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50 Pasta Salads…just in time for summer

23. May 2009

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50 Pasta Salads…just in time for summer

Because man cannot live on Macaroni Salad alone.

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Oatmeal Cookies are like Rodney Dangerfield

22. April 2009

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Oatmeal Cookies are like Rodney Dangerfield

Oatmeal Cookies are the Rodney Dangerfield of the cookie community. They just don't get no respect, ya know? They have a reputation as being bland, slightly boring attempts to pass off a healthy breakfast grain as a dessert. But just try this recipe.

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Frosted Cherry-Blackberry Pie and a Pillsbury giveaway

6. December 2008

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Frosted Cherry-Blackberry Pie and a Pillsbury giveaway

Calling all you pie lovers (or just people who love FREE STUFF!) ...I've got a YUMMY prize to giveaway this month.

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Frozen Lime Mint Cakes will cool you right off

16. July 2008

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Frozen Lime Mint Cakes will cool you right off

If you're looking for the perfect thing to cool you off in the dog days of summer, look no further!

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You say it’s your birthday! It’s my birthday too, yeah!

8. June 2008

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You say it’s your birthday! It’s my birthday too, yeah!

So I became a mom, right?  And I bake and bake and bake...this one hates coconut, this one only likes vanilla, this one hates nuts.  But when does Mama get a cake of her own, I'd like to know!?  This is the first year I've baked MYSELF a cake.  I think I broke some unwritten Mama law in that I made a cake that ISN'T anyone else's favorite.  It's mine.

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Dulce de Leche Ice Cream with Cinnamon Sugar Wontons

1. June 2008

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Dulce de Leche Ice Cream with Cinnamon Sugar Wontons

Y’all remember this post? The one where I dedicate this blog to healthier recipes my family will actually eat? Well, it seems that my sugar-loving children are the ones reading this blog. See, I love blogging but food costs a lot of money these days so when my blog makes money to pay [...]

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How I turned my kid’s classmates into cupcakes

26. May 2008

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How I turned my kid’s classmates into cupcakes

Obviously, I didn’t learn from this. When Daughter Youngest asked for cupcakes for her class, I came up with the stupid bright idea to make a cupcake resembling each of her classmates. I’m a member of Great Cooks Community, a great blogroll of cooks ranging from hobbyists to pros run by my friend, Jill McKeever. [...]

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Double Ginger Cookies that would do Tina Louise proud

19. May 2008

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Double Ginger Cookies that would do Tina Louise proud

You should already know because of the title but: You’ve seen this in your produce section, right? I keep mine in the freezer and grate it as needed. So these cookies require two kinds of ginger. (For those of you born after 1980, that’s Tina Louise.) CANDIED GINGER COOKIES 3/4 c. butter, softened 1 c. white sugar 1/4 c. molasses 1/3 c. [...]

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