September 2008
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The original recipe is from Maida Heatter, but I got it from Katy G. who is pretty much the queen of pound cake recipes. Thanks Katy, Maida Heatter and Nabisco. And Nabisco, please keep making Halloween Oreos. Maida Heatter’s (Spooky) Oreo Bundt Cake 18 whole Oreo cookies (Halloween Colored) 2 3/4 cups (330g) all purpose [...]
Published on September 30, 2008
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Pecan Pesto Pizza for One 1 Greek style pita round (not the pocket type) – I used Kangaroo brand 2-3 teaspoons pesto sauce (Whole Foods 360 is very good) 1/3 cup shredded “Four Cheese Italian Blend” (mozzarella, provolone, Swiss, Parm) 2 tablespoons whole pecans 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. 2. Place pecans on [...]
Published on September 30, 2008
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Yesterday I said I thought the raspberry cookies were on the sweet side. Well, in all fairness to the cookies, I need to say that I’ve developed some sort of head cold and believe my sense of smell was impaired. It’s better this morning, but yesterday my taste receptors (mainly “sweet”) were doing …
Published on September 30, 2008
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Mine were a little on the sweet side, but these raspberry cream sandwich cookies received good reviews on Martha’s website and Recipezaar. I think I would have liked these a bit more had I used an actual vanilla bean as called for, but I checked H.E.B. and the price on one single vanilla bean …
Published on September 29, 2008
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This is a twist on an old Julia Child brownie recipe, and I like to think she would approve. The bourbon flavor in this particular batch was rather subtle, but it may be due to the fact I used Jefferson’s Reserve which, if you are in the market for some good bourbon, is …
Published on September 28, 2008
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Earlier I mentioned making a Malted Milk Pound Cake and not being entirely happy with it. Well, after sending the pound cake to Todd’s office where it was extremely well received, I decided to go ahead and post the recipe. This is a modified version of the Malted Milk Chocolate Pound Cake …
Published on September 27, 2008
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If you don’t want an whole Amaretto cheesecake, make these bars instead. Amaretto Cheesecake Bars 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/3 cup brown sugar — packed 6 tablespoons unsalted butter — softened 1/4 teaspoon salt 8 oz cream cheese, softened 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1 large egg, room temp 4 tablespoons amaretto 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 4 [...]
Published on September 26, 2008
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This recipe was emailed to me by Judy who wrote “Trust me, these are good.” I trusted her, but had to make one minor adjustment anyway. I used white whole wheat flour instead of whole wheat. These were excellent and perfect for when you’re craving something sweet, but don’t want entirely empty …
Published on September 26, 2008