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Tasty Slow Cooked Beef PLUS Dessert
What may seem like a simple meal in the slow cooker can mean a tasty, special meal for two. Ingredients such as garlic, shallots, carrots and jarred piquillo peppers offers a variety of flavors in this easy slow cooked dish. … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, carrots, Cheese, cream cheese, Desserts, Fruit, Meats, Pastries/Breads/Muffins, pineapple, Roast, Sauces, Slow Cooker, Snacks, tarts, Tomatoes, Vegetables
Tagged Angela McClure, baby carrots, Baked Goods, Baking, baking dish, beef recipes, beef stew, Black pepper, carrots, Chef, chili peppers, Cook, Cream cheese, crock pot, dinner, everyday meal, Flavor, Foodie, foodie friends, Home, home cook, Ingredient, Kraft Foods, Lodosa, meat recipes, Paula Deen, peppers, piquillo peppers, Rachael Ray, Rachael Ray Show, recipe, Recipes, slow cooker, stew beef, supper, Tablespoon, Teaspoon, Tyler Florence, weekly meal, Worcestershire sauce
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‘Twas the Night Before Christmas . . .
Yesterday was the finale of my wrapping and bagging of all of the Christmas gifts. All is now under the tree. Not sure if we could get anymore under there. Today, I’ve been busy baking cookies and baking Red Velvet … Continue reading
Posted in cakes, Cheese, cream cheese, Desserts
Tagged A Visit from St. Nicholas, Baked, Baked Goods, Baking, Baking and Confections, Cake, Christmas, Clement Clarke Moore, cooking, cream cheese frosting, decorate cupcakes, Food, Holidays, Home, Literature, mini-cakes, night before christmas, Opinions, red velvet, Santa Claus
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Cookies Good Enough for Santa!
Dear Santa, I have been a very good girl this year. I have made many blog entries and have created some great recipes this year. I’ve also won a few contests as well. So, if you don’t mind Santa, I … Continue reading
Posted in cakes, Cheese, Contest, Cookies, cream cheese, Desserts, Pastries/Breads/Muffins, Uncategorized
Tagged Baked Goods, Baking, Baking and Confections, Butter, Christmas, Christmas Cookie, Cocoa solids, Cookie, cooking, Epicurious, Holiday Cookies, Home, North Carolina, Santa, Tablespoon
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Unique Tart Worthy of a Crowd
I created a new dessert for my Thanksgiving gathering. Since it was such a hit – I entered it in the Imperial Sugar Company’s Homemade Holidays Recipe Contest. Instead of a pumpkin pie – I had cans of yams or … Continue reading
Posted in Cheese, Contest, cream cheese, Desserts, Sweet Potatoes, tarts, Vegetables
Tagged Bake, Baked, Baked Goods, brown sugar, candied yams, Cook, Cookware and bakeware, Cream cheese, granulated sugar, Imperial Sugar, Sweet potato, Sweet Potatoes and Yams, Tablespoon, Tart, tart pan, Teaspoon, Thanksgiving
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Not So Scary, But Tasty, Filled-Cupcakes
This past weekend was my fix “Halloween Cupcakes Weekend” it also ended up being “Sprain Your Back Weekend”. Who would have thought I would have sprained my back by just simply making cupcakes? Unbelievable! Well, I’m almost 100% better now … Continue reading
Posted in cakes, Cheese, cream cheese, cupcakes, Desserts, Snacks
Tagged Baked, Baked Goods, black, Cake, caramel, chocolate, Chocolate chip, Cook, cream cheese frosting, Cupcake, Duncan Hines, frosting, icing, orange, Pillsbury, red velvet, Spreads and Fillings, sprinkles
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A Stuffed Sweet Valentine
I wanted to make something different for Valentine’s Day. So, I read a recipe for stuffed cherry cupcakes last week and got an idea. I would create my own recipe using strawberry-filled cupcakes. When I looked for my cupcake pan, I found … Continue reading
Posted in Breakfast, cakes, cream cheese, Desserts, Eggs, Fruit, Pastries/Breads/Muffins, Snacks, strawberries, Uncategorized
Tagged Baked, Baked Goods, Baking and Confections, Cake, cooking, Cupcake, dessert, Desserts, frosted, heart-shaped, holiday, Holiday Cookies, holiday treats, Home, mini-cakes, Spreads and Fillings, strawberries, Strawberry Shortcake, treats, Valentine, Valentine Day, Valentines Day, vanilla frosting
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Had to Enter!!
Well, I couldn’t pass up entering my FAVE recipe/cooking contest!! I had to enter at least one recipe in this year’s recipe contest with the RealWomenofPhiladelphia.com. After winning in last year’s competition, I truly entered just to add this to MY RECIPE … Continue reading
Posted in Cheese, cream cheese, Fish, Italian Cuisine, Salad, Seafood, Spanish/Mexican Cuisine, Tilapia, Tortilla, Uncategorized, Vegetables
Tagged Cook, Fillet (cut), Food, Home, Mexican cuisine, Philadelphia, Prosciutto, recipe, Tostada
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LAST But NOT LEAST!
For my last entry into this season’s (Season 2) Real Women of Philadlephia’s Video Host Contest (Sponsored by Kraft and Paula Deen) I knew I had to “pump it up a notch” but keep it simple too!! So, I decided … Continue reading
Posted in Brownies, Cheese, cream cheese, Desserts, Fruit, strawberries
Tagged Baked, Baked Goods, Baking, Chocolate brownie, Cook, Cool Whip, dessert, Home, Kraft, Paula Deen, Philadelphia cream cheese, real women of philadelphia, Shortcake, strawberries, Strawberry Shortcake, Sugar, Whipped cream
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All The Rage: Gourmet Hotdogs!
With the competition “heating up” at the RWOP (RealWomenofPhiladelphia.com) (Kraft) Video Hosting Contest, I had to “bump it up a notch” and enter an Entree worthy of Philadelphia cream cheese. I think I did it! I got the idea from this month’s … Continue reading
Posted in Contest, cream cheese, Fruit, Peaches
Tagged Avocado, Bell pepper, Cream cheese, cucumber, Food Network Magazine, French fries, Garlic, gourmet, gourmet hotdog, Hot dog, Kraft, Kraft Foods, Olive oil, Oscar Mayer, Paula Deen, realwomenofphiladelphia, roma tomato, Tablespoon, Teaspoon, Vinegar
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A Formal Appetizer for ANY Occasion
Well, I’m so glad to be back. I’ve been away due to illness. I was close to getting pneumonia and was really down and out. Thank goodness for Rx!! Before I was too ill, I created and entered an appetizer … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizers, artichokes, avocados, Contest, cream cheese, Mozzarella, olives, Pizza, Sauces, Snacks
Tagged appetizers, Bake, Baked Goods, Baking, Baking and Confections, cooking, Cookware and bakeware, Cream cheese, finger foods, Home, Mediterranean cuisine, party food, Philadelphia cream cheese, Spread (food)
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