Desserts and Pastry

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Pumpkin Roll Cake with Cream Cheese Filling

11/14/2015 |

Thanksgiving is in two weeks and I am still working out my menu. But, for sure, this Pumpkin Roll Cake…

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Thumbprint Cookies with Pecans & Raspberry Jam

05/26/2015 |

Hi everyone! I have just been through a harrowing 2 weeks, which had nothing to do with food, cooking or…

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Almond Fantasy Bar Cookies

01/24/2015 |

If you love almonds, these bars are going to light your fire. Seriously. They have the most saturated almond flavor…

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Grasshopper Cream Cheese Pie

12/21/2014 |

Happy Holidays everyone! Thank you so much for all your visits and comments over the past year. They have meant…

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How to Make Chocolate Shards

12/12/2014 |

The original reason for making these chocolate shards was to embellish the top of the Grasshopper Cream Cheese Pie that…

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Orange Marmalade Cake with Currants

09/26/2014 |

I do believe this is the orange-y-est cake you will ever eat. If you like the flavor of orange, this…

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Springtime Apricot Cake at Grace-Marie’s Kitchen

05/17/2014 |

Springtime Apricot Cake was the dessert recipe for the recent Easter Family Brunch class at Grace-Marie’s Kitchen at Bristol Farms…

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White Chocolate Orange Scones

02/15/2014 |

I have been making this scone recipe since around 1996, as I recall. I don’t remember where the original recipe…

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Cranberry Hand Pies

11/24/2013 |

So, I was sitting here, trying to figure out what I was going to say about these Cranberry Hand Pies,…

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Plum Nectarine Oatmeal Crisp

09/15/2013 |

I never make dessert for myself. Not only for the calorie component, but I’m just not into sugary stuff that…

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