Dark Chocolate Strawberry Jam Cake

It’s not often that friends become family. But when the friends are super special – it DOES happen. And family time often means celebration (very often, in our case). And celebration sometimes means birthdays. And birthdays mean dark chocolate cake – Dark Chocolate Strawberry Jam Cake, to be exact. And, of course, chocolate, chocolate ice…

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Buttered Pecan Peach Jam

What to do with all those leftover peaches… Leftover peaches? That NEVER happens in our house. Fresh peaches are consumed daily during peak season here in our household. And to preserve that goodness and transfer it over to “other” peachy items of goodness, a simple spiced jam, swirled and topped with Buttery Pecan Crumble, I’m…

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Salted Honey Cantaloupe Jam

So, I have to give Bon Appétit all the credit for this one. 99.9% all of the recipes are my own creations. Perhaps inspired by things I’ve tasted and seen in my adventuresome apposition in life, they are still all mine. This one, however, I made pretty much to a tee ~ well, not really, as…

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