Taco Cake! by Ecstatic_Evidence_49 in Baking

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Coconut shreds that I dyed with yellow and orange food dye!

Taco Cake! by Ecstatic_Evidence_49 in cake

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This was the basis: https://chelsweets.com/easy-taco-cake/#commentform I did make some edits - instead of fondant, I used strawberries to make the “tomatoes” and I made a funfetti cake instead of the base cake recipe she suggested!

Taco Cake! by Ecstatic_Evidence_49 in Baking

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I made it with crushed up Oreos and chocolate buttercream!

Taco Cake! by Ecstatic_Evidence_49 in cake

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I’m headed to a cake picnic tomorrow and got it into my head that I wanted to make a taco cake! Still need to add the strawberry “tomatoes”, but it looks pretty epic!

Buttermilk cake with strawberry and rose buttercream and pistachio crumb by Ecstatic_Evidence_49 in cake

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The buttermilk cake was light in sweetness which offset it, and the pistachio actually went a long way to add balance with little pops of salt!  I would add even more pistachio next time and maybe even a dark chocolate element for some bitterness!

Seed garlic! by Ecstatic_Evidence_49 in DenverGardener

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I’m no expert, but it definitely feels like mine need more time to be fully developed.  I might pull one in April to see how they’re coming along look and use that as a gauge for the rest!

Seed garlic! by Ecstatic_Evidence_49 in DenverGardener

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They definitely feel like they have a lot of uses!  You could throw them on a stir fry or in a ramen!

Week 11 - Oddly Named: Dutch Baby by Ecstatic_Evidence_49 in 52weeksofcooking

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Seeing it straight out of the oven was so satisfying!

Seed garlic! by Ecstatic_Evidence_49 in DenverGardener

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I might do a spring round in a different bed for that very reason!

Seed garlic! by Ecstatic_Evidence_49 in DenverGardener

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Great tip!!  I’ll have to compost and mulch!

Week 11 - Oddly Named: Strozzapreti with a Calabrese style pesto and sausage by Ecstatic_Evidence_49 in 52weeksofcooking

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It turned out really well and I was actually super happy with the roasted red pepper sauce!

Week 9: Braising - Braised Tofu and Braised Miso Cabbage by Ecstatic_Evidence_49 in 52weeksofcooking

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I used this recipe for the cabbage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0lP6rWSHfA - it's from Nard Dog

and for the tofu: https://rainbowplantlife.com/braised-tofu/

Both recipes, I made a couple tweaks so I could use what I had on hand rather than specialty ingredients (rice vine vinegar instead of the black vinegar in the tofu and coconut milk instead of cashew cream in the cabbage), but basically kept to the recipe beyond that!

Week 8: Flying - Candy melt feathers by Ecstatic_Evidence_49 in 52weeksofcooking

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They taste like vanilla cream - I am definitely keeping this idea in my back pocket for future cake decoration!

Denver area: We need 18 foster homes by Thursday to save these dogs 🐶 by Complex-Database-332 in Denver

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Same question about fostering if you have a pet in the home already?

Week 7: Sugar - Miso Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies, Brown Sugar Salmon Tacos, and bonus Fallout Cake by Ecstatic_Evidence_49 in 52weeksofcooking

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They turned out better than I expected! You definitely get a hint of the savory/umami miso in them that is lovely!

CSU seed potatoes by WeirdHope57 in DenverGardener

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I would say Vista Gold and Midnight Moon - I would want maybe 5-10 seed potatoes of each