.  Really good. These things include: Procrastinating, Making Messes, and Making Excuses. I am also really good at combining these talents.  Such as making a fantastic mess, procrastinating the clean up [...]

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Cookies Wars 2012! “And the Winner is…”

April 22, 2012 29 Comments
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The time has come to announce the winners of Cookie Wars 2012! But wait, wait, wait.  Do not scroll down to the bottom yet! I HAVE to recognize all of these awesome entries first.  I was seriously blown away by all of the recipes submitted.  When all was said and done there were 21 entries, [...]

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Strawberry Rhubarb Pie: Grain Free, Dairy Free, Refined Sugar Free

April 12, 2012 37 Comments
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Sometimes I just need to slow down.  Press stop.  Then rewind. Go back to the beginning. The basics. It’s like learning to ride a bike for the first time by yourself with no training wheels.  You’ve seen people do it and you say to yourself “Self, I can do that. I don’t need anyone’s help. [...]

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“Cookie’s Are The New Cupcake” Round Up and Contest Reminder!

April 9, 2012 22 Comments
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It is almost here.  The end of the cookie series.  It has been a good run.  And I feel we raised some awareness for the under-rated baked good.  Mission accomplished. I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the journey that brought us to this place.  And also to do another shameless plug for The [...]

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Garlicky Kale, Tomato, and Onion Cauliflower “Hash”

April 7, 2012 21 Comments
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Those of you who follow my posts regularly may think that I don’t cook much.  Almost every single post of 2012 has been of a sweet or baked good. You see, it isn’t that I don’t cook savory stuff.  I am just usually too impatient and eat what I cook before I get some good [...]

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“I Could Write A Sonnet About My Easter Bonnet…”

April 4, 2012 28 Comments
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I grew up with tons of cousins.  Seriously. Tons of them.  And we all mostly lived in the same town.  Holidays were always such a blast. On Easter we would all go over to our grandparent’s house and wait anxiously until everyone would arrive before our Easter egg hunt could begin. And I remember the [...]

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Grain Free Banana Bread with Banana Butter

April 1, 2012 41 Comments
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I have an announcement to make… Baker Bettie is going all natural and unprocessed. No, this is not an April Fool’s joke.  Though I can understand why you might think that given the kinds of recipes usually posted here. So what does this mean? It means that the days of baking with highly processed white [...]

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Easy Tips for Improving Food Photography for Beginners

March 28, 2012 47 Comments
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EDIT: See my white balance tip for my correction edit! I often get asked photography questions.  About what camera I use and how to improve food pictures. To be honest, I do not feel qualified to answer these questions.  Until about 4 months ago, I really only knew how to use a point and shoot [...]

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“Cookies Are The New Cupcake” Elite 8

March 25, 2012 30 Comments
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I feel like I have been sort of absent from the blogging world lately. You see, there has been this little thing going on called March Madness. It is one of my favorite times of the year. I really couldn’t care less about basketball until 2008.  I was getting my music therapy degree at KU [...]

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