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| Prep Time: | 20 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 120 Minutes |
This is one of my husband's favorite and his family too. When I first married my Irish husband he liked everything plain like the corned beef, roast beef, chicken soup. One day I decided to spice them all. Now they are his favorite meals. No more plain co…
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 30 Minutes |
This is an unusual dish, and the ingredients sound almost incompatible, but take this to your pot lucks or introduce this to your friends and your dish will disappear right before your eyes!
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| Prep Time: | 45 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 10 Minutes |
These Christmas cookies are quite simple to make - and the kids will have great fun helping you to decorate them, too !
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| Prep Time: | 5 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 40 Minutes |
A traditional recipe from the South. If you're from outside Dixie you'll notice this recipe doesn't include sugar (Sweet Cornbread). This recipe has been handed down in my family for generations. I had to experiment with the amounts because no one had eve…
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| Prep Time: | 25 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 70 Minutes |
Yummy brownies that is sure to turn a weekday into a breeze
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| Prep Time: | 15 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 75 Minutes |
A wonderful Sour Cream Pound Cake recipe that produces a moist, tangy cake sure to be a hit for any social gathering!
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| Prep Time: | 5 Minutes |
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Summer is here and we feel the need to keep ourselves hydrated. It is boring to have plain cold water all the time so here are some fun ideas.
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| Prep Time: | 35 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 15 Minutes |
These sweet mince pies are made with fruit mince, which you can usually buy in jars in the tinned fruit section of your supermarket here in Africa. I add a few tablespoons of brandy to mine, which gives this recipe a lovely 'boost' !
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| Prep Time: | 20 Minutes |
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This is a more'ish chocolate desert, based on a canarian recipe.
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 15 Minutes |
This easy to prepare meal can be enjoyed by young and old and is great for a party or buffet spread. For young children, you may refrain from adding the chilly sauce as the dish is just as delicious without it.
http://www.finecooking.com/blog/food-geek
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Kitchen Mysteries is a weekly exploration of oddities surrounding cooking and food. They could be recipes that fail when they shouldn't, conflicting advice from different sources, or just plain weirdness. If it happens in a kitchen, and you're not su…
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Haochi DC is the written manifestation of my unabashed worship of food. This piety takes many forms, from hole in the wall diner reviews, to fantastic recipes, to just plain sappy praises or bitter diatribes about the dishes, restaurants, meals, and…
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The culinary escapades of a 19 year old college student just trying to get through.
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After reading Decadence: Dessert, a book by Chef Philip Johnson, I couldn’t get out of my head one recipe. In fact it was right after reading this recipe that I realized how much I missed the taste of fresh cherries. This recipe goes under th (read full article)
A cold and rainy morning like today leads me directly to the temptation for something sweet! Anise Buns Ingredients: 4 ½ C. / 500 gr All-purpose flour / Flour Plain 2 Eggs 1 1/4 C. / 125 gr sugar 4 Tbsp./ 50 gr unsalted butter, room t (read full article)
The Famous Thumbprint cookies also known as butter balls, bird’s nest cookies or Polish tea cakes are the favorites, chosen by more than one palate. It’s that buttery texture and the delicate fruity filling what gives these cookies their unf (read full article)
Gluten Free Banana BreadOne of my friends is Gluten Intolerant. And since She's been "diagnosed” I noticed She feels a little bit down at times. So I decided to try making a Yummy Gluten Free recipe for her to cheer her up. I also eat Gluten Fre (read full article)
Delicate Caramel Cake Roll—Delicado Pionono con Dulce de Leche, Coco y CerezasI couldn't resist to try one slice before the picture!:)The favorite word for one of the most famous and delicate flavors of Argentinean rolled cake is Pionono, and hav (read full article)
Caramelized Apple Sponge Cake"Caramelized Apple Sponge Cake"I baked this cake this morning-And it will be my surprise for afternoon tea for J.-He was asking me for -"tea cake"- since last weekend. So this morning I woke up early-before he woke up-and (read full article)
Welcoming 2010 with a Simple Inspiration --- Delicate Raisin Mini Tea CakesDelicate Raisin Mini Tea Cakes--Simple Inspiration...Today, I decided to do some baking. I don't know why? But I just felt like "Baking Today".Wait a minute, I think I know wh (read full article)
Firstly, I'd like to apologise for the lack of food around here. It's not like I've stopped cooking or eating, but rather I just haven't had the time or the inclination to collect my thoughts and pen down a recipe. And secondly I just wanted to thank (read full article)
When I was a little girl, my mom used to make potato pancakes every once in a while. My dad always put maple syrup on them and treated this savory dish as a regular pancake. Always wanting to be like my Daddy, I put syrup on them too....a (read full article)
Makes 16 Time 55 mins 181 calories per clown 4G fat of which 1.8G is saturated Suitable for vegetarians Plain flour 250g (9oz) Ground ginger 1 tsp Mixed spice 1 tsp Bicarbonate of soda 1 tsp Unsalted butter 50g (2oz) Dark soft brown sugar 50g (2oz) (read full article)