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These are the perfect chocolate cupcakes. Perfect. They aren’t too chocolaty, but enough to tame a heavy-duty craving. And the texture is lovely too. They practically melt in your mouth.
The recipe comes from baking wizard, Dorie Greenspan. If you aren’t familiar with her and you like to bake, do a quick [...]
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Peaches are my very favorite summer fruit. (Nectarines come in second.) I have been buying (and eating) peaches by the dozen. We simply cannot get enough of our beloved local peaches.
Most of the time we eat them out-of-hand with the juice dripping to our elbows. A few have made their way into frozen desserts and [...]
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In 1972, Ian Dowding and Nigel Mackenzie of The Hungry Monk Restaurant in East Sussex, England, created one of my favorite desserts–Banoffee Pie. (You can find their original recipe here on their website.)
Most recipes from the UK use Digestive Biscuits or even better–Hobnobs, neither of which I have on hand. Instead, I opt for using [...]
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I live in a rural community not too far from some lovely fruit orchards. A few weeks ago I took my kids for a drive to look at the cherry trees. We’ve been watching them since the early spring when buds first started forming. We marveled at the lovely blossoms in late April. Now the [...]
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Each year I can’t wait for summer to arrive. I love the fresh fruit available. I love using fresh fruit in summer desserts.
One way to enjoy I love to enjoy summer fruit (besides eating it out of hand) is to include it in a trifle.
Last summer I made a Red, White and Blue Trifle for [...]
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Rhubarb mixed with strawberries is a perfect combination, a little tart and very sweet. And with rhubarb in season, I had to make a yummy dessert. I’ve shared my Mom’s delicious Strawberry Rhubarb Crumb Cake before, so I tried making a pie this time, perfect for a Mother’s Day dessert.
Recipe for Strawberry Rhubarb Pie:
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Lindsey from Cafe Johnsonia has a beautiful blog with beautiful food. She’s here today, sharing a yummy treat with us, a childhood favorite. Enjoy!
I was so happy when Marie asked me to write a guest post. Then I remembered… I’m not so crafty. But I do like to cook and bake. As I thought about [...]
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These two ingredients were made for each other! I could eat Chocolate and Peanut Butter for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I’ve recently come across some great recipes with these two delicious love birds and wanted to share.
Peanut Butter Bars (pictured above) – so easy, no bake, yummy Graham cracker crunch! One More Moore
HolyCrapTheseAreAmazing Cookies – [...]
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I needed a dessert for a party and wanted something with chocolate. After searching my cupboards, I came up with a few supplies I knew I could throw together. I found chocolate pudding, but added whipped cream I had in the fridge to make it fluffier. Then scooped this all on a graham cracker crust, [...]
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This recipe for semi-homemade donuts starts from a can, but comes out baked hot and fresh. Using ready-to-use biscuit dough, these donuts are easy and fast to make.
Supplies for Donuts:
biscuit dough – ready to use or from scratch
small circle cutter – I used a medicine cup that came from children’s Tylenol
1/4 – 1/2 cup [...]
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