baking

Drei Augen a German Shortbread Cookie + BAKERS GIVEAWAY

December 14, 2012

Today is my last Christmas Cookie post, but tomorrow will be a Christmas Cookie Cocktail post, don’t miss it. Drei Augen is a German Shortbread Sandwich Cookie. The name Drei Augen means 3 eye, which is how the cookie got the name, with three holes that you punch through so you can see the jelly. [...]

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Italian Pignoli Cookie Recipe + BAKERS GIVEAWAY

December 10, 2012

The holidays are all about Family, Love, Faith and Presents. So, this week I will share a bit of our family and the holiday cookies they love. I will have faith that you will love the recipes as much as we do and for the present part I am doing a Baking Bonanza Giveaway all [...]

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Sausage Crostini and a Cascal Free Giveaway

November 5, 2012

The holidays are upon us, which means we get to cook and eat delicious foods. This is a great appetizer to serve at your own house or to take to a party to share. You can cut the ingredients in half and serve at dinner along side a salad or pasta. It is super simple [...]

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Spinach and Three Cheese Pie

October 23, 2012

This Spinach and Three Cheese Pie is so GOOD! Don’t be afraid of the philo dough, the key to philo is to keep it moist. I don’t unwrap mine from the plastic wrapper until I am ready to use and I have my melted butter and pastry bush ready to go. I also keep a [...]

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Pumpkin Cupcake with Amaretto Cream Cheese Frosting

October 16, 2012

I discovered Pumpkin Pie Almonds. I am in love, well, I was already in love with anything pumpkin and pumpkin spice, adding the almonds only deepens my love! I didn’t know these wonderful creations existed, but of course like anything if you google it you’ll than feel like you must be the only one that [...]

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Pumpkin Cake with Dark Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

October 9, 2012

I love pumpkin and chocolate together. Well, I pretty much love chocolate with anything, but I couldn’t find a pumpkin cake recipe with chocolate frosting. So I made up my own. This is a beautiful cake! It is beautifully delicious too! OH MY the cake is perfectly moist and the frosting is dark and decadent! [...]

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Jalapeño Cheddar Biscuits

September 30, 2012

My garden is raining peppers, and I can’t keep up. I’ve dried, pickled, canned and now I am baking them up as fast as I can. This biscuit is perfect to accompany a soup, stew or in my case chili. Its Football season and chili will be flowing on Sundays. This biscuit rocks with a [...]

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4th of July M&M Chocolate Cookie Bars

July 3, 2012

This is a great dessert to take to your 4th of July Cookout, for the adults and kids. You can use any m&m type candy in any color you choose eating them throughout the year, think green and red for christmas. Beware with 1 cup of brown sugar these little devils are addictive!! Ingredients: [...]

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Yellow Cupcake with Chocolate Frosting

July 1, 2012

This is a simple cupcake recipe that everyone will enjoy! Cupcake: 1 1/2 cup flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 2 large eggs, at room temperature 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3/4 cup sugar 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled 2/3 cup buttermilk Frosting: 1 bag milk chocolate chips [...]

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Baked Zucchini Fries

June 29, 2012

With my Garden starting the daily flow of Zucchini, I have been trying out new ways to cook up this persistent veggie. There is nothing like walking out to your garden and picking your own produce to serve up a dinner. The zucchinis were still warm from the sun as I prepared this recipe, that [...]

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I Had a Pretty Fabulous Week

June 23, 2012

This week has been pretty exciting for me. On Monday I was notified by Jessica at A Lot on Your Plate that I had won her Baking Competition with my Chocolate Shortbread Cookie tipped in Chocolate Recipe. I was pretty thrilled! I did a little fist pump! She posted my recipe on her blog and [...]

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Perfect Peach Cake

June 19, 2012

This cake is so delicious, I always remember it when I have an abundance of peaches on my counter from the trees in the backyard. It truly is delectable! 2 1/2 pounds peaches, pitted and cut into 1/2″ thick wedges 5 tablespoons peach schnapps 4 teaspoons lemon juice 6 tablespoons plus 1/3 cup granulated sugar [...]