Buttermilk biscuit muffins.

Can we coin the term ‘buffin’? These Buttermilk Biscuit Muffins fall somewhere on the quick bread spectrum, with a bit softer texture than a flaky biscuit and a bit more heft than a muffin. Yep, buffins. Get the recipe on writes4food.com!

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Savory granola topping.

If you’ve bought into the whole Non-Lettuce Salad trend, which you totally should, then you’ll want some fun toppings to finish off your plate of lightly dressed seasonal vegetables. Here’s a fun recipe to try: Savory Granola. Works great on salad, soups, or as a cocktail nibble. Get the recipe on writes4food.com!

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Blood orange French yogurt cake.

With a blush of glaze and a bright golden interior, this not-too-sweet Blood Orange French Yogurt Cake recipe has a ton going for it. Make it now, while blood oranges are available, and bookmark the recipe to make with other citrus in season. Get the recipe on writes4food.com!

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Christmas Cookie-palooza: Raspberry hazelnut thumbprints.

Quick: You have to bake a batch of Christmas cookies for the kid’s school party, or the office gift exchange, or the neighborhood caroling festivities. Here you go: an easy butter cookie rolled in toasted nuts and topped with a jewel of jam. Get the recipe on writes4food.com!

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Christmas Cookie-Palooza: Chai shortbread.

If you’re making an assortment of Christmas cookies, you’ll want a shortbread type: they’re pretty, tasty and easy to make. I’ve updated the traditional shortbread cookie recipe with warm, seasonal chai spices. Get your new favorite cookie recipe on writes4food.com!

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Pretty little focaccia rolls.

That time when you have dinner at your city’s best classic Italian restaurant and you try to re-create their amazing focaccia rolls topped with pretty vegetables at home … yeah, that’s this post. These are fun even for bread baking newbies. Get the recipe on writes4food.com!

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Christmas Cookie-Palooza: Fruitcake gems.

These Christmas Fruitcake Gems hit all the right notes: caramel-y but not too sweet (yay, dark brown sugar!), tender, studded with dried fruit and chopped pistachios. If you think of that leaden brick on the dessert buffet when you think fruitcake, let these Christmas fruitcake cookies change your mind. Get this and other holiday cookie recipes on writes4food.com, now through Christmas.

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Christmas Cookie-Palooza 2016.

Baking friends: Are you ready? Got your fresh baking powder, your new bottle of vanilla, your nuts and colored sugars and a 5-pound bag of flour? It’s Christmas Cookie-Palooza 2016! I’ll be posting festive cookie recipes on writes4food.com through the end of December; in the meantime, enjoy these recipes from the archive!

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