about me:
I've always loved baking, a love I come by naturally from my mother who was a traditional Southern cook and loved to make cakes, cookies, and other sweets.
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favorite foods:
Anything requiring sugar and butter! ;)
Slow Cooker Cheesy Baked Potato Soup
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Cheddar cheese, green and yellow onion combine with shredded potatoes to create the great flavor of a "loaded" baked potato in a hot and comforting soup. Perfect for weeknight dinners where you can set the slow cooker in the morning and come home to hot and delicious soup.
Sweet Corn Muffins
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Sugar gives these corn muffins a little sweetness while two "secret" ingredients kick up the flavor a notch!
Classic Crisscross Peanut Butter Cookies
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A classic recipe that is perfect for an afternoon treat with milk!
3 Egg Omelet
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A quick and easy omelet that even a beginner can turn out perfectly every time!
Gert's Mama's Pound Cake
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A wonderful Sour Cream Pound Cake recipe that produces a moist, tangy cake sure to be a hit for any social gathering!
Lemon-Ginger Almond Scones
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A wonderful taste treat in a cookie style scone with hints of lemon and ginger with a little almond crunch!
Asian Grilled Chicken
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This delicious chicken recipe uses Dijon mustard and Soy Sauce to create a delectable sweet n' sour taste both in the chicken and as a sauce. This is perfect served over fried rice!
Traditional Southern Cornbread
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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 ever measured!
Homemade Potato Chips
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Also known as "Raw Fries" these delightful homemade potato chips are perfect with buffalo wings or for tailgating or snacking on during a game!
Ginger Maple Spice Cookies
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A nice soft cookie with a distinct real maple flavor followed by the slightest "bite" of ginger and finishing with a hint of orange.
Butterscotch Fudge
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A very quick and easy recipe for fudge which is almost fool proof and easily adapted to other flavors by substituting chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, etc. for the butterscotch.
Capellini with Pesto Alla Trapanese
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A Sicilian pesto featuring tomatoes, basil, and garlic flavor angel hair pasta tossed with chicken sauteed in olive oil.
Jam Kisses
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A new take on the classic "Thumbprint Cookie" recipe that features almond flavors alongside high quality lemon curd or fruit preserves.
Benne Wafers
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Benne Seeds are actually Sesame seeds and Benne Seed Wafers or cookies have been a part of low country South Carolina cooking for almost 300 years! Quick easy and a symbol of old Charleston.
Dark Chocolate Coconut Cookies
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Chewy coconut and the bite of dark chocolate combine in a great tasting cookie.
Malibu Coconut Rum Cake
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Malibu Coconut Rum gives this moist cake its tropical flavor and kick.
Mango Orange Cupcakes with Coconut Rum Ganache
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An adult version of a kid's favorite! Featuring a milk chocolate and coconut rum ganache frosting with shredded coconut! The mango orange flavors in the cake produces a wonderful lingering tropical taste.
Mardi Gras Cake
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Butterscotch, Pecans and Coconut in a delicious cake that is sure to turn heads and bring applause. This recipe was collected by my mother on a trip to New Orleans in 1988 from the hotel maid taking care of our room.
Indian Spice Cookies
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A soft and chewy spice cookie based on the complex flavors of Garam Masala, an Indian spice blend used in many dishes. This has a complex flavor profile dominated by cinnamon and ginger but finishing with hints of cardamom.
Chocolate Coconut Mounds Cookies
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Chocolatey chewy coconut and oats combine with Grand Marnier for a delicious and decadent cookie!
Pasta with Sauteed Vegetables and Goat Cheese
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Quick and easy with pasta tossed with sauteed peppers, onions, mushrooms, and garlic then sprinkled with Parmesan and Goat Cheese.
Indian Stuffed Peppers
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Indian mashed potatoes serve as the stuffing for baked bell peppers topped with cheese. Delicious and a little exotic but very easy to do!
Lemon Glazed Chicken
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An Asian inspired dish featuring lightly battered pieces of bite sized chicken breast topped with a lemon glaze.
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ShoutBox all shouts
Where have you been? We had an earthquake, flooding and now IRENE's coming! Hope all is well. Miss you
Naturally, I'll have to bake it but the AC is fixed and I can make it Friday night after sundown. It's turned a bit cooler thank God!
Look at the apron comment and link I left for you.
