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Raisin Walnut Bread

A simple but satisfying bread with raisins and toasted walnuts that is an old family recipe. I already make Pecan Butter Ball cookies every year for the holidays and I attribute that recipe to my Grandmother Bathe. They are a favorite of mine and I recall fondly helping her as a girl and making them [...]

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Curried Chicken Salad with Dried Cranberries and Toasted Walnuts

I first had this Curried Chicken Salad at a networking event I attended a couple of years ago. It was so good, everyone wanted the recipe and now it’s a favorite to use for leftover chicken. I modified the original a bit with the addition of some dried cranberries and toasted nuts; they added some [...]

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Last Minute Fruitcake; It’s Not What You’re Thinking!

I know, I know…fruitcake? There has to be a better name for it because for many it just sends a message of hard citrus thingys I can’t even call candy or heavily sauced (and I mean sauced, you know, as in having had too much to drink!) pieces of brick. Another food blogger, EvilShenanigans and [...]

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Baked Apple Dumpling Pie

Pastry for a two-crust pie 1/4 C. currants, raisins or cranberries 1/4 C. walnut pieces, finely chopped 1/4 C. firmly packed light brown sugar 1/4 t. ground cinnamon 1/4 C. unsalted butter 1/4 C. firmly packed light brown sugar 1/4 C. raspberry preserves or raspberry syrup 4 Golden Delicious apples 1 egg yolk mixed [...]

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