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Sweet Potato Biscuits from Around the Southern Table
Originally being from the midwest, I didn’t get my first taste of Southern food until I was in my mid-twenties. And I’ve been a fan of it ever since! There’s something about Southern cooking that is so comforting and inviting. And because I love the charm of Southern food, I was excited to review the…
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Pam’s Pumpkin Sheet Cake
Pam shares my love for baking, and she recently gave me this wonderful recipe for a pumpkin cake. It’s a large sheet-cake style cake, so it’s really easy to make and perfect for group get-togethers like potlucks, club meetings…any gathering where you have hungry people to feed! 🙂 I haven’t come across anyone who hasn’t…
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Sun-Dried Tomato Spread or Dip
I never seem to get tired of eating sun-dried tomatoes, and lately I’ve been craving bagels and cream cheese. So I thought I’d try making a Sun-Dried Tomato Spread. It turned out to be a very savory cream cheese spread with chives, basil, garlic, and some finely shredded Parmesan cheese sprinkled in…yum! It’s a nice,…
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Dark Chocolate Granola Bars
I’m a big fan of dark chocolate and granola bars. So I decided to combine these in a really yummy granola bar recipe! My recipe was inspired by one I saw at Another Lunch, with a few changes. Instead of using chocolate chips, I used a 4-ounce Ghirardelli 60% cacao dark chocolate bar, chopping it up…
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Coca-Cola Cake from Southern Living Home Cooking Basics
I’ve found a lot of great recipes from Southern Living magazine through the years, so I was looking forward to reviewing their new cookbook, Southern Living Home Cooking Basics: A Complete Illustrated Guide to Southern Cooking. It really is complete, with information on how to stock your pantry and helpful, detailed, step-by-step instructions for preparing fruits,vegetables, herbs,…
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Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
This is the time of year I start getting out my pumpkin recipes, like so many of you. But one thing I hadn’t tried making yet was pumpkin cupcakes. Since I’m a big cupcake fan, I thought it was about time to try this out! So I did some experimenting and was very happy with…
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Spinach and Feta Salad with Fresh Beetroot from The Unofficial Downton Abbey Cookbook
If indulging in British delicacies from another era sounds good to you, then you’ll need to check out The Unofficial Downton Abbey Cookbook, inspired by the popular Emmy Award-winning series. I recently received a review copy from the publisher and enjoyed looking through this classic recipe collection. There’s a wide range of sophisticated snacks, entrees,…
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Sylvia’s Baked French Toast Casserole and a favorite poem
Sylvia brought a Baked French Toast Casserole to a department breakfast recently and it was a big hit! I’ve made lots of breakfast casseroles before, but none quite like this. The sweetness of the French toast with the eggs and optional bacon or ham make a great combination! Sylvia put chopped ham on half of…
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Walnut Brownie Cupcakes with Nutella Frosting from Hello Cupcake!
When I was asked if I’d like to review Hello Cupcake! by the publisher, I just couldn’t say no because I love cupcakes and cupcake cookbooks! Written by cookbook author and food stylist Leila Lindholm, the book is filled to the brim with sweetness and cuteness! The recipes are so yummy-sounding and the photos so delightful that…
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2012 Baked Bean Sandwich
With Labor Day weekend coming up, you may be planning a picnic. And perhaps you’re going to make some baked beans for that picnic. If you happen to have any baked beans left over, you may want to make some Baked Bean Sandwiches. I had no idea there even was such a thing as a…
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Frozen Strawberry Pie from A Year of Pies
For some time, I’ve been thinking about how I wanted to become better at pie-making and try some new recipes. Since we’ve had such a hot summer though, I was planning on getting serious about making pies when it cooled off a little more this coming fall.
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Something New
This is what God says…”Forget about what’s happened; don’t keep going over old history. Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new. It’s bursting out! Don’t you see it? There it is! I’m making a road through the desert….” ISAIAH 43: 16, 18-19 (MSG) Past mistakes, problems, failures, or difficulties don’t need to…
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