desserts

Sugar Cookies with Monk Fruit In The Raw

May 20, 2013
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Disclosure: I was given a free bag of Monk Fruit In The Raw to use for this recipe and I have the chance to win a prize by showing a photograph of the cookies I decorated. I am attending Eat, Write, Retreat as a volunteer and was not compensated for this post. As always, the [...]

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Cocoa Dusted Cinnamon Honey Almonds

April 18, 2013
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Both of my kids are candy fanatics. They can not get enough. I am predicting that my daughter will still go trick or treating when she is in college.  Of course, I am not a fan of letting them eat too much candy. I made these almonds thinking that it is a sweet treat for [...]

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Sweet Ricotta Pie

March 31, 2013
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Happy Easter everyone! I spent the day relaxing and having some Easter fun with my family.  We went to church this morning but before I left I was able to get this pie  in the oven. This afternoon, we colored Easter eggs and my kids did some Jelly Belly bean trading after the Easter bunny [...]

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Festive Oreo Ice Cream Sandwiches

December 18, 2012

I love this holiday time of year where there are plenty of reasons to make treats and desserts. Every year about a week before Christmas, I turn on the oven and bake up piles of cookies.  We like to give goodies to teachers, bus drivers, neighbors and friends.  Every person in our household has a [...]

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Eggnog Donuts With White Chocolate Glaze

December 11, 2012

I always have a quart of eggnog sitting in my fridge during holiday season. I don’t drink eggnog but I buy it for guests. My brother loves eggnog so I usually keep some for him. The problem is I forget that we have it and it sits in the refrigerator long after my guests leave. [...]

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Almond Panna Cotta with Orange Raspberry Sauce

December 10, 2012

I love going to a nice restaurant and ordering one of the fancy schmancy desserts.  Isn’t it fun to look at the dessert trays brought out after dinner? The hardest part is choosing which one to have. My son was about seven when we took both of our children to a fine dining restaurant for [...]

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Peaches and Cream Crepes & Easy Lucky Leaf Desserts

November 25, 2012

In the summer, I love fresh seasonal fruit. There is nothing better than a bowl of fresh cherries or eating a juicy peach with the juice dribbling right down your chin.  But that is not possible in NJ at this time of year. So I keep a stock of Lucky Leaf pie filling in my [...]

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Baked Pumpkin Cake Doughnuts

October 25, 2012

No one in my family likes pumpkin. Or so I thought. I  found this great recipe for pumpkin cake doughnuts from King Arthur Flour.  I was going to make a batch to bring to work. I also would have plenty of extras to go with my coffee the next few mornings.  They never made it [...]

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Candy Corn Cupcakes & McCormick Spooky Squad Giveaway

October 21, 2012

CONTEST CLOSED. CONGRATS TO THE WINNER PEGGY DAMON! Halloween is right around the corner so it is time to start thinking about some treats. I was asked to be part of McCormick’s Spooky Squad and the first thing I made was some candy corn cupcakes. I am not a big candy corn person.  The rest [...]

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French Apple Loaf

October 12, 2012

A few weeks ago my family and I went apple picking.  I still have a few of the luscious apples left. There is no comparison to what is sold in the grocery store. I made a few baked items including this cake. I was thinking about doing a little more apple baking this week but [...]

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