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That's right, I said "desserted." With the double-s that means something delicious is in the works. See, I'm getting close to a book deadline, which usually means I become less mentally present, unlikely to remember mealtimes, and prone to disappear into my office in the evenings. (Ok, I guess I mean "deserted" too.) My husband has become used to life with a writer, and my daughter is getting there. Still, I figured I owed them a cake. I love to bake, and I'm a sucker for recipes printed in the newspaper alongside pretty pictures. So when I saw a recipe for a cake made in a slow cooker , I had to try it. Look how pretty the picture! And cake! In a slow cooker! I didn't even know this was possible. It was easy to mix up the batter, and after four hours in the slow cooker, it had steamed into something that sort of looked like it might be done. When it failed to turn neatly out of its pot, a friend and I took a kitchen spoon to it. Nothing like...

by Danielle Jackson Some of you may know this, but in addition to being a publicist at Sourcebooks, I’m an avid baker. I. LOVE. BAKING. Which is sort of a tough hobby to have when you have to fit in a wedding dress pretty soon… but oh well! I still love to bake, and I especially love to share baked goods with friends. I’ve gone as far as to schedule weekly “snack days” in the Sourcebooks PR department. We have a schedule and we all take it VERY seriously. And more often than not, we all make something homemade (though we do not judge store-bought items). The last few years I’ve alternated baking things for family and friends with making crafty items for them. It’s a lot of work, but I think these special handmade—and sometimes edible!—items are really fun. Here are three of my all-time favorite things to bake, and share with people! The photos below are my own :) Mini-Pecan Tarts (from our very own CAROLYN BROWN!) I love these for the Fall—and they are...