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Turkey, Cranberry and Cream Cheese Sandwich with Sprouts and Sunflower Seeds

I admit…I’m pulling something from the Archives to publish again. I’ll hope you’ll forgive me; pretty please? When I first started this blog I had 2 readers; me and my dog. Still, I transferred some of my best recipes from an older recipe website where they now languish in the archives and deserve better. This [...]

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Limoncello Cream Cheese Pound Cake

This is a very short post today; I’ve got so much on my plate to get done for my Monday post (stay tuned for a most unique challenge) and besides…haven’t you ever just made something, enjoyed it and wanted to share but there really wasn’t a story of significance involved. Not the same as writer’s [...]

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Red Pepper, Poblano, Jalapeno, Honey and Lime Sauce

I was reminded when I was making this red and green pepper sauce for pork last week what a leap of faith it was the first time I made it. I admit it…I have a huge, big, very bad aversion to green bell peppers. Just cringed even typing that sentence (I’m not kidding!). Although I [...]

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Blueberry and Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast

This recipe is from a cookbook called ‘Colorado Collage’ which is one of a series of cookbooks put out by the Junior League of Denver. I bought their first cookbook, ‘Colorado Cache’ which was spiral bound, when I moved to Denver 25 years ago. I had to replace it years ago as that spiral bound [...]

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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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Strawberry Mascarpone Tart

This Strawberry Mascarpone Tart is such a fresh and simple dessert but no matter, it will create a legion of devotees. It’s really best when strawberries are at the height of their season but I just picked up a box that were big and juicy so thought…September is now my new strawberry season! The recipe [...]

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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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Smoked Salmon Crostini

Another great dish for our Susan G. Komen Fundraiser. These were prepared by Madeline Branda with a recipe from Whole Foods. Just the perfect blend of creamy dill flavored cheese and salmon; the smoked salmon is a must Served with Estancia Pinot Noir Recipe courtesy of Whole Foods

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Cheesecake with English toffee filling

Prepare this cake a day ahead. Makes 12 servings. Crust 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs (from about 5 ounces graham crackers) 1/2 cup toasted almonds, finely chopped 1/2 cup English toffee bits (such as Skor) 2 tablespoons (packed) dark brown sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted Filling 4 8-ounce packages cream [...]

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