No need to tire of shortbread yet.Try this recipe TODAY – Christmas – for the buttery, soft, sweet, salty homemade shortbread deliciousness I’ve hardly coaxed you into loving – topped with festive Peanut Butter M&M candies! Peanut Butter M&M Shortbread 1 cup butter, melted and cooled2 cups all purpose flour1 cup powdered sugar1 tsp. baking…
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All the flavors of the holiday season: buttery spicy gingerbread (shortbread too) with toasted hazelnuts, vanilla cream cheese frosting, dried cranberries, and sugared rosemary. Not only does this fantastical dessert sound dreamy, present as the best Christmas dessert on earth, but the flavors and textures are out of this world. What are you serving for…
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My all-time favorite Christmas cookie is the “peanut butter ball” or traditional Buckeye. Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy! I could go to town on those – and most certainly DID, many a day in my childhood, alongside handfuls of Peanut M&Ms.Oh, my Merry Christmas memories will always make me smile. While I’m definitely still…
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It seemed as though life would be back to normal next year, or as normal as it ever was at Hogwarts. — J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone CHEERS to that! Let’s all hope life is back to normal next year.In the mean time, we must celebrate with MAGICAL recipes.Harry Potter has it all…
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Of all my years baking, I had yet to bake a Yule Log for Christmas. In fact, I’ve actually never tasted or tried a Yule Log before now. Intimidating…precarious…harrowing…and even astounding. I wasn’t sure if I was up for it this year. Which is why I insisted Valerie come over to help. She’s really the…
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A tempting treat – full of the flavors and aromas of Christmas. Are you ready? Vanilla Fig Rosemary Cheesecake Bars Vanilla Fig Rosemary Cheesecake Bars 1 pkg. Pepperidge Farms Bordeaux cookies 8 Tbs. butter, melted 8 oz. cream cheese, room temperature 6 oz. mascarpone cheese, room temperature 2/3 cup powdered sugar 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract…
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It’s that time of year again. Yes, it’s APPLE SEASON. I have been overindulging, for sure, in the fresh summer berries and drippingly sweet Palisade peaches of summer, missing every last bite. BUT, apple season is here. And, as we all know, the sweet crunch of the autumn bounty will always truly have my heart….
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