Category: Desserts
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Lemon Cheesecake Bar Disaster
Aaaargh. I was feeling like such the model mom a few moments ago. (That’s when you need to watch out, I think!!) My daughter and I had just baked a yummy pan of lemon cheesecake bars and slipped them into the oven. Then she settled down for a sweet nap. My wonderful cleaning ladies were…
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My first double-decker chocolate-chip cookie cake!
Oh my goodness! I just finished a double-decker chocolate chip cookie cake in the shape of an 8 for my son’s class (His birthday is this week.) and I am SO excited about it. Take a look: When he told me he wanted a cookie cake I was determined to make it on my own.…
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Recipes from a delightful ladies’ lunch
A few days before Easter I was invited to a luncheon with some pretty spectacular ladies. Our hostess made this adorable edible bunny dip with a bread bowl, rolls, veggies and some spinach dip: It was too cute to just keep for ourselves. I had to share! And look at her centerpiece for just one…
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It’s the Virtual Great American Bake Sale!
You know how bake sales allow you to look over lots of delicious treats and select the best to share with your friends and family without all the mess? And then you also get to support to a very worthy cause at the same time? Well, that’s sort of how it is with the Virtual…
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Princess castle cake and tiara cake!
My daughter celebrated her third birthday this weekend and, after hearing about my sister-in-law’s experience in making a few cakes just before me, I was able to learn a new secret for cake-decorating success: straws! Using straws, a few other things, and a little help from my 3 children, I was able to present these…
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Thin Mint Ice Cream!!!
I just made this for dessert and had to share: Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookie Ice Cream in the Vita Mix 1 cup milk (skim, 1% or 2% will work) ½ cup sugar ¼ cup nonfat dry milk 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 4 cups ice cubes 6 Thin Mint Girl Scout cookies (in addition…
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On the hunt for yummy and healthy foods
As you may know I (and probably about 1/3 of the rest of the country) am trying to eat healthier. There is nothing like a new year to inspire a fresh start. For real this time. I mean it. So I posted on Twitter that I was looking for some yummy and healthy sweet snacking…
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Get ready for a virtual cookie exchange
Fire up those ovens (or at least your keyboards)! Today I attended a ninth annual cookie exchange (I’ve only missed one through the years) and it got me thinking… we need to have a virtual cookie exchange! I bet you have at least one, if not more, tired-and-true cookie recipe you would be willing to…
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Reunited and it tastes so good…
Many years ago, when I was a sweet little undergrad at the University of Florida, (I can’t help but to fit that UF thing in a lot right now. Go Gators! Anyhow, back to the story…) I loved to bake a secret peanut butter and chocolate cookie. These cookies ROCKED. A little crispy yet still a tad chewy chocolate on…
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Wicked sweet Halloween cake
This afternoon I prepared this spooktacular cake using my castle Bundt pan for our street’s pumpkin carving soiree: Again, not along the lines of my healthy eating pledge, but definitely fun for the kids! I cannot wait to show them! I had to perform a bit of surgery, but I don’t think anyone will notice:…
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Beary Cute Brownie Bites
For my son’s first Cub Scout camp out, all the families were asked to bring a dessert to share. (Of course, I was wondering what happened to s’mores, but then I decided that maybe that was a Girl Scout thing.) Anyhow, I remembered some cute bear brownie treats I had made for the kids in…
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Apple Butter Adventure… I can can!
I am so sorry to keep you hanging on the final chapter of my October 2008 Apple Butter Adventure. It’s been a very full week and now I have a few minutes to bring you up to date: After three days of simmering, my apple butter was finally ready for canning. And, no, before this…
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The applebutter adventure continues…
After nearly three days of simmering, my applebutter is finally ready for canning! Here’s what has happenned since my last post: (I know the anticipation must be getting to you. I mean, this is crazy exciting stuff. Okay, maybe not THAT exciting.) Yesterday I continued simmering the applebutter (yes, that was day 2) in the slowcooker and…
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The Applebutter Adventure
Last night my husband came home from work and asked me about the witches brew on our counter. It was actually my first attempt at making apple butter. But all that bubbling and brewing did make it look like one might think a witches brew might look. The recipe said I should use 36 cups of…