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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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Cherries, Yogurt ….Viola! Puree’
Sometimes a simple pairing results in a tasty treat. I had about 1/4 of a small bag of frozen dark cherries left and well, let’s face it. Sometimes, we have to do the dirty deed and finish something off so … Continue reading
Posted in cherries, Desserts, Smoothies, Snacks, Yogurt
Tagged Blender, cherries, Cherry, dessert, Desserts, easy dessert, easy meals, Fruit, General Mills, Ice cube, smoothie, Yoghurt, yogurt, Yoplait
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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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Thinking Outside the Box While Using It
Okay, so you know me, I had to think up a unique recipe using the New Philadelphia cooking creme, the Santa Fe Blend flavor.Everyone in the Real Women of Philadelphia Cooking Creme competition was creating wonderful southwestern dishes and I … Continue reading
Posted in Coconut, Contest, Desserts, Nuts, Pastries/Breads/Muffins, Walnuts
Tagged Baking, Baking and Confections, Bread, coconut, Contests, Cook, cooking, cooking contest, Cooking spray, Cream cheese, Desserts, Kraft, Kraft Foods, pepper bread, Philadelphia, Philadelphia cream cheese, quick bread, recipe, recipe contest, Recipes, Sugar, walnut bread, walnuts
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YAM GOOD!
I wanted to create a cake that was simple and I also wanted to include sweet potatoes or yams in the recipe. I had a can that was just begging to be used. Since my mom would be taking this … Continue reading
Posted in Desserts, Sweet Potatoes
Tagged Baking, Cake, cooking, dessert, Desserts, Duncan Hines, Home, Sweet potato, Tennessee, United States, Yam
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An Alternative Fall Dessert
My brother Kelly who had French class when we were growing up created crepes when he was in school. Back then, it even made the local paper. Me, on the other hand, had to wait until I was in … Continue reading
Posted in Desserts, Pastries/Breads/Muffins, Sweet Potatoes
Tagged brown sugar, cooking, Crêpe, Cream cheese, dessert, Desserts, Home, Ingredient, Julia Child, Neufchatel cheese, nutmeg, Sugar, Sweet potato, Zest (ingredient)
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