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Hello, I'm new :)
Hi, my names Maggie, I'm 27 and I have been engaged for a little over a year. I work for a printing company and he works for a local supply company. I love to cook, bake, read, and I love alcohol 
oh and we are from SE Wisconsin. I don't know what else to share with you... any questions, just ask! I look forward to chatting with you ladies!
oh and we are from SE Wisconsin. I don't know what else to share with you... any questions, just ask! I look forward to chatting with you ladies!
Re: Hello, I'm new :)
Have you read anything good lately? What's the best thing you've cooked/baked recently?
I'm reading Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson. Haven't tried anything new or exciting in the kitchen lately, but I made a really good banana cake a few weeks back.
Well, the last book I read was Duma Key by Stephen King. It was my first Stephen King book and I was pretty disappointed. But before that, I read The Murderer's Daughters by Randy Susan Meyers and I really enjoyed that one. Is your book any good?
Best thing I've cooked lately... well, I made an apple pie last weekend. It was nothing too special other than the pie crust was homemade. I recently perfected homemade pie crust and I can't make enough pies lately!! I also made some pistachio bread last week for the first time and it turned out great!! I'll be making pumpkin bread this weekend and I have a recipe for smores muffins that I would really like to try! (did I mention that I love to bake??)
Mmm... pistachio bread sounds amazing!
The book I'm reading is good - I don't know if you have seen the blog The Bloggess- but it is her "mostly true" memoir, and I love her humor and stories, so I'm enjoying it! I'm really excited for my pre-ordered copy of Kate Morton's The Secret Keeper to ship soon- she's my favorite historical fiction author.
I haven't seen it *runs to look it up*
I actually have started to read The Night Circus because I've had several friends on facebook who have posted about how much they enjoyed it but I'm having a really hard time getting into it.
Pistachio Bread
Ingredients:
1 package yellow cake mix
4 eggs
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons water
1 3oz package INSTANT pistachio pudding mix
1 cup of sour cream
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons white sugar
1/2 cup of maraschino cherries
1/2 teaspoon of green food coloring
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350, grease 2 9x5 loaf pans
2. combine everything except the cinnamon and sugar. Pour into pans.
3. In a separate bowl, mix the cinnamon and sugar and sprinkle on top of loaves.
4. Bake for 45 minutes, cool.
Enjoy!
Welcome!
Seems we share all of the same interests. I'm 24 just got married and live in Charleston SC.
Im glad ive found people to not only share books with but recipes too!