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French Toast with Toasted Walnut, Orange, Cranberry and Brown Sugar Compound Butter

Christmas seems to have come early for me this year. A ring of the bell, no one there but luckily I spy a package on the stoop. As I bent to retrieve the box and noticed it was from the Irish Dairy Board, I quickly looked up and down the street for Santa or even [...]

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Sugar and Spice Popcorn

It’s time for the monthly ‘Secret Recipe Club‘ I’m a part of and I’m the first to admit it may look like I took the easy way out of this effort. Not my intent at all, it just turned out to be the perfect opportunity to share something simple I love. It’s no secret…I love [...]

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Pasta with Broccoli, Mushrooms, Tomatoes and Parmesan Cheese

This pasta recipe combining broccoli, mushrooms and tomatoes seems in line with current trends that have seen pasta (and pizza) move from the realm of red sauce and meats to a variety of combinations that favor vegetables and what I consider a white sauce (typically made with olive oil and/or butter). So it might be [...]

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The Best Sugar Cookies

For many years I would spend days each holiday season making decorated sugar cookies. I started the tradition in my twenties with a girlfriend and we made hundreds of cookies that we rolled, cut out, decorated and gave to friends. I continued on with that tradition for many years when my kids where small and [...]

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Pecan Butter Balls, Russian Tea Cakes or Mexican Wedding Cookies?

These cookies were made for our family by my Grandma Lizette every year that I can remember. I continued the tradition growing up and have made them with my children and for holiday gifts every year. No matter how busy the holiday season, not one has gone by that this cookie isn’t at the top [...]

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Zucchini and Cream Cheese Casserole topped with Butter Crackers

I’ve grown my own zucchini for many years but in the past couple of years I’ve cut way back on a big garden with vegetables and now concentrate on growing a wide variety of herbs. That’s OK…it was getting to the point where at this time of year I did not want to see another [...]

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Butter Rum Cake

I love this cake and although not necessarily considered a holiday cake, it is considered OUR holiday cake! I made it for a New Year’s Eve party I hosted last week. I promised dessert and this is a quick and easy dessert with fabulous results!

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Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies

As I make cookies this holiday season and post them to this blog, it’s clear I like making some very traditional cookies; cookies I never make any other time of the year. These recipes are all borne from traditions started when I first starting baking with my Grandmother to making cookies that my children have [...]

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Spritz Butter Cookies

This is a classic Spritz cookie, all butter and almond and such a sweet reminder of years of holiday baking. Although I did another post today about the importance of making Pecan Butter Balls every Christmas season, these are not far behind. My mother and I used to make these by the hundreds it seemed! [...]

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