Valentine’s Day Tart

Valentine’s Day will be here before you know it! I’ve been trying to plan some fun things with the children to make the day special for them. They want cupcakes. I had thought briefly about a big, chocolatey, multi-layer cake I saw in a magazine. But then my mother sent me this recipe! Between the [...]

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buffalo chicken soup

I found this recipe on the Better Homes & Garden’s website, and made it last night with leftover rotisserie chicken. The flavor was nice (esp. with the addition of extra hot-sauce in my bowl, something my spice-fearing family would have protested!) but the cheese did not melt smoothly at all. Not sure what happened there [...]

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Cranberry Fig Muffins

When Lindsay hosted the girls for coffee last week, she made these super yummy muffins, though she used 1/2 pint fresh blueberries instead of figs – more to my liking that way I think. Thanks for sharing the recipe, Linds!
3c flour
1T baking powder
1/2 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
1T cinnamo
2t. ground ginger
1 1/4 cups milk
2 eggs
1 [...]

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Famous Raisin Scones

The other morning, as I was rushing around getting ready for work, my sweet little boy rolled out of bed, looked at me with a sleepy smile, and said “Mommy, will you please make your famous biscuits for breakfast today?”
Now, I have to tell you that my “famous” biscuits are Bisquick. Not even the rolled and cut [...]

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No-Knead English Muffin Bread | Kitchen Parade

ENGLISH MUFFIN BREAD
No knead, no worry
Hands-on time: 15 minutes
Time to table: 2 hours
Serves 8
1 packet yeast (2-1/4 teaspoons)
1 cup flour, fluffed to aerate before measuring
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon table salt
1-1/4 cup warm (not hot) tap water
1-3/4 cups flour, fluffed
Yellow cornmeal
In a large bowl, combine the yeast, 1 cup flour, sugar, salt and water. With a [...]

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