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Mario's Weekend Cooking Challenge: The Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie
Mario's Weekend Cooking Challenge is a Facebook group for people to get together, once a month, and prepare the same recipe, compare notes and discuss outcomes. It is put together by Mario Bosquez host...
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Chicken & Dumplings
Autumn is in full swing and the types of meals during this time of the year are comforting and hearty "one-pot" meals like Chicken & Dumplings!Chicken and Dumplings is a popular comfort food dish...
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Classic Beef Stroganoff
Another comforting dish to enjoy during chilly weather season is hearty Beef Stroganoff.Beef Stroganoff is a Russian dish of sauteed pieces of beef served in a sour cream based sauce over egg noodles...
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Pumpkin Whoopie Pies - Sinfully Delicious!
This Halloween I wanted to make up a special treat for my nephew and niece and their friends when they embarked on this special night of tricking and treating! These Pumpkin Whoopie Pies are decadently...
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My Spice Rack
Spices, the dried buds, barks, roots, seeds, and berries of plants, are among the oldest useful substances known to humans. So useful that the search for the fastest trade routes to spice sources put...
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Smoky Bacon-Ginger Cookies
It's that baking time of the year for me when it seems as if my kitchen is a non-stop flurry of activity!I baked these cookies the night after Thanksgiving because I was bored and had the "hankering"...
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Chicken Potpie for those cold wintery nights dinner!
Potpies, which in their most common form are simple stews of meat or poultry and vegetables baked inside a pastry crust, have an all-American air about them. But they're actually an evolution of the...
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Roasted Beef, Mushroom, and Barley Soup
What better time of the year to enjoy delicious hot soup than the dead of winter time! This recipe for Roasted Beef, Mushroom, and Barley soup is so delicious, and perfect for cold weather enjoyment....
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Hi-Hat Cupcakes. This isn't your usual cupcake!
Who doesn't love a cupcake? I know I do, and I'm sure you do too. When you're in the mood for a decadent taste of cake, cupcakes are easy and small enough to satisfy that sinful craving without having...
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Osso Bucu with Risotto Milanese
Osso Buco is an Italian specialty of veal shanks braised, usually in a white wine, and traditionally garnished with gremolata and served with a Risotto Milanese.There are 2 types of Osso Buco. A modern...
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Tater-Tot Casseole
Always curious to try new recipes, a friend of mine shared this recipe for an interesting casserole and of course, I wanted to give it a test! Now this is generally not something I would make, given...
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Coconut Bonbons
Summer is officially upon us and always looking for sweet and delicious treats to enjoy during the summer, I came upon this recipe I saw many years ago and have yet to try, until now!The name "bonbon"...
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Watermelon Gazpacho
Summer is in full swing and a deliciously different and healthy way of taking advantage of the best summer produce is this unique gazpacho made up of fresh watermelon, and packed with a few fresh...
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Triple Citrus-Ade
With temperatures soaring to near triple digits, why not cool off with something better than ordinary lemonade. You can whip up a batch of this refreshing triple citrus-ade at a moments notice, and...
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Watermelon Pops
After making that really tasty Watermelon Gazpacho, I found myself with an abundance of extra watermelon. Wondering what to do with it, and summer temperatures have been in the sweltering upper 90s, I...
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Radish Pasta
Here's another quick & easy summer time meal that's light and delicious! This recipe utilizes all the wonderful "French Breakfast Radishes" I grew in my garden this year. Makes a great lunch or...
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Layered Pizza Pasta Salad
Find yourself looking for another uniquely different dish? Want something out of the ordinary to take to the summer BBQ/Pot-Luck? Here's a pasta salad that's a twist on take-out and everyone is going...
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Homemade Vanilla Extract
For as much baking as I love to do, one of the most important ingredients in almost any baking formula is vanilla! Many years ago, while watching Martha Stewart Living Television, I learned how to make...
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Garlic & Cheese Chicken Roll-Ups
Looking for new and different ways to prepare something for dinner, is something that I'm always working on. This recipe is an example of just the type of dish I look for. It's unique, yet simple, and...
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Bacon & Cashew Caramel Corn
Tired of those old boring snacks that you buy at the store? Love caramel corn? Love cashews?? Love bacon??? BACON??? Why not! The whole "salty-sweet" snack thing is really hot right now and bacon is...
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Three Amazing Cakes for ANY Occasion!
Company coming? Invited over to a get together and need a special dessert to bring? Anyone will enjoy one of these delicious cakes that are simple to whip up for any occasion!Banana-Coconut Crumb...
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The Ultimate Macaroni & Cheese!
Now we all love macaroni and cheese, and I've done a recipe or two on macaroni and cheese in the past, but this has to be, by far, my favorite recipe for homemade macaroni and cheese. I've been making...
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Classic Ice Cream Truck Treats: Fudge Pops!
Summer time always brings back memories of the ice cream truck coming down our street, playing those familiar tunes through the loud speaker mounted on the top of the truck. We would run in the house...
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Savory Chicken Hand Pies
If you're always finding yourself with an abundance of leftovers from a previous nights meal, here's a fun and tasty idea to use up leftover chicken. This delicious "portable" version of a chicken...
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Creamy Watermelon Squares
Watermelon is a summer-time staple, and a treat that almost everyone enjoys. Though not much is really done with it, other than wedging, cubing or balling it! Sure, there's the fancy watermelon...
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