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Chocolate covered strawberries are all the rage right now in Austin, so in honor of that (and Valentine’s Day), I decided to make a bar cookie with a chocolate covered strawberry theme. Adapted from a cherry variation called “Chewy Cherry Bars”, this version uses good quality strawberry preserves and dark chocolate chips. Like …
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Tornado watch! Swine flu! It’s a good day to stay in and add metric weights to old recipes. This one is adapted from an old Bake-Off recipe. Along with being easy and delicious, this recipe is lots of fun because you can swap out various types of jam for the raspberry. I’ve …
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This was a pumpkin bar from Libby’s, but I decided to try it with sweet potato. Since I wasn’t sure I’d like the results, I halved the original recipe and baked it in a 9 inch square pan. I also added pecans and orange zest because those things always taste good with sweet potatoes. The [...]
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Today’s been busy, but I managed to fit in two new cookies. This is the first one and it’s from Cooking Light. I love the combination of cranberries and sour cream, so when I saw this recipe last night in the November issue, I knew right away it would be today’s cookie. After running to [...]
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Today’s recipe was inspired by The Leavening Agent who posted a great photo of a blueberry bar. She didn’t include the recipe, so I checked a few bulletin boards and found the original version which was originally published in Fine Cooking Magazine. It had mixed reviews and some specific criticisms including “too much crust, not [...]
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These would be perfect for a ladies’ luncheon or Bridge group. What? No Bridge group? Well, then you’ll be glad to know this is a half-batch. The original full version is from Group Recipes. Just so you know, the grapefruit flavor isn’t strong and sour so if you really love grapefruit, you might want to double [...]
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