Mini White Fruitcakes

One thing I love is a good fruitcake – yeah, I know many don’t. But that is something to consider – have you ever had a good one? One that isn’t sickening sweet nor full of weird citron or candied fruit? A white fruitcake is a great introduction to something you might have missed. It [...]

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Crustless Quiche

Kirk had mentioned last night that we hadn’t had a Quiche for dinner in a long time. So why not make one tonight I though this afternoon? I’ll be first to admit that for some reason I don’t have a glass or stoneware pie pan, when I make pies I bake in metal tins. So [...]

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Recipe To Save For Trying Out

A recipe that I don’t want to lose but haven’t tried out yet….it is gluten free as well.
Orange Apricot Crisp
Ingredients:
8 oranges
1 tsp fresh grated orange zest
2 cups thinly sliced dried apricots
1/2 cup dried cranberries, raisins or currants
1/2 cup diced candied ginger
1 cup brown rice flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
6 Tbsp butter or margarine
1/2 tsp pure [...]

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Maple Pecan Pie and Whiskey Pumpkin Pie

If it is the night before Thanksgiving I have to be baking! Nothing like an excuse to make pies, no? This year I am sticking with traditional choices but with the way we prefer. I changed the recipe for our maple pecan pie a bit, having it be a little lower fat (yes butter tastes [...]

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Fantastic Ultimate Ginger Cookies

I saw this recipe over on Food Network’s website, by Barefoot Contessa, for Ultimate Ginger Cookies. You have to really love ginger, but if you do like we do, you will LOVE these cookies!

Do follow the recipe carefully – a stand mixer is needed. The dough is overall stiff at the end but it works [...]

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Hamantaschen

This was a recipe I found in the search to replicate the cookies my mom and I made as I was growing up. I have seen many versions but overall this seems the closest to what she used. As for the filling there are the traditional prune or poppy seed fillings but my mom left [...]

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Frosted Pumpkin Cake

Yes, I know…it is total pumpkin overload here. Hey, it is fall! And I am inspired
I cam across this recipe in the current issue of Cooking Light (November 2009) and adapted it to work for me. The smell as it bakes is fantastic. Do make sure the butter has plenty of time to [...]

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Cheesy Pumpkin Biscuits

I was scanning Slashfood yesterday when I saw a recipe for an easy cheese and pumpkin biscuit. I had plenty of leftovers from the pumpkin muffins I made yesterday so I figured this would be worth trying. I adapted the recipe a little, using the lower fat/calorie Heart Smart Bisquick® and leaving out the extra [...]

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