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St. Patrick's Day Dinner
I am not Irish, but my husband's grandmother was, and I figure that's a close enough connection to celebrate St. Patrick's Day! Besides wearing green and using the green napkins, tablecloths, towels,...
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Easter Dinner Menu
At this moment, the head count for Easter Brunch at our house is 16. A smaller than usual crowd... Everyone brings something, and coordinating that is half the battle. Here's what we have so far (if...
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Easter Dinner Menu
At this moment, the head count for Easter Brunch at our house is 16. A smaller than usual crowd... Everyone brings something, and coordinating that is half the battle. Here's what we have so far (if...
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Halloween Dinner Madness
I love Halloween, but this year I'm switching it up a bit. Why bother making a fabulous dinner when everyone is dying to get out the door? This year the frightfully freakish feast will be presented...
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Halloween Dinner Madness
I love Halloween, but this year I'm switching it up a bit. Why bother making a fabulous dinner when everyone is dying to get out the door? This year the frightfully freakish feast will be presented...
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Would you like to graciously accept accolades for a fabulous meal that is incredibly extravagant looking, great tasting, and mostly doable in advance? If so, you need to make individual Beef...
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Holiday Baking Bonanza 1
'Tis the season to bake cookies...Fa la la la la, la la, la....WAAAAAH! Our family has a tradition of cookie baking with the kids, and there is no way the boys are letting me off the hook, no matter...
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Holiday Baking Bonanza 2
Today's entry is Almond Banana Bread which comes from Joy the Baker (have you been to her site? You gotta go!), who thanks SmittenKitchen, who thanks SimplyRecipes. I've edited this to replace the...
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Holiday Baking Bonanza 3
On my list of "must make" cookies, Chocolate Chip Snowballs are in the top 3. I use a small scoop to shape them, and never roll them round because, well, let's just say that round cookies on a...
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Holiday Baking Bonanza 4
Today's entry is not for the faint of heart. It is tasty, but I won't lie to you, it definitely falls under the "splurge" category. I give you Cranberry Cake, more coffee cake in my humble...
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Holiday Baking Bonanza 4
Today's entry is not for the faint of heart. It is tasty, but I won't lie to you, it definitely falls under the "splurge" category. I give you Cranberry Cake, more coffee cake in my humble...
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My Early Christmas Present
Consider this. It is December 23. All the cookies that I have previously made? Gone. It is a cold and blustery day. The 9" of snow that fell on Friday plus a weekend's worth of flurries and now...
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Braised Corned Beef
I know corned beef isn’t an Irish meal, but it’s good, and since I plan on braising it in a nice Irish beer, that should make up for it, right? The 3 top ways to prepare corned beef are boiling,...
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St. Patrick's Day Dinner
I am not Irish, but my husband's grandmother was, and I figure that's a close enough connection to celebrate St. Patrick's Day! Besides wearing green and using the green napkins, tablecloths, towels,...
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Chocolate Covered Strawberries
I decided at the very last minute that ignoring Valentine’s Day would not be right. I can’t instruct my boys to be thoughtful and romantic, and not model it, right? So, during my mad dash to the...
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