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French Onion Soup

appetizer· soup

French Onion Soup – Caramelized onions create the base for this soup, which is served with a crouton and melted Gruyere cheese on top Soup is one of those foods that I didn’t really enjoy until I was older. Other than chicken noodle soup, I didn’t really have much soup growing up, and even that kind of soup was a…
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Honey Wheat Bread Loaves

bread· Holiday Favorites

Honey Wheat Bread Loaves – Chewy honey wheat bread, shaped into three loaves perfect for serving with any dinner I don’t visit chain restaurants super often since we try to support our local businesses first. However, there has been a restaurant that I just counld’t stay away from recently – Cheesecake Factory. One of the things I look forward to…
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Apple Pie Cake

cake· dessert· Easter· Fall Flavors· Holiday Favorites· pie

Apple Pie Cake – Half pie, half cake, lots of delicious apples. During this pandemic, many have chosen to spend more time in their own kitchens, whipping up foods they used to enjoy at their favorite restaurants. As a result, those restaurants have been releasing recipes for some of their most famous foods. One of those restaurants is located at…
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Cheeseball Bites

appetizer· Holiday Favorites· snacks

Cheeseball Bites – Cream cheese is mixed with spices and cheddar cheese, rolled into mini balls, and rolled in a coating of bacon, pecans, and chives to make for perfectly-sized cheeseballs Tomorrow is a very special day…it’s the launch of my SECOND cookbook. It’s been a long time coming but it’s finally here. Entertaining Made Easy is a collection of…
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Pecan Pie Brownies

bars and brownies· dessert· Fall Flavors· Holiday Favorites

Pecan Pie Brownies – Brownies are topped with a sticky pecan pie filling to make for a chocolate dessert perfect for fall! I think I have an obsession with pecan pie. I’ve featured two different recipe variations of pecan pie on this blog, plus numerous other recipes that celebrate the pecan. And on top of that, many of those pecan…
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Black & White Bundt Cake

cake· dessert· Holiday Favorites· Valentine's Day

Black & White Bundt Cake – A moist, dark chocolate Bundt cake is covered with thick white icing to make a beautiful black & white Bundt cake. Today’s recipe is all about the chocolate. I’ve been having crazy cravings for chocolate cake so what did I do? Make the easiest chocolate cake recipe I know. No frosting, no layering, no…
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