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  • Bacon-Cheese Pull Aparts

    Last Friday was our once-a-month snack time at work. Four or five people bring something each time for our large group. Knowing there was going to be a lot of good food at work that morning, I brought my camera so I could take some pictures. Tammy brought several yummy things, and this was one of…

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  • Baked Sweet Potato Fries

    The first time I ever had sweet potato fries was at a restaurant about 8 years ago. They had such a delicious sweet coating…it was kind of like eating a dessert! So I thought I’d try making some baked sweet potato fries, since I don’t eat fried foods much. I looked up some recipes and…

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  • Sweet Potato Bread

    I still have more pumpkin recipes I want to try, but I thought I’d make something with sweet potatoes, just for a change. 🙂  I saw this recipe in an issue of Country Living, and it sounded really good. It’s actually called Sweet Potato Pound Cake, but I thought the texture was more like a sweet…

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  • Cheesy Hot Artichoke Dips

    The first time I had a hot artichoke dip was up in Kansas City at a friend’s home. She had a dinner party and served it as her appetizer. I had never had anything like it and it was so good! Since then, I’ve seen several variations of  hot artichoke dips. I found this first…

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  • Vintage Betty Crocker: Butter Cookies

    This Betty Crocker cookbook was published in the 60’s and was one of my mother’s favorite cookbooks. I used it here and there too, but didn’t really develop an interest in cooking and baking until I was in my late twenties. As a teen, the only things I knew how to make from scratch were…

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  • Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bars

    Moist, chunky pumpkin bars chock full of milk chocolate chips and chopped walnuts…who can resist that? This recipe is adapted from a cookie recipe I found over at FoodNetwork.com. I made the cookies and they tasted great, but they just didn’t have much visual appeal. So I thought I’d make them into bars instead, and…

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