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Strawberry Cake 
Strawberry Cake 

If you’ve never made a cake before, this is a great one to start with. You will impress everyone, including yourself.  I made this strawberry cake for my best friend's wedding, and even though I was baking at high elevation (different pressure levels change chemical reactions) and was just getting over the stomach flu, it turned out great.

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Desserts, Fruits, Spring, SummerCathy Clearystrawberry, cake, cream cheese, vanilla, strawberries, cakes, cupcakes, frosting
Super Easy Granola
Super Easy Granola

I've been making one variation or another of this granola since I was in college. I lived in a co-op house with a bunch of hippies and we ate a lot of granola. My friend Wayne said it was so addictive that he had to swear off the stuff.

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Breakfast, Autumn, Spring, Summer, WinterCathy Clearygranola, fresh fruit, oats, seeds, sesame seeds, wheat flour, sugar, vanilla, yogurt, nuts, peanut butter, cinnamon, ginger, cathycleary.com, thecookandgarden.com, katherine brooks photography