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A COLLECTION OF MADE FROM SCRATCH, SEASONAL RECIPIES
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Zucchini, Cheddar & Herb Quick Bread
Zucchini, Cheddar & Herb Quick Bread Here we have the best of all worlds – bread that you don’t have to wait on to rise, and besides that it’s brimming with chunks of cheddar cheese and herbs. It’s so good when it’s warm right from the oven, or toasted...
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Some of my Favorite Spring Recipes
Blueberry Muffins with Cinnamon Streusel Topping
Blueberry Muffins with Cinnamon Streusel Topping This recipe has ended my search for the perfect Blueberry Muffin. For years, I was disappointed because even though they always looked delicious, biting into one was a major disappointment due to either...
Boysenberry Coffee Cake with Oatmeal and Brown Sugar Streusel
Boysenberry Coffee Cake with Oatmeal and Brown Sugar Streusel I love boysenberries and found myself with quite a few bags in the freezer after an overzealous picking session last summer. Since I also happen to love coffeecakes, this seemed to be a fine...
Carrot Cake with Lemony Cream Cheese Frosting and Roasted Pineapple
Carrot Cake with Lemony Cream Cheese Frosting and Roasted Pineapple It seems to me that one of the best ways to celebrate Easter is a carrot cake – this is because I love to eat them and look for any excuse to do so. Here you have not just any ordinary...
Cashew Butter Cookies with Roasted & Salted Cashews, Oatmeal & Coconut
Cashew Butter Cookies with Oatmeal, Coconut, Roasted & Salted Cashews Do you ever crave a cookie that’s just a little out of the ordinary? Me too. A trip to the pantry and a little lucky imagination yielded these guys. Big cookies that are chewy and...
Champagne Poached Pears with Salted Caramel Sauce
Champagne Poached Pears with Salted Caramel Sauce and Cinnamon Puff Pastry Today we have an added bonus: this is actually three separate recipes in one. You can poach pears all by themselves and be happy as a clam. They are delicious on salads or, what the...
Cheddar and Herb Scones
Cheddar Herb Scones I don’t think I know one person on this planet who does not love scones, and they are almost as fun to make as they are to eat – almost. In this recipe, we take the traditional sweeter scone and make it savory by eliminating the sugar and...
Cheesecake Squares with Blackberry Topping
Cheesecake Squares with Blackberry Topping For the most part, this recipe comes via my mom, otherwise known as Neeners. When we were kids, she used to bake her version (which was topped with canned blueberry pie filling and topped with Coolwhip), in her...
Cheesy Grits and Smoky Brown Butter Shrimp
Cheesy Grits and Smoky Brown Butter Shrimp Just because spring has arrived does not remove my craving for occasional comfort food, and these cheesy grits paired up with colossal shrimp that have been sauteed in garlicy brown butter and smoked paprika do the...
