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Triple Layer Brownies

My Mom does make some great things when she follows recipes. She knows I am kidding when I say this, but she also knows its partly true…her lack of following directions when she bakes – kinda whatever she wants to … Continue reading

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Much & Link Love: Christmas Week

Two weeks left in the year. You know when you are celebrating Christmas, the year is almost gone. I leave tomorrow to head to the home state of Florida, by way of Georgia. 1. Tim Tebow had a great first … Continue reading

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Chocolate York Cookies Sandwiches with Mint Buttercream Filling

Deep chocolate with york peppermint candies and a mint buttercream filling. Yum. I took a hint for the cookie from The Novice Chef and then made it my own. Thank you! Here you go: great for kids of all ages… … Continue reading

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Taste of the Holidays: Cranberry Bliss Bars

If you are a regular at Starbucks during the holidays: you know pumpkin and peppermint lattes, gingerbread mochas, and cranberry bliss bars. You know…the triangle cut iced wonderful bars of cranberry deliciousness. Well, here is my take. They turned out … Continue reading

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Much and Link Love (December 13 edition)

1. Craziness. Always good to start out a post like this. 2. By Wednesday night, I’ll have attended 6 Christmas concerts, cantatas, worship services, whatever you want to call them. Be on the look out for a synopsis of all … Continue reading

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Much and Link Love (December 6 edition)

Second week of December and it actually feels like it out there. Here we go: 1. O Holy Night is def my fave Christmas (sacred) song. More thoughts on it later this week. 2. Reilly Band (violin rock) and Barlow … Continue reading

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Pomegranate White Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Oh, bring on the holiday season. I love baking for things during the holidays…trying new festive recipes that get out of my kitchen in a hurry. These will be gone tomorrow! 🙂 And I did much better on tasting them … Continue reading

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Dorie Greenspan’s Quintuple Chocolate Brownies

A friend who had one of these brownies said they were like fudge. Not fudge brownies, just fudge. I’ll take that as a compliment. These were delicious. I made them to celebrate a friend’s birthday. She liked them with some … Continue reading

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Chocolate Chip Nutella Cookies

Finally bought some Nutella when my parents were here over the summer. Got around to using it tonight for these yummy cookies. Chocolaty – with a hint of hazelnut goodness known as Nutella. 1 1/2 sticks of unsalted butter, room … Continue reading

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Sara Foster’s Blondies

Here is another good blondie recipe from my Durham/CH cafe friend, Sara Foster. These make a lot so I’ll be dishing them out to folks tomorrow. 4 cups flour 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 3 sticks, unsalted … Continue reading

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