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Monthly Archives: February 2011
Vote for My Craving!
I entered my Spicy Turkey and Cheese Stuffed Pillows in the Salsa Sensations WHAT’S YOUR CRAVING CONTEST and now I’m a FINALIST!! Now, I need YOUR HELP! Voting has started and I need your vote!! Please click here to go to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Baked Goods, Baking, cooking, cooking contest, crescent rolls, hot, mild, peppers, salsa, salsa sensations, Sour cream, spicy, square hole pan, square pan, Turkey, vote, Voting, voting contest, Wal-Mart
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A Cookbook Could Warm the Heart?
I’m hoping that using a public library could help me win the hearts of Kraft judges with this video pitch for a 30-second web commercial. Perhaps? or Perhaps Not? It was fun trying to film. It was also a little tough … Continue reading
Posted in Contest
Tagged Arts and Entertainment, Contests, Cook, cooking contest, cooking creme, Cream cheese, holly springs, Kraft, Kraft Foods, Libraries, Library, nc, North Carolina, Paula Deen, Philadelphia, Philadelphia cooking cream, Philadelphia cream cheese, Public, Public library, recipe, recipe contest, United States, video pitch contest
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Easy Valentine’s Evening Dish
So, Mr. Kenneth and I didn’t get out like we had first planned to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Which neither of us thought that was a bummer. I looked in the cabinets and the fridge and came up with a quick … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Cheese, Contest, Hamburger, Italian Cuisine, Meatballs, Mozzarella, Sauces, Tomatoes
Tagged Baking, Cheese, Cook, cooking, Cookware and bakeware, Cream cheese, Entree Recipes, Home, Kraft, Kraft Foods, Main course, Meatball, mozzarella, Noodle, Pasta, Penne, Philadelphia, recipe contest, Recipes, Tablespoon, Tomato, Tomato sauce, Valentines Day
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“Nuts” for Coconuts And Cookies
I was looking in the cabinets for something new to create. So, I decided on German Chocolate Cookies made from cake mix. We had some German Chocolate cake mix on hand, coconut and the other ingredients. I started with looking … Continue reading
Posted in Coconut, Cookies, Desserts, Nuts
Tagged Baking, brown sugar, Cake, coconut, Cook, Cookie, cooking, Cookware and bakeware, dessert, Desserts, Entree Recipes, German chocolate cake, Home, oven, Parchment paper (baking), Powdered sugar, Sugar, Tablespoon, Teaspoon
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Chile and Lime…Together in #FranksRedHot
This easy quesadilla dish not only offers the ease of cooking the dish by baking the filled tortillas, but also adds pre-cooked chicken breast strips, canned beans and tomatoes and an easy to make salsa. The spicy flavors of Frank’s … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizers, Cheese, Chicken, Contest, corn, Monterey Jack, Sauces, Spanish/Mexican Cuisine, Tomatoes, Tortilla
Tagged #FranksRedHot, Baking, Bean, cilantro, Cook, cooking, Home, lime, Mexican cuisine, Monterey Jack, Quesadilla, salsa, Spanish, spicy, Super Bowl, Tablespoon, Tortilla
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Last, but Maybe the Best?
I had entered 2 recipes already for the last week, Santa Fe Blend week, (a total of 6 so far) for the Kraft Philadelphia Cooking Creme Video Contest in order to win the recipe on the back of the new tubs of … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizers, cheddar, Cheese, Chicken, Contest, corn, Meats, Poultry, Sauces, Spanish/Mexican Cuisine, Tomatoes, Tortilla
Tagged Bake, Baked, Baking, Cook, Corn, flour tortilla, green onions, Home, Mexican cuisine, Mexico, Philadelphia cooking creme, Philadelphia cream cheese, Quesadilla, real women of philadelphia, recipe, santa fe blend, Spanish, tomatoes
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