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Candy Apple Pie

Candy Apple Pie

18 Comments April 10, 2013
Apple pie without all the work? Um, sign me up, man. Huh, what? You are saying this isn’t really apple pie? Because the crust is on top? Jeez, details, details. Ok, I’ll give you that one. The crust is on top and it is a heck of a lot easier to work with than a [...]
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Thai Style Chicken and Quinoa Salad

Thai-Style Chicken and Quinoa Salad

45 Comments April 8, 2013
My family is halfway on the quinoa train. My kids far prefer the quinoa patties or little ham and cheese bites to quinoa salads. Brian on the other hand would much rather have a quinoa salad but the only one he really, really loves with his soul is this mango version. Which [...]
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Soft Chocolate Sugar Cookies

Soft Chocolate Sugar Cookies

39 Comments April 5, 2013
This cookie recipe showed up in my life and I had a sudden realization that all this time (we’re talking 35 years here, people), I thought my life my life was fulfilled and complete and happy but really, without even knowing it, I was missing something essential. There was a hole in my soul, if [...]
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Six Recipes The World Forgot

Six Recipes the World Forgot {Part 3}

20 Comments April 3, 2013
If you’ve missed it, each month over the last several months, I’ve been sharing six recipes that seem to have been forgotten by mankind. These recipes are some of my family’s favorites but are sometimes overlooked in the deep recesses of the recipe archives, thanks to other hotshot recipes taking center stage [...]
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Hawaiian Fried Rice

Hawaiian Fried Rice

43 Comments April 1, 2013
Let me assure you, this Hawaiian fried rice is no joke. I was thinking about doing a practical joke post today (hello, April Fool’s!) and posting chocolate covered broccoli or something, but chances are, 49.9% of you would think I was serious and although I love chocolate, my reputation is on the line here (and [...]
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Sweet Baked Ham

Easter Dinner Make-a-Menu

18 Comments March 27, 2013
Are you planning your Easter dinner menu? Or did you do that months ago (you little overachiever). If you still need ideas, look no further! Here are a few favorites updated from last year. As for me and my house, we’ll be enjoying the chicken cordon bleu (or the new kid in town: Continue Reading
Carrot Cake Cheesecake

Carrot Cake Cheesecake

71 Comments March 26, 2013
For a girl that loves chocolate more than life itself, I shouldn’t be so excited-I-want-to-cry about this carrot cake cheesecake. I really shouldn’t. But I am. Carrot cake runs a very, very close second to being my most favorite cake, next to chocolate of course. And since I also happen to adore cheesecake (Continue Reading
Sweet Baked Ham

Sweet Baked Ham {The Most Unique and Delicious Ham I’ve Ever Had}

109 Comments March 25, 2013
As I was thinking of new Easter recipes to share with you, I knew I would not be sharing another ham recipe this year. Ham is ham. I mean, how many ways can you really recreate Easter Ham, especially when you have a fabulous slow cooker version and an equally fabulous classic version. [...]
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Classic Deviled Eggs

Classic Deviled Eggs

11 Comments March 22, 2013
Am I the only one that associates deviled eggs with Easter? Clearly you can enjoy the little gems all year round but I find I only feel good about making them in the spring. Whatever. Issues. Thanks to the preparatory post on perfect hard-boiled eggs, we have all the tools we need to make [...]
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Perfect Hard-boiled Eggs

Perfect Hard-Boiled Eggs

38 Comments March 20, 2013
This is how I’ve been boiling eggs for years and I’m sorry it’s taken until now to share the method with you. Please forgive me. That’s what happens when chocolate cake takes over your life. No time to share practical things like eggs. Hard-boiled eggs are easy-peasy but there are a few tricks of [...]
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