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16July 18, 2017Cooking by Erica

Dark Cherry and Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

This easy ice cream recipe is chock full of sweet dark cherries and mini chocolate chips.

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1March 10, 2015Cooking by Erica

Easy Guinness Chocolate Cake for St. Patrick’s Day

My maternal grandmother was born and raised in England, and though she lived in the U.S. for decades, her Union Jack pride never flagged. Commemorative plates of Princess Diana decorated her walls, and she insisted on driving north to Vancouver, B.C. periodically to buy tea. “You see,” she insisted firmly, “there is no decent tea in this country.” Every…

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28December 13, 2013Recent Posts by Erica

Bourbon Pecan Toffee Bark

Apparently the average American gains ten pounds between Thanksgiving and New Years. This bourbon pecan toffee bark will be responsible for 9 of my 10 pounds, I am sure of it. I was reading my current favorite cookbook, America’s Test Kitchen DIY Cookbook, and staring at the recipe for chocolate toffee bark while drinking an…

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Hi! I'm Erica, the founder of NWEdible and the author of The Hands-On Home. I garden, keep chickens and ducks, homeschool my two kids and generally run around making messes on my one-third of an acre in suburban Seattle. Thanks for reading!

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