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This was given to me by a friend who is allergic to eggs. This is a great way for the kids to get involved making Christmas foods. I used vanilla extract instead of rum since the children drink this. This is a simple and fast way to make eggnog.
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| Prep Time: | 5 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 30 Minutes |
My Mother used to make me French toast on Saturday mornings when I was growing up. I think what made hers the best was the fact that she used vanilla extract in the egg mixture to give it some added sweetness, and she also made her own syrup(recipe below…
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| Prep Time: | 20 Minutes |
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Adapted from Good Housekeeping Favorite Recipes. These cookies go perfect with coffee or tea and are sure to please. Enjoy!
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 60 Minutes |
Best Ever Banana Bread is adapted from Gold Medal All-Purpose Flour. Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting is adapted from McCormick – Pure Vanilla Extract. This banana bread is a perfect compliment to a cup of tea! Enjoy!
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| Prep Time: | 15 Minutes |
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Quick and easy, and not overly sweet. This icing covers a lot of cookies. It's one I will be using again and again.
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These yellow cupcakes are so simple & delicious with a twist of adding real vanilla bean seeds. I enjoy seeing these little black seeds throughout the cupcakes. As for the topping, you can use many frosting's, chocolate, buttermilk or strawberry. The one…
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| Prep Time: | 5 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 45 Minutes |
I have wanted to make these for awhile and decided to save the recipe for Christmas so I could share and wouldn\'t end up eating them all. I am not a huge chocolate person, but these are so yummy. In addition to being yummy, they are super easy to make an…
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| Prep Time: | 60 Minutes |
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My grandma rubie dee made this cake for me when i was a young girl and I decided as an adult to try to make the cake and it came out perfect, even though i haven't taken a picture yet, but will add soon. thanks
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| Prep Time: | 15 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 75 Minutes |
This is one of my family’s holiday favorite. I make this pie recipe for Thanksgiving, Christmas and of course Easter. When I make it my kids can’t wait till after dinner so they can have a piece of their favorite pie.
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The aphrodisiac chocolate, the exotic perfume of vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, fruit, liquor, heavy cream, beaten egg whites, sugary egg yolks and more ingredients are the main characters of this blog, which united in mysterious ways create true delight…
Today I want to introduce you to: FLAN, yes, a simple and “Delicious Dessert Hard to resist”. Why? …Well, let say after the first bite, your taste buds will THANK YOU FOR LIFE! Traditional Flan also known as caramel custard is a rich custard (read full article)
Today I want to talk to you about a Serious Matter ... Yes, I have a confession to make, I am an addict to Alfajores-- pronounce "al-pha-hor-es". I've come to realized this, after making these "babies" almost every weekend! I love Alfajores de/of Mai (read full article)
Praline Pecan Brownie After making these as part of my early morning baking ritual I am under strict orders not to bake delicious smelling goodies in the middle of the night. According to Michael the scent of baked goods and especially chocolate f (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)
I am a huge fan of Bethenny Frankel (I love the The Real Housewives of New York City and Bethenny Getting Married) and I recently started following her on Twitter. Every day someone tweets her about how they tried one of her recipes and it was (read full article)
It's been quite a week. My first contribution last week for Karin's "Feeding the Homeless" project went over great. She reported that the Sugar Donut Muffins were a big hit and went fast. I'm so pleased that the people she served in the parks were a (read full article)
Submitted by Cre8ive Serves 16 2/3 c. mild honey 1/3 c. unsweetened cocoa powder ½ c. white whole wheat flour ¼ tsp aluminum free baking powder ¼ tsp baking soda ¼ tsp salt ½ c. unsweetened applesauce 2 tbsp olive oil 1 large eg (read full article)
beautiful recipe and photo from Sweetly Raw Ingredients: Crust: 1 cup walnuts 2/3 cup pitted, packed dates Filling: 3 cups blueberries 1 1/2 cups cashews 1/2 cup pure maple syrup 2 tablespoons lemon juice 2 teaspoons ground cardamom (start wit (read full article)
The wedding has passed, my family has returned home and I can honestly say I can’t remember when I felt this exhausted. I loved having my family here, they have only been gone a couple of days and I miss them so much already. I haven’ (read full article)
I did a big cleanout of the fridge. See, we have this awful, nano-fridge that necessitates that I squat to see what’s in it (I’m 5’4″…that means this fridge is LOW), and it had gotten so stuffed and disorganized that I (read full article)