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Time Keeps On Ticking

Tweet Pin It Only a few days left until the big night and you still want a showstopper dessert that is easy to make? I have three solutions for you all of which we had for Christmas Eve dessert (or … Continue reading

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Nutty As A Fruitcake

Tweet Pin It Jokes about bad fruitcake have probably been around since the first fruitcake: There is only one fruitcake in the world and it just keeps getting regifted year after year. Why is history like a fruit cake? Because … Continue reading

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That’s The Way The Cookie Crumbles

Tweet Pin It It seems every newspaper, magazine, e-zine, blog, newsletter, etc. is publishing cookie recipes this time of year.  I love making cookies, and will be making my favorites over the next few weeks to give away to family … Continue reading

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Can We Build It? Yes We Can!

Tweet Pin It It has come to my attention in the last few days that I have become a bit of a food snob.  I haven’t reached the extreme that many cooking shows and magazines have of using obscure hard … Continue reading

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Who ya gonna call?

Tweet Pin It There I was searching everywhere in the pickle and olive section of the grocery store searching high and low for the marinated artichokes so I could make Aunt Sue’s Hot Artichoke Dip for Thanksgiving. Finally, I gave up and did … Continue reading

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Helping those that help us.

Tweet Pin It Bachelor at Large, Reese AFB 1964 I grew up in a household that believed in supporting our troops. My Dad served in the Air Force during the early years of the Vietnam War.  His dad served in … Continue reading

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Ice Cold Milk and an Oreo Cookie (Ball)

Tweet Pin It Recently, my friend, Lisa Cameron, mentioned on Facebook that she was making 150 Oreo Cookie Balls for her daughter’s first brithday (Happy Birthday, Kenna!) and several mutual friends raved about them. My curiosity was peaked and I had … Continue reading

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Eek they’re here – Frankenfoods!

Tweet Pin It It is October, the month dedicated to all things spooky. Here’s the scene: the scientist works feverishly adding the DNA of one plant into that of another to create… (cue the triumphant music) the cure to world … Continue reading

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Critically Acclaimed Carrot Bread!

Tweet Pin It Ok, I admit there is only one critic and he is a 3-year old boy. But, if that little boy normally won’t eat vegetables and begged to make more when he found out the first batch was already gone, … Continue reading

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Lavender’s Blue, Dilly Dilly

Tweet Pin It I have always loved the smell and taste of lavender. Taste? Yes, those beautiful purple stalks are edible – (provided they are not treated with herbicides or pesticides!). I remember having lavender candy when I was young, … Continue reading

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