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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies Dipped in Chocolate & Honey Roasted Peanuts

07/30/2012 |

Being able to bake sweet little goodies is an ability cherished in our family and passed down from generation to…

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Pecan Sandie Cookies

07/18/2012 |

I have one cup of coffee per day, the first thing in the morning. Five days a week I go…

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Pistachio and Goat Cheese Wrapped Grapes Drizzled with Honey & Black Pepper

06/23/2012 |

“Peel me a grape, daw-ling.” That is almost what I was feeling as I was making these cute little appetizers.…

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A bowl of food with vegetables and feta cheese.

Wheat Berry, Green Olive & Roasted Pepper Salad

01/23/2012 |

I decided to make this Wheat Berry, Green Olive and Roasted Pepper Salad after paging through the January 2012 issue…

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Hard-Cooked Eggs on Toast with Béchamel Sauce

12/10/2011 |

The day after Thanksgiving I was perusing the leftovers in my refrigerator, when, gasping with horror, I realized I had…

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Cornbread ~ Soft, Sweet and Buttery

10/10/2011 |

You wouldn’t think a thing as wonderful as cornbread would be something people would be ready to get in a…

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Baked Eggs with Goat Cheese & Basil-Mint Pesto

10/04/2011 |

I should never go to a bookstore, because no matter what my original mission was, I invariably end up in…

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Blue Baby Potato Salad

09/22/2011 |

I have several ways I usually prepare potatoes: mashed, baked, fried, in latkes, in potato salad, Potatoes Anna, scalloped potatoes,…

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Three pieces of pecan pie bars stacked on top of each other.

Maple Pecan Pie Bar Cookies

09/12/2011 |

2011 Holiday Season is upon us and it is time to start thinking about what desserts we are going to…

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A white plate topped with three chocolate crinkle cookies.

Chocolate Crackle Cookies

08/25/2011 |

Today I received an email from my Food Bloggers Los Angeles group announcing there will be a Holiday Cookie Exchange…

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