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Mexican Coffee for #HappyHourFriday

Last week we traveled to Santa Fe and now we’re headed to Cabo San Lucas. Maybe it’s the early snow in Colorado and the cold it came in on that has me dreaming of warm locales. Besides, a friend of mine recently visited Cabo and came back insisting that I come up with a recipe [...]

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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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Homemade Caramel Sauce with Cinnamon and Rum

The first part of November is never about holiday shopping plans for me; it is about gift giving preparation. Every year, I make a basket of goodies for my best friends and family. I’ve learned over the past several years that I had better not wait as it’s best to get things done and in [...]

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Apple, Walnut and Cream Cheese Bread

I try as hard as possible to hang on to summer; one last dinner on the patio, one last walk through the perennials…but today it’s becoming clear I had better get ready. It’s a nice sunny day outside but there is definitely a chill in the air, my feet are freezing (socks…really, is it that [...]

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Zucchini Bread with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Brown Butter Frosting

Zucchini bread is one of those things that if I had gone all summer without making it would have left me with a sad, that’s just not right sort of feeling. For years it was something my kids really looked forward to, using squash from our backyard garden. However, as the neighbor’s tree has grown [...]

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Nutella Fudge Brownies with Mocha Buttercream Frosting

A Contest! I’m lucky to have met Abby Dodge on Twitter even if so far we are really only ‘virtual’ friends. I hope know that will change but in the meantime, I’ve loved building a relationship with this wonderful, funny and talented woman. Although I had been following Abby on Twitter, I first really communicated [...]

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The BEST Coffee Cake Ever

I was having coffee and thinking about what to make for a neighbor when I saw a tweet from The Pioneer Woman (Ree Drummond aka @thepioneerwoman) that said, and I quote, “The Best Coffee Cake Ever. I say that with confidence, boldness, and crumbs all over my chin” – so of course I was intrigued…I [...]

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Blackberry Pandowdy

That morning I mentioned in the last post; cold, drizzly and where I HAD to make a curry dish I saw posted on a blog cause I thought it looked warm? Truth? Also HAD to make a pandowdy that my friend Elle posted that she had adapted from The New England Cookbook. Why oh why [...]

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Molasses Cookies

I love these cookies! Someone might call them Gingersnaps but they aren’t…the molasses is distinct in their flavor and does compliment the ginger perfectly. They are something we make in the fall and serve with apples but also a stable of our Christmas cookie jar. They are best if they aren’t allowed to completely dry [...]

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