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Pumpkin Apple Bread
I’ve been making this pumpkin apple bread for years. It is fairly simple, and turns out perfectly every time. I even like the cinnamon sugar topping so much, I use it on other things, like my favorite...
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Aroostook Potato, Cheese and Broccoli Soup
This time of year when broccoli is in season, I find it is extremely easy to go overboard and buy a lot; it’s just so beautiful and cheap, I have a hard time resisting. Luckily this recipe is perfect...
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Mom’s Apple Crisp
This recipe is a family favorite from way back, and couldn’t be simpler to prepare. It isn’t tooth-achingly sweet, and doesn’t have a laundry list of ingredients making fresh, fantastic apples the...
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Rustic Dinner Rolls
Every time I make these we are always impressed with how good they are. The crust is crackly, crisp with a soft but substantial interior; they are insanely addicting. What’s more impressive though, is...
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Drunken Spicy Shameless Shrimp
Oh man do I love these shrimp. They are consistently a crowd pleaser. In my first or second year of college I had this crazy idea to throw my parents a surprise anniversary party for over twenty...
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Nutella Meringues
I hope everyone had a very happy and hopefully relaxing Thanksgiving holiday! We had a quiet holiday here in PA, and I’m happy to say that my meal went quite smoothly without any major disasters or...
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Perfect Black Beans and Rice
I love anything with black beans. I could probably eat black beans every day and never get tired of them. So many delicious possibilities. Even though they may not look like much, these are easily...
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Buttery Crystal Diamond Cookies
These cookies are insanely delicious and dangerously addicting. The name just does not do them justice. The cookie dough is rolled out very thinly in a heavy coating of coarse sugar, and as they bake...
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Shrimp and Broccoli Stir-Fry with Sweet Chili Sauce
Happy Festivus everyone! We just got back from Vegas, a week ago today, and I finally feel like I’ve tamed the piles upon piles of laundry, gotten the fridge somewhat stocked up, and the apartment...
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Soft Sugar Cookies with Buttercream Frosting
I hope that everyone had an enjoyable holiday season this year! Mike and I had a very casual, stress free Christmas day which was pretty damn perfect. We went out for Chinese and then saw Django...
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The Manhattan
The Manhattan has become my latest cocktail obsession. I finally acquired a taste for bourbon, much to Mike’s surprise, a few months ago, and Manhattans soon followed. However after enjoying our fair...
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Rapini and Ricotta Bruschetta
Rapini was one of my absolute favorite vegetables growing up. My mom always made a little extra, and set is aside before dinner, so we could have rapini and provolone scrambled eggs the next morning....
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Apple Crumb Pie
This is hands down Mike’s favorite pie. Before he would eat pumpkin pie, I would make him a mini apple crumb pie every Thanksgiving. Yes, yes, he’s way too spoiled, I know, but he’s well aware so I’m...
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Beer Braised Beef Stew
We’re heading to California for a few days this week and I couldn’t be more excited to shake off the cold and get out of this winter rut we seem to be stuck in. I don’t know why, but this winter seems...
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Perfect Drop Biscuits
Mark Hood! (and anyone else with biscuit woes) – this is the only biscuit recipe you will ever need! Biscuits shouldn’t be overcomplicated or take excessive amounts of time to prepare. I think you...
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Dr. Pepper Chocolate Cake or Cupcakes
It’s almost been a month since I last posted, and I feel extremely guilty about it. I suppose I could go into a long drawn out explanation of vacation, house guests, and work, but who really want’s to...
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Chicken Breasts with Lemon & Serrano Ham
My birthday was earlier this month and Mike surprised the heck out of me a new camera body. I screamed so loud, with one of the most ear-piercing screams, that I scared the crap out of my mom and poor...
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Real Butterscotch Pudding
Are you as excited about Arrested Development as we are? Because we’re stoked! It’s the final count down; after years of anticipation, the big day is a little more than a month away. It also happens...
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Black Bean Soup
This is my standby recipe for black bean soup. Not to say that I don’t try other recipes, but when there’s no time to experiment, and I need to get dinner on the table, I know it works.. and it’s...
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Lemon Cake with Crunchy Topping
There’s a small creek I drive past every morning on the way to work. Last week I noticed there was a of mass white ground cover everywhere along the banks that looked like a bed of small white...
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