Pumpkin Donut Muffins

3 cups AP flour

2 ½ teaspoons baking powder

½ teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon nutmeg

½ teaspoon allspice

½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

¼ teaspoon cinnamon

1/3 cup skim milk

1 ¼ cups pumpkin puree

¾ cup light brown sugar

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To be honest, it’s not my favourite time. In fact, I find it really rather depressing.

The heating is on again (and it seems to suck down oil at an alarming rate), the days are getting shorter and the garden looks a mess. There…

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Someone once asked me to name my favourite fruit/vegetable. Without hesitation I replied “why the tomato, of course” (as if it was the dumbest question I’d ever heard).

I really love these beautiful red fruits – from the sweetest cherry right up to the monstrous beefs. They are just so…

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Urban Bar-B-Que Company, Rockville MD

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Mhhhh delishiesness! Ones you walk into the place, you are surrounded by the amazing aroma of BBQ! Its soooo good you get high just from all that. You must order Soul Roll!! Split it with someone because its…

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Roasted Butternut Squash Salad



1 medium-large butternut squash, seeded and cut into thick 1 -inch slices

salt & pepper

8 tablespoons of olive oil

1/4 cup red wine vinegar

1/2 medium red onion, sliced paper thin

1 clove of garlic, sliced paper thin

handful of fresh oregano

pinch of red chili flakes



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Don’t know about you, but my experience of school food is pretty grim.

Initially in Scotland (I can smell the Haggis now), then at a large boarding school in the English midlands, the fare was pretty unappetising, unappealing and unpalatable. How things have changed.…

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Must order DC Monument roll! The signature item that will make you fall in love with this place! This is one giant sushi that is bigger then your fist and most likely your head. This will impress you so much it will feel like orgasm in your mouth. Should be shared by several people. Excellent Philadelphia roll with very creamy cream cheese. A very nice small place located in the…

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There is nothing better on a cool autumn Sunday evening than walking

into the kitchen, welcomed by the glow of the fireplace and the rich

smells of meaty goodness: a pot slowly simmering on the back

burner with stewed meat, falling apart ready to top thick golden

polenta. This is a "stick to your ribs" hearty dinner perfect for the

fall & winter.…



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alexandrapatrick's refreshed, unique one-stop blog now features high quality food imagery and the people, ingredients and techniques behind it.

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Last week I was lucky enough to spend a few days in sunny south Florida. Flew into Miami (the meal on the plane was more than acceptable) then drove the 70 miles or so north to West Palm Beach.

As you’d expect, the weather was perfect (low humidity, no thunderstorms, just endless blue sky). Surprisingly, the food was pretty good too.…

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