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Desserts and Treats

Pumpkin Nut Bars – Just in Time for Thanksgiving

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Thanksgiving is just around the corner and I’m already craving pumpkin desserts. In Canada, Thanksgiving is celebrated during the first week of October while my family in the states will celebrate it in November. With two Thanksgiving approaching, I am…

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Blueberry Buckle: My Favorite Blueberry Recipe

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Blueberry buckle is a stunning cake filled to capacity with plump, juicy blueberries. It’s one of my favorite blueberry recipes, and more specifically, it’s one of my favorite Martha Stewart recipes.

                
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Strawberry-Blueberry Magic Cobbler Recipe

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Berry season is upon us and I couldn’t be more happy. Whether you’re looking for strawberries, blueberries, raspberries or boysenberries, the fruits are becoming readily available and at affordable prices. This berry cobbler is versatile and a great use of…

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Mocha Popsicles Recipe

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Today, I am putting on my game face and mentally preparing for the week ahead. I’ve signed up to participate in ‘Eating Down the Fridge‘, a week-long effort to eat only from you fridge, pantry and dark corners of your…

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Chocolate Canned Pumpkin Snack Cake Recipe

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If you’re looking for a canned pumpkin recipe, this recipe is for you. The chocolate cake features canned pumpkin, perfect to make when pumpkin is on sale at Halloween and Thanksgiving.

I have a confession. There are days that I bake…

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Buttermilk Biscuit Cinnamon Rolls Recipe

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We don’t have air conditioning in our rather intimate 520 sq. ft. condo and we’re experiencing sunny, hot weather. You might think it odd to be baking with an oven cranked to the maximum 500F (250C) limit.

As the beads…

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Raspberry Souffle Recipe

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I’ve been on a souffle expedition this past week and conclude with a simple raspberry souffle. Don’t raise an eyebrow and scoff at the short ingredients list or inquire why I didn’t include any liqueur, it really would have overcomplicated…

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Chocolate Souffle Recipe

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\You can’t have a holiday weekend without a TV marathon that attempts to keep you indoors on an otherwise beautiful, sunny day. Normally, I don’t give in, even though I am a complete and total TV whore. I love TV…

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Apricot-Cherry Upside-Down Cake Recipe

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We arrived at the food blog conference on Sunday to find a long table loaded with sugar-topped scones, breakfast breads, and freshly-made plump sausages. I scanned the table for the most intriguing bits and found myself fixated on the most…

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Lemon Frozen Yogurt w/Blueberry Swirl Recipe

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Spring is in full swing and the signs are all around. This past weekend, the climate seemed to suddenly transform from dormant to sun-filled within a matter of days. Trees burst into bloom and my formerly boring dog-walks turned in…

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Buttermilk Doughnuts Recipe

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This recipe is a taste of home — one whiff of the nutmeg and I’m instantly transported back to the farm. My mother made doughnuts a few times each year, usually around the holidays. She’d make a double batch and…

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Blood Orange ‘Lemon’ Bars Recipe

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I’ve been fantasizing about citrus the past couple of days. You see, back in California, our orange tree and meyer lemon tree were both producing tons of fruit when we moved. I’ve been fairly non-sentimental about the entire house sale…

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Persian Date Cake (Ranginak) Recipe

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This recipe inspired me so much this past week. I find the cake visually stunning, chewy dates stuffed with toasted walnuts then bathed in a burnt butter/flour mixture before topping with cinnamon, cardamom, and pistachios. And, if the visual appeal…

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Coconut-Mango Jello Recipe

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Growing up in Michigan, I never really saw a mango. I remember seeing my roommate’s friend eating one when we were in college and I wondered what the heck it was. As with most things, it wasn’t until I reached…

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American Pie: Raisins, Revolution & Rage

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So much has happened this week, I don’t know where to begin. I’ve made a delicious old raisin pie recipe that I found in my great-grandmother’s recipes. I should clarify that it’s the recipe which is old … not that you…

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