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Passover Popovers – #Twelveloaves
This month, I participated in a monthly bread baking challenge group, TwelveLoaves. Our theme this month was Jewish breads. My experience with Jewish breads is that I have eaten Jewish Rye which is...
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Applesauce Oatmeal Bread – #Breadbakers
My mother grew up in a pretty strict household where, if her dad (my grandfather) was home, it was better to be “not” seen or heard. He wasn’t the sweet, come sit on my knee kind of pop. She was one of...
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Mango Sorbet
I am mango crazy. I told my husband that I wanted to move so I could have a mango tree. Of course he thinks I’m nuts, even though he does benefit from my mango obsession. This obsession forced me...
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Roasted Turkey Roulade
My husband John and I have been together since we were 19 years old. We both attended the University of Nebraska, where we met, and he was the city kid that always wanted to be country, and I was the...
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Yafawi Sfeeha – Meat Pies
Ya what? That’s what I said! This months Daring Bakers’ challenge is hosted by Manal Obieda, known as Manal’s Bites. Manal explained that Yafawi Sfeeha is a great authentic dish from Jaffa in...
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Minion Cupcakes
John and I are very lucky to have the neighbors that we do. You may recall the Rainbow cupcakes or the Birthday cupcakes that we made for Amelia.Not long ago, Amelia’s father celebrated a birthday....
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Chocolate Malt Sweet Rolls #Twelveloaves
It is that time again for a baking challenge with one of my bread groups, “Twelve Loaves”! I will no longer expound on my love of baking bread. You know it already! I can see you rolling your eyes....
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Whole Wheat Spinach, Onion and Roasted Red Pepper Bread – #BreadBakers
When I was a teenager, I was so introspective that I was dangerous. I thought I had so many things figured out, and had good reasons for the things that I thought or did. For instance, I generally...
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Apple Rhubarb Skillet Pie
When I was a child, my sister and I played outside all day long. We lived in a small community so could go just about anywhere our legs could take us. We often stopped and picked fruit from trees to...
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Bavarian Cream with Blackberry Coulis
I made a mistake in the kitchen. One of the most amazing mistakes ever! I wanted to make a bavarian cream filling for a post that had been rambling around in my head. Well, the further I got into it,...
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Hatch Chili & Bacon Mac and Cheese
This Mac and Cheese is incredibly delicious! I recently served it to guests, and I have never had guests ask for take out containers, until now. For the last few years hatch chilis have really gotten...
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Prize Mahogany Chocolate Cake
I continue making my way through the beautiful recipe box that my Mother-In-Law (MIL) gifted me with, as I described when I made the Hershey’s Chocolate Syrup Cake. When I came across a card titled...
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Spice Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting
Today is a National holiday. Well, not really, but it is my birthday. I am not one of those people that don’t tell anyone about my birthday, or lie about my age. Half the time I have to ask John how...
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Apple Harvest Banana Bread
I love this time of year, and become a little obsessed with apples. Actually, I eat an apple almost every single day. Bananas are a different story. I love a perfect banana or a great banana bread,...
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Garlic Fingerling Potatoes
I think fingerling potatoes are my very favorite. They are so easy to cook, don’t need to be cut up, and really take on they flavors that you add to them. This recipe pretty much lets you walk away...
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Soda Bread
I’ve heard soda bread described as dry and tasteless. John’s mother is Irish (him half), and he said he doesn’t like soda bread. My Daring Bakers challenge for September is soda bread. I was...
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Three Seed Crackers #Twelveloaves
It’s that time of month when I get to participate in the monthly challenge from my bread baking group, Twelve Loaves. This month the challenge is another side of breads…a less leavened side: we had...
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Harvest Grains Bread – #Breadbakers
This time of year is perfect for bread baking. The days are cool, and perfect for kneading, and I don’t mind my oven adding a little heat to my kitchen. I am mindful of our health when I cook or...
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Pita Bread
Yes I made Pita Bread! You may think that isn’t such a big deal, but it was to me. I’ve never done it before. One of my friends, Debbie from the Mountain Kitchen, has posted some Gyro recipes...
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Spiced Coffee Cookies with Caramel-Vanilla Glaze
When John and I got married, he was fresh out of college. He returned to his summer job knowing that it would end in September. We were living on love and certain that a job would come knocking on...
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