Category: Food and Recipes
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Lemon Curd Blueberry Cake
I had some lemon curd I wanted to use up, and I came across this recipe from Good Housekeeping that looked so good! A lemony cake with lots of fresh berries—yum! And I could just imagine how good the lemon flavor would be with the lemon curd in this cake! I thought I made it even…
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Rosemary-Garlic White Bean Dip
This white bean dip was one of those happy accidents that happen every so often. I thought I had bought a can of garbanzo beans on my last trip to the grocery store, which I use for making hummus, but discovered instead that I had mistakenly bought a can of cannellini beans! So instead of hummus,…
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Honey-Roasted Carrots with Goat Cheese and Thyme
I like lots of different veggies, but I’ve never been very crazy about raw carrots, unless they’re shredded—I have no idea why shredding them makes them more appealing to me! I also like carrots if they are cooked with some kind of glaze on them—like these Honey-Roasted Carrots with Goat Cheese and Thyme! I became…
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Peanut Butter Banana Bread
This beautiful loaf of Peanut Butter Banana Bread tastes as great as it looks! It has just the right balance of peanut butter and bananas in it and the texture is moist and tender. This is definitely not a wimpy loaf—this recipe makes a good-sized 9 x 5″ loaf and it rises so nicely! It’s…
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Lemon Thyme Rosemary Roasted Potatoes
Roasted vegetables are so good, especially roasted potatoes! And when they’re flavored with herbs, that’s even better! These Lemon Thyme Rosemary Roasted Potatoes have a great lemony taste that really makes them different from your typical roasted potatoes. I love the tanginess of the lemon and the savory flavor of the herbs!
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Peanut Butter Cup Cupcakes
I first made these cupcakes years ago, and if you’re a peanut butter fan, you really need to try these! I adapted this recipe from Hoosier Homemade. I made my icing a little thicker than Liz’s recipe so I could just scoop it on the cupcakes. Are these ever good! They are very rich, oozing…
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Easy Au Gratin Potatoes
As I was going through my review copy of the new Unofficial ALDI Cookbook, I knew pretty quickly that I wanted to make these Easy Au Gratin Potatoes. I’ve never made au gratin potatoes before—it always sounded like a lot of work…peeling the potatoes, boiling them, and then slicing them. Well, as this cookbook says,…
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Chiles Rellenos Bake
Just a warning here…this Chiles Rellenos Bake is very addicting! Made in a square baking pan, you cut it into squares, and it makes such a great, cheesy appetizer or snack—or even a tasty brunch side dish! It’s really hard to stop eating! The flavor of the chiles blended with the cheese is so good!…
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Friendship Spiced Tea
If you love tea sweetened with citrus flavors and spiced with cinnamon and cloves, this is a great mix for you to try! It makes a good amount, so there’s plenty for you to share some of this mix with a friend! 🙂 Serve it with a slice or wedge of lemon or orange for…
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