Cooking, Desserts

Banana Cream Puffs

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Cream Puffs have always been a super special treat for me. That started when I was a little girl and my Mom and I would go shopping and stop at a bakery/lunch counter type of store. Recently, I was visiting her and I asked her […]

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Casserole, Cooking, Desserts

OVERNIGHT CINNAMON FRENCH TOAST BAKE

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Entertaining around the holidays can mean your meals for two suddenly turn into meals for 20. But now you can take the stress out of breakfast with a morning meal perfect for palates of all ages. Best of all, it’s prepared a day in advance […]

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Cake, Cooking, Desserts

CINNAMON APPLE CAKE

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Christmas season means finding fruit cake for sale in all the stores. Lots of fruit cake. Actually, any more than zero is too much for me. I don’t like fruit cake. It doesn’t look enticing to me at all. Today is Foodie Extravaganza day and […]

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Cooking, Pizza

5-MINUTE WHOLE-GRAIN NO RISE PIZZA DOUGH

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I’ve been searching for a quick yet tasty pizza crust recipe for quite some time and tried several of them. Most were fairly simple and tasted good even if made with whole-grain flour but you’d still have to wait for the dough to rise for […]

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Cookies, Cooking

Molasses Cookies

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I’m about to let you in on a family secret and give you this cookie recipe. I shared these cookies with my sister and my dad. They both had the same independent reaction: “Are these just regular molasses cookies?” Yes. The answer is yes. They, […]

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Brownies, Cooking, Desserts

Lemon Brownies

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Mine would have to be anything citrus.  Growing up in Arizona you know it’s springtime when you can smell sweet orange blossoms in the air.  It’s a scent than can’t be faked or reproduced, but tickles my nostrils in all the right ways and leaves […]

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Cake, Cooking

OLD FASHIONED COCONUT CAKE

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It’s the 20th and that means it’s Cake Slice Baker’s time again. If you don’t know us, we are a group of bakers who made a cake each month from a selected cookbook. This year it as been Maida Heatter’s Cakes, but this is the last […]

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Cooking, Dinner

ROSEMARY ROASTED MUSHROOMS WITH SPINACH

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After a hectic work day, and an afternoon and evening packed with the boys’ activities, often the quickest route to a healthy dinner is a salad. This one was inspired by a gorgeous Wild Mushroom Stroganoff I had at Great Sage, a local vegan restaurant in […]

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Cookies, Cooking

M&M Chocolate Fudge Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

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We are three weeks into our school year here in Arizona.  And well, I have to say the first 2 weeks, were pretty rough for my little Kindergartener.  Full Day Kindergarten is a LONG day.  There were lots and lots of tears, and anxiety about […]

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Bread, Cooking

The Best Homemade White Bread

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There is something about dark grey skies that make me crave baking in my kitchen.  Lucky for me, yesterday just happened to be one of those days.  I couldn’t wait until nap time to break out my baking companion Dottie, and my  canisters of flour […]

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Cake, Cooking

Banana Split Cake

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Today I made this fun looking Banana Split Cake to share with you guys. I love banana bread! Recently I made this Banana Split Brioche French Toast Stack so it just seemed natural to me to make a bread out of it, too. One thing […]

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Vanilla Dipped Gingersnap Cookies

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I hope I am not overloading you with tons of cookie recipes lately, tis’ the season! Truth is I just love cookies. I enjoy baking, decorating and eating all kinds of cookies. There are so many options, so many add-ins, so many varieties. Gingersnap cookies […]

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Bread, Cooking

Cranberry Walnut Holiday Bread

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This Cranberry Walnut Holiday Bread is full of cranberries, a hint of zesty orange and a crunch of walnuts. The countdown begins until the biggest food day of the year! It is one meal I break all the rules and always go up for seconds! Thanksgiving is […]

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