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In early August we took a cruise from Seattle to Alaska. It was our second cruise, and our first with Holland America, which we liked quite a bit for the laid back atmosphere, ports and on-ship activities. There was a lot to do, but the thing I enjoyed most (aside from trivia) was the demonstration [...]
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Hi Cookie Madness Readers! This is Katrina from Baking and Boys! Anna is on vacation. Many of you know she and her family went to Seattle. They are also surprising their daughter, Emma, and going on an Alaskan cruise! How fun! Anna and I were talking (emailing) and I offered to do a guest post [...]
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I couldn’t wait to post this recipe, because it’s just the perfect summer dessert – elegant, simple, and fairly inexpensive, with only four ingredients, a couple of mangoes, sugar, cream and lemon juice. This recipe is from the (purportedly haunted!) Menger Hotel in San Antonio. In my opinion, it tastes best straight out of …
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A good ice cream sandwich calls for the perfect cookie. It can’t be too hard, nor should it be too cakey. It needs to be soft enough to bite into while frozen, but not so soft that it falls apart under the weight of the ice cream. In short, it was this …
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This weekend I discovered another no-bake dessert. It’s an easy lemon mousse recipe — the perfect accompaniment to fresh berries and 100 degree weather. This recipe makes 8 small servings, which you divide equally among your most elegant serving bowls or glasses. In this case, I used some wide (as opposed …
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If you see a copy of the new Cook’s Country Magazine, make sure to pick it up! Mine came in the mail yesterday and it’s loaded with good stuff. There’s a fried chicken recipe that looks interesting, a small (loaf pan size) lasagna, and at least three desserts which I plan on making; …
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When it comes to ice cream recipes, Bruce Weinstein’s Ultimate Ice Cream Book is my go-to guide. His Mint Chocolate Ice Cream is a family favorite, but this weekend I needed to use up some egg yolks and decided to make Extra Rich and Creamy Vanilla. With 7 egg yolks, I worried that it might [...]
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