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Brown Sugar Smokies

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When trying to plan our appetizer meal for New Year's Eve, I turned to a message board I use for inspiration.  Several of the ladies there suggested Brown Sugar Smokies, so I turned to the internet for a recipe.  I found one on[...]

Fluffy Hot Chocolate

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It's quickly becoming a tradition in the Mad Men kitchen to have a mug of hot cocoa after playing in or shoveling snow.  We've drunk a lot of hot chocolate in the past few weeks. Today I had the desire to make from scratch. I found this[...]

Sugar Cookie Madness!

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I've never really made sugar cookies in the past, at least, not that I can recall.  I know my husband made them with our son a few Christmases ago, rolled them super thin and they were...crisp. But our budget for our son's first birthday party[...]

Cream Cheese Penguins

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These little dudes were shared on a message board of which I am a member as a fun activity to do with your kids.  My kid wasn't interested in helping, but I had fun making them anyway. The "recipe" comes from allrecipes . They didn't[...]

Southern Peach Cobbler

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I went to a peach orchard this morning called Ham's Orchard It was so cool I bought these peaches and made this peach cobbler (Sorry Aunt Janae -  I couldn't find your recipe, so I had to to the[...]

Oh Boy! Baby Shower Cake

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A baby shower cake for a Mom-to-be. I guess you can guess what she is expecting. This is a white chocolate cake, decorated with buttercream icing and gum paste fondant. 8"x8", 2 layers for a group of 20. Oh Boy.... here is the recipe: - 2 1/2[...]

Takeout at Home: Wonton Soup

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  I love wonton soup, so it was a no brainer as my first Takeout at Home recipe.   I took a look at the recipe suggested by the article, and have to admit I wasn't nuts about it, so I turned to the handy dandy allrecipes for[...]

Slow Cooked Asian Style Chicken

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  When I think of sweet and sour sauce, I think of that super sweet, gooey orange stuff you get at the Chinese restaurant.  When I saw that this recipe called for sweet and sour sauce, I went to the store and saw it was loaded with high[...]

Manic Monday ~ Sweets for my SWEETS!

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I've been on a baking mission Sunday, everyone wanted something sweet. The dog put in his request for some new biscuits, I wanted something for after dinner and the church ladies put in a request for cookies for the new people that[...]

Favourite gadget: silicone muffin cases

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Corn muffins in ever so clever and bright silicone cases Silicone bakeware is great. It is easy to clean, comes in bright colours, stored away small, is light-weight and is non-stick. Pretty and easy to use. I recently bought a bunch of[...]