Warm Spinach Artichoke Dip 1 8oz pkg cream cheese (1/2 fat) 1/3 cup sour cream (1/2 fat) 1/4 Parmesan, grated 1/4 cup Romano, grated 1/4 cup mozzarella, grated 2 cloves garlic, minced fine 1 Tbsp fresh basil, minced 1 tsp salt fresh ground pepper 1/4-1/2 tsp cayenne 1 14oz can artichoke hearts, roughly chopped 1 […]
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Honestly, right now, I’m sure, is not the time for recipes featuring more sugar. Desserts this time of year are my downfall though and I just couldn’t resist. This being the second time I’ve been lucky enough to be pregnant during the holiday season, I’m just a tad worried about gaining too much…you know. I
No words today folks, just more Christmas baking! Eggnog Shortbread 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature 1/2 cup icing sugar 1 1/2 tsp rum extract 3/4-1 tsp grated nutmeg 1/2 tsp salt 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour 1. Cream butter until fluffy, beat in sugar and rum extract. 2. Mix flour, nutmeg and salt
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Well, here it is! I’ve been talking it up, but I finally got it all finished. Loads of time left to ship it all out to locations across the nation. I’m not sure if I should be embarrassed or not, but it took me 9 hours to fluff, fold, mix, spread, refrigerate, roll out, dip
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The perfect brownie can be many things to many people, but i have only one request, there must obscene amounts of chocolate. Yes, it should be chewy, and dense and have somewhat crispy edges, but the chocolate factor is non-negotiable. Seeking out and testing the perfect brownie is not for the faint of heart. It
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Breakfast for dinner. Whoever thought of such a wonderful concept has garnered my praise for years. Egss are extremely underrated in my opinion, if only for the fact that people have very limiting ideas of what to do with them. Toad in the Hole, scrambled, fried, sunny side up, boiled soft or hard, etc. There
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Happy Hallowe’en folks! I know, I know, no Hallowe’en post? No scary dirt and worms or cupcakes shaped like spiders? No mummy dogs or kitty litter cakes? Sorry, I’m just not that into Hallowe’en. I used to be, dressing up in sexy outfits, hitting up the bars and clubs with my girlfriends. Those were the
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The 2009 October Daring Bakers’ challenge was brought to us by Ami S. She chose macarons from Claudia Fleming’s The Last Course: The Desserts of Gramercy Tavern as the challenge recipe. Uh oh. Seriously? Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…………………….. Yup, that was my exact reaction when I saw this month’s challenge was going to be French Macarons. Now, I
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When company’s coming over for dinner, it’s nice to be able to offer something warm and comforting for the ever important, after dinner indulgence. Which is why I baked this caramel & apple cream cheese tart last weekend when some family was coming for a visit. We don’t often get visitors, what with living 35
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I feel like I haven’t addressed something very important that’s happened this week. Do you know what I’m talking about? The fall of Condé Nast’s Gourmet Magazine has been the talk of the social networking world since it’s abrupt announcement on Monday morning. As a self professed food whore, I am saddened by this great
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