LIFE WITH JANET

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BANANA COCONUT ICE CREAM PIE

November 20, 2020 Comments are Disabled

I know. I’m picky about a lot of things. I turn my nose up at jam thumbprint cookies and anything with raisins but then I go and pick something with coconut AND bananas for Tuesdays with Dorie! I hadn’t even noticed this recipe in Baking […]

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Brooklyn Blackout Cake

November 19, 2020 1 comment

so a cake was in order. And not just any cake… a mini-cake! I’ve had this recipe for Brooklyn Blackout Cake.

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HONEY PUMPKIN SPICE GRANOLA BARS

November 18, 2020 Comments are Disabled

I’m sort of an on-the-go person. I don’t plan enough time in the mornings, sandwiches require too many ingredients, and I tend to be starving before I realize I should probably eat something. I’m sort of an on-the-go person. I don’t plan enough time in […]

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Easy Buckeye Recipe

November 18, 2020 Comments are Disabled

Here is the chocolate-peanut butter direction we followed. It yielded between 2 and 3 dozen buckeyes (hard to tell with the sampling along the way).

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Twinkie Strawberry Shortcake

November 18, 2020 12 comments

This shortcake is SO yummy. I love how light and buttery the Twinkies are as a substitute pound cake.

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Easy Cinnamon Buns with Homemade Bisquick Mix

November 17, 2020 7 comments

I was in the mood for cinnamon buns this morning for breakfast but was too impaitent to make the old fashioned kind with yeast. Luckily I found this recipe that looked great, was fast and easy, and had great reviews. Because of some of the […]

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Lemon Meringue Pie

November 17, 2020 5 comments

Why Does my Meringue Shrink? The science of making foams in baking (egg foams to be exact) is a phenomenon of breaking protein strands (in the egg whites) and thus lengthening them as they are beaten. This is called denaturing the proteins. Basically they stretch […]

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New York Cheesecake

November 17, 2020 3 comments

I have never had New York Cheesecake before. I always eat a chocolate mousse or chocolate cake and nothing else. When I came across this recipe for New York Cheesecake I wanted to give it a try as I had all ingredients on hand. It […]

Bread, Cake, Cooking

Paleo Lemon Coconut Bread

November 16, 2020 1 comment

My friend says it almost remind me a tart. I think she is right this cake taste like a dessert. It melt in your mouth and the combo of lemon and date caramel is simply addictive. The ingredients you need to make this cake are […]

Brownies

Pecan Pie Blondies

November 16, 2020 Comments are Disabled

These blondies are one of my family’s new favorites! They received such a huge response from my siblings and dad

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Carrot Cake Recipe

November 15, 2020 14 comments

This cake definitely did not disappoint. It’s moist, full of flavor, and beautiful. I thought that I would end up sending some of it to work with James but we kept the entire cake here and didn’t share it with anyone! That rarely happens. For […]

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Funnel Cake Cake

November 15, 2020 4 comments

Cakes and I have a terrible relationship where I follow all the “Cake Baking 101” rules to a T and my cake still looks like I did it blindfolded, upside down and while on crack. The terribly frosted, crumby sides. The topsy-turvy lean. The poorly […]

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Spinach and Feta Meatballs

November 14, 2020 Comments are Disabled

This article said it best: “Meatballs are an inexpensive blank canvas” – I couldn’t agree more. I was brainstorming meatballs ideas ALL DAY on Friday… (I’m a very complex person.) So we had a little meatballs taste-testing sesh on Friday night… (Hey, that’s my idea […]

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Strawberry Rhubarb Sorbet

November 13, 2020 Comments are Disabled

I’ve had rhubarb sitting in my fridge for two weeks. There were so many things I wanted to do with it, but I’ve actually never made anything with rhubarb before. I finally decided I should start small, both due to my lack of experience and […]

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Chocolate Cinnamon Rolls

November 13, 2020 Comments are Disabled

INGREDIENTS Dough… ¾ cup Milk 3 tablespoons Butter, melted ¼ cup Sugar 2¼ teaspoons Yeast (1 pkg) ¼ cup Water 1 Egg 1 teaspoon Salt 3½ cups All Purpose Flour Chocolate Cinnamon Roll Filling… ¼ cup Butter or Margarine, softened ⅓ cup Sugar 1-2 tablespoon […]