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TIME IS ALMOST UP TO VOTE!!
You Only Have Two Days Left to Vote for my Italian Ravioli with Pesto in the Tyler Florence Wines Ultimate Food & Wine Experience. Please vote today AND tomorrow!! When you vote for me, I owe YOU, so please let me know when … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Contest, Italian Cuisine, Meats, Ravioli, Sauces
Tagged Baked, baked ravioli, Baking, Cabernet Sauvignon, chef tyler florence, cooking contest, Florence, Food, Food Network, Food Network Magazine, foodie friends, Italian cuisine, Italian Ravioli, Kraft Foods, Paula Deen, Pesto, Rachael Ray Show, Ravioli, recipe, recipe contest, restaurants, swanson, Tyler Florence Wine, vote, wine, wine and food pairing, wine experience
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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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Decorated Cake Balls
I baked all weekend for cooking/recipe contests. All were hits with the neighbors! I try to share my creations. Mainly, because “Mr. Special” and I can’t eat it all!! And some of the creations don’t freeze well. I’ve always wanted … Continue reading
Posted in cakes, Contest, Desserts, Pastries/Breads/Muffins
Tagged Baking, Baking and Confections, Cake, cake balls, chocolate, Christmas, Christmas cake, Cook, cooking contest, Food, Food coloring, Home, kid-friendly, melting chocolate, pastries, Pastry bag, pound cake, recipe contest, refrigerator, Sara Lee Pound Cake, Sheet pan, white chocolate
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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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It’s the Little Things. . .
I was trying to decide on what to create here at my table for everyone to be able to take and share with others this holiday season when I decided on cheese straws. And of course, I wanted to add just … Continue reading
Posted in Crackers/Wafers, Snacks
Tagged appetizers, Baking, biscuits, cheddar, Cheese, cheese straw, cooking, crackers, crowd favorite, Food, for parties, Holidays, Home, mozzarella, party food, Paula Deen, Pizza, pizza cheese, recipe, snacks, Tennessee, Thanksgiving, wafers
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What do You Fix on a Rainy Fall Day? CHILI
I have created this recipe many times, alternating different salsas and sometimes different types of tomatoes. Salsa can have a big impact on the flavors that result in this spicy Chili. I should add that no matter what flavor salsa … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Chili, Hamburger, Spanish/Mexican Cuisine, Tomatoes
Tagged Bean, Black pepper, chili, Chili pepper, Chili powder, Chipotle, Common bean, cooking, Food, Onion, recipe, Teaspoon, Tomato, Turkey
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DRUM ROLL, PLEASE!! We Have our ~WINNERS!~
I simply could NOT wait another week to announce the winners of the 2010 Angela’s Unique Recipes “Give the Oven a Rest” Recipe Contest. As a reminder, there are 5 winners to be announced. Grand Prize, 1st place, 2nd place, … Continue reading
Posted in Contest
Tagged condiments, Contests, cooking, Food, Fruits and Vegetables, Home, Potatoes, recipe, recipe contest, Salads, saucy mama, winners, World Cuisines
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