Special treats :

Christmas Special - Chocolate Fruit Cake

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Ingredients 1 cup all purpose flour 1/2 cup cocoa powder 1/2 cup sugar 1 tsp baking powder 1/4 cup butter 2 eggs 1 tsp almond extract 1 cup candied fruit Method Cream together butter & sugar. Add eggs,[...]

Thanksgiving Special....Veggie-Cheesy Pot Pie

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Ingredients For the pie crust 1 cup all purpose flour 4 tbsp very cold butter (cut into pieces) salt to taste 1/2 cup ice cold water For the filling 2 cups chopped vegetables (carrots,peas,beans,corn,mushrooms) 3[...]

Oreo Truffles

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Oreo truffles are easy, impressive, and oh so tasty. There are a million different sources for this recipe, so I'll just post the one I know best. I'm sure there are different ways to do these, but I've had great success with my way. My[...]

Soft Caramels

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*I'm using Melanie's picture from My Kitchen Cafe until I get my picture downloaded. I can't find my card reader. I finally started and finished my Christmas goodie plates. I decided to try some new things this year instead of my old[...]

Classic Spritz Cookies

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These were so easy to make and so much fun to decorate. They made my neighbor goodie plates extra cute this year. If you don't have a cookie press, I suggest you get one... as soon as you can. It is so much fun to use and they are cheap. I picked[...]

the current misfortune.

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Times when I'd always go " no, it's not luck, it's skills. " or " no, it's not luck, it's just that wrong timing ." Luck, never quite believed in it.. until now. All the bad thing has to happen at once. So many that when I tell people, they might[...]

Roses, for women's day.

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If you don't already know, let me tell you that longan and soymilk is another great invention. Just love how these two flavours tend to blend together. I was introduced to this the first time when I was still in high school, as far as I could[...]

yearning for savory crêpes.

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There were times when I feel too lazy to cook , just whipping up something so simple, throw it into the wok or oven to cook while I laid-back to read my book. Often enough, still wanting to make some mess. Times when laziness takes over[...]

Cookies and Cream Brownie Cups

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I was in the mood for something sweet... something 100 % delicious so I could have a reward for my healthy week. I'm a sucker for anything "cookies and cream" or Oreo laden, so I combined 2 of my favorite sweets. So delicious and so easy.[...]

Valentine treats

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These are some of the valentine treats I'll be selling this year. Coconut cookies (above) with chocolate drizzle, chocolate and cherry fudge (below) double chocolate chip cookies, heart shaped almond biscuits. Cupcakes and small heart shaped cakes[...]