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  • Mint Chocolate Cookies

    Mint and chocolate make a great dessert combination and these Mint Chocolate Cookies are not only an easy dessert, they are rich, fudgy, and chewy, too! They’re also full of chocolate mint flavor, thanks to the mint chocolate baking chunks that you stir into the batter. When I say easy, I mean easy…they’re made with…

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  • No-Knead Whole Wheat Bread

    I’m a novice bread maker, so I stick to simple bread recipes! This one, for No-Knead Whole Wheat Bread, is really very easy, and it’s so great that it doesn’t require kneading! Basically, you mix up the batter, put it in a loaf pan, and let it rise for 20 to 25 minutes. After that,…

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  • Roasted Roma Tomatoes

    If you’ve never made roasted tomatoes, you’re missing out—especially if you love tomatoes! While I like eating them fresh from the garden, roasting them gives the tomatoes such a rich flavor. They’re so easy to make, too!

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  • Roasted Carrots, Beets, and Onions

    I have to admit, I’m not the biggest fan of certain raw veggies. Sugar snap peas are my favorite veggies to eat raw, but there’s one way I love to eat all veggies, and that is when they are roasted! There’s something about the taste of roasted veggies that I never get tired of!

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  • Valentine Gifts from Gourmet Gift Baskets

    So Valentine’s Day is almost here and it looks like it will be very cold and snowy for many, if not most, of us. Maybe, because of the frigid weather, you haven’t even been able to get out to buy your Valentine treats and gifts. That’s why Gourmet Gift Baskets is so handy. They offer…

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  • Strawberries and Cream Cake Squares

    When I was making this dessert, I was thinking these would turn out more like cookie bars, but they’re actually pretty cake-y. They’re a little bit cake and a little bit cookie bar, so I decided to call them Strawberries and Cream Cake Squares. You definitely need to eat these squares with a fork, so…

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