I realize it is a pretty big claim, but I stand by it – these are the Best Ever Oatmeal Cookies! Packed with yummy things like coconut and butterscotch chips, not to mention toasted walnuts and raisins, Best Ever Oatmeal Cookies have a nice crispy exterior and a very chewy interior. There’s just something about an oatmeal cookie – they…
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Five Spice Pork Stew is an easy, satisfying meal Sometimes recipes are born from a mistake. Five Spice Pork Stew is an example of that being quite a good thing. Another pork dish we like uses cumin, which is nearly the same color as Five Spice Powder. I accidentally grabbed the wrong jar, and when my nose told me I…
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Grapefruit Tea Cake is a simple but elegant cake This cake uses simple techniques to bring out the best flavor. Grapefruit Tea Cake is light and lightly sweet and just darned yummy. You don’t see many recipes that use grapefruit in baking and I don’t know why. I love grapefruit. I know some people complain about the bitterness, but that…
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Roasted Garlic Hummus is one of life’s great pleasures Ok, so it’s not up there with getting married or landing your dream job, but Roasted Garlic Hummus is pretty close. Garlic is a favorite One of my husband’s favorite things to grow is garlic. Once you get the basics down, garlic is quite easy to grow. And you plant it…
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Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup with Dill is comfort in a bowl It’s a long title I know, but Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup with Dill deserves every word. I tried changing the name to something shorter, but it just didn’t seem to work, so here we are. Is there ever a better time for a pot of hearty soup? …
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