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  • Blueberry Buckle

    I never understood why a Blueberry Buckle was called a buckle until I made this. But I’ll get into that later. 🙂 I had heard of Blueberry Buckles, but had never made one or eaten one. I looked up a lot of buckle recipes and combined the things I liked best about these recipes into…

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  • Never Too Old

    You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. —C. S. LEWIS

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  • Banana Pound Cake with Banana Glaze

    I had two bananas that were getting really ripe the other day. Just for a change, I wanted to make something a little different than the typical banana bread. After a little searching, I found a recipe from Taste of Home that only used two bananas, so it was the perfect time to try it…

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  • Sprinkles’ Strawberry Cupcake Recipe

    A few days ago, I did a post about Sprinkles: The First Cupcake Bakery. And now I’m posting the Sprinkles recipe for their delicious strawberry cupcakes! I didn’t get the recipe from Sprinkles myself…my friend Stephanie told me I could find it over at MarthaStewart.com. Somehow, Martha was able to get ahold of this wonderful recipe! 🙂 I…

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  • Sprinkles: The First Cupcake Bakery

    I had heard about the wonderful cupcake cafe in Beverly Hills called Sprinkles, but had no idea that it was the world’s first cupcake bakery! The owners were sure on to something when they opened in the spring of 2005…the cupcake craze continues to grow and so do the number of cupcake bakeries. Sprinkles itself has…

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  • Parmesan-Cheddar Squash Casserole

    I found a delicious yellow squash recipe about three years ago in an old Southern Living magazine, and made a few small changes to it—it has become one of my favorite side dishes! I usually make it in the summer months, when yellow squash is so abundant. I either use squash from my garden or purchase it…

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