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  • Dark Chocolate Candy Cane Fudge

    If you have some extra candy canes, here’s a yummy sweet treat you can make! This Dark Chocolate Candy Cane Fudge is super-easy and the dark chocolate-candy cane combination tastes really great! Part of the recipe calls for heating sweetened condensed milk in a saucepan and this works best with a nonstick saucepan (it helps prevent…

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  • Christmas Sugar Cookie Drops

    I first posted these Christmas Sugar Cookie Drops last year, kind of late in the Christmas season. So I thought I’d post them again a little earlier in the season just to remind you about these cookies, because it really is a yummy recipe! I originally called them Sugar Cookie Rounds, but they really are more like “drops”…

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  • Thankful

    Thanksgiving is such a great holiday because it gives us a chance to (hopefully) slow down and reflect on the blessings in our lives. There really are so many things we can be thankful for! Praying you have a special Thanksgiving Day with family and friends and that you’re reminded of God’s goodness in your…

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  • Peanut Butter Slab Pie

    The giveaway is now closed! I’m reviewing a new cookbook, Pie Squared: Irresistibly Easy Sweet and Savory Slab Pies, and I’m  also having a giveaway of this book—2 winners will each receive a copy! Continue reading below for details on how to enter the giveaway!  Slab Pies have become such a popular food trend—traditional round pies are…

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  • Cornbread Sausage Balls and Cheesy Chili-Cornbread Bake

    Tailgating season is in full swing and I wanted to share a game day spread I put together, along with two tasty recipes! The photo above shows the Cornbread Sausage Balls and the photo below shows the Cheesy Chili-Cornbread Bake.

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  • Cranberry-Pecan Granola

    I’m a big fan of homemade granola, and whenever I make it, I often share a bag of it with my friend Brady, who is just as much a homemade granola fan as I am! Since Brady is away at school now, I sent him some in a “Care Package” my friend Ann and I…

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