2 Kids and Tired Cooks :

The First-Timer's Cookbook...Review

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About the book: The First-Timer's Cookbook is the one cookbook that teaches all the basics. With simple techniques and easy step-by-step instructions for cooking almost anything, now you can learn how to cook, not just what to cook. Easy[...]

Friendship Bread...Review

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About the book: An anonymous gift sends a woman on a journey she never could have anticipated. One afternoon, Julia Evarts and her five-year-old daughter, Gracie, arrive home to find an unexpected gift on the front porch: a homemade[...]

Pasta Carbonara

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Printable Recipe 1 box (1 lb) pasta (many people like spaghetti or linguine, but we like penne) 4 eggs 1/4 cup heavy cream1 t. red pepper flakes (or more to taste) salt and pepper to taste 1 12 oz package of bacon or about 8 slices, diced[...]

The Kitchen Daughter...Review

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About the book: After the unexpected death of her parents, painfully shy and sheltered 26-year-old Ginny Selvaggio seeks comfort in cooking from family recipes. But the rich, peppery scent of her Nonna?s soup draws an unexpected visitor[...]

Blackberry Crumble...Review

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About the book: Modern Miss Marple: A Magnet for Murder? by Jane Seeley, feature reporter, The Denver Post Local "celebrity" Sadie Hoffmiller has been involved in a number of unfortunate situations that have taken her to crime scenes[...]

White Cake

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Printable recipe 2 1/2 cups flour (all purpose) 2 cups sugar 1 t. baking powder 1/2 t. baking soda 1/8 t. salt 1 1/3 cup buttermilk or sour milk 1/2 cup butter (softened) 2 t. vanilla 4 egg whites Combine flour, sugar, baking powder,[...]

Key Lime Pie...Review

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About the book: When Sadie Hoffmiller's new friend, Eric Burton, receives word that his missing daughter's body may have been found in Florida, he immediately packs his bags, but Sadie is determined to stay home and prove to everyone[...]

Pizza, Pizza

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Printable recipe 1 cup plus 2 T. water (70° to 80°) 2 T. grated Parmesan cheese 2 T. olive oil 1-1/2 t. Italian seasoning 1 t. sugar 1 t. salt 3 cups all-purpose flour 2-1/2 t. active dry yeast 1 T. cornmeal 1 cup meatless spaghetti[...]

New Photo

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There is a new photo for Almond Pound Cake Muffins .

BBQ Chicken Enchiladas

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Printable Recipe 2 T. olive oil 1 cup diced onion 1/4 t. salt 2 cans (10 oz each) red enchilada sauce ½ cup of your favorite BBQ sauce (I used Sweet Baby Rays Original) 2 cups shredded, cooked chicken 1 T. BBQ seasoning 1 pinch/sprinkle[...]