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My Pure Beauty

by Marie March 8, 2008

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My son has been calling everything his “Pure Beauty”. I don’t know why or where he got it from, but it makes me laugh every time he says it. Like this sandwich is his “pure beauty” or this shirt is his “pure beauty” followed by giggles. Well, this is my PURE BEAUTY! Cadbury Creme Eggs!! [...]

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Nutter Butter Chocolate Balls

by Marie February 15, 2008

I love all things peanut butter. And when peanut butter is joined with chocolate, watch out! So when I saw this great recipe for Nutter Butter Balls, crushed Nutter Butters with cream cheese, I had to make them. This delicious idea is from Bakerella, a fabulous baking blog with delicious things to make and eat. [...]

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Chocolate Dipped Ice Cream Pops

by Marie January 23, 2008

I saw this fun idea for an ice cream treat one hungry night while watching Everyday Italian. These are a perfect little dessert for the whole family. First you will need some vanilla ice cream, chocolate chips for melting, chopped nuts – mine are walnuts, ice cream scoop, and popsicle sticks. Giada uses hazelnuts and [...]

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Do You Like Nuts in Your Fudge?

by Marie December 17, 2007

Today post is brought to you by Karen, my Mom. As I have already posted, she makes great Christmasy treats. Check out the Lollipops and the Bread Dough Wreaths we used to make with her as kids. I’m excited for her to share her own Mother’s Famous Chocolate Fudge. She has passed the how-to on [...]

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Peppermint Whip Cream Magic

by Marie December 6, 2007

This stuff is really magic. Mostly because it is gone is seconds as your guests will pile huge dollops into their hot cocoa. My sweet sister-in-law, Jeanne, first introduced this to me years ago and I have been making it for parties ever since. Peppermint Whipped Cream Recipe: 5 peppermint candy canes – or spearmint [...]

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Living the Sweet Life

by Marie November 18, 2007

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How well do you know your Sweets? Are you a chocolate lover, pastry lover, or “I’ll eat anything with sugar” lover? Do you have the ultimate sweet tooth? Take this great quiz from Fineliving.com and test your dessert knowledge. I got 8 out of 10 correct, but I guessed on almost all of them. I [...]

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