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Lemon Lime Muffins

by Jerry 0 comments April 8, 2013 Recipes
Lemon Lime Muffins

After the rave reviews my family lauded on the 3 ingredient muffins we made a few weeks ago, I was itching to take that base recipe and try something new with it. Seriously, there are no end of options. This is a recipe that begs for modifications. You can make these sweet or savory just as [...]

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3 Ingredient Muffins – Perfect Muffins Every Single Time

by Jerry 4 comments March 25, 2013 Recipes
3 Ingredient Muffins

You can make perfectly moist, succulent muffins in just 20 minutes with 3 ingredients you already have in the pantry. Let me say that again: You can make perfectly moist, succulent muffins right now in just 20 minutes with 3 ingredients you already have in your pantry. I was shocked, too. Actually, I was incredulous. I didn’t [...]

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Oreo Biscotti – A cookie recipe… Made with cookies!

by Jerry 4 comments February 14, 2013 Recipes
Oreo Biscotti

Is there anything better than OREO cookies and milk? Yes, Oreo Biscotti and coffee! They go well with tea or milk, too. The beverage is your choice, but you shouldn’t wait to make these amazing treats. they’re a new favorite in our house, so much so that we’re already planning variations. This is a fun, [...]

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Cranberry Orange Chocolate Chip Cookies

by Jerry 13 comments December 5, 2012 Recipes
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‘Tis the season once again.  With that comes the call for cookies, candies and other sweets to thrill and delight both young and old. (And not-so-old, as well.)  This year I’m trying to focus on the flavors of the season with a highlight on seasonal fruits, berries nuts and whatever else I can find that [...]

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Lemon Mint Tea (Nane Limon), a Turkish delight

by Jerry 24 comments September 30, 2012 Recipes
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This recipe is inspired completely by my wife, who told me about something similar she had in Turkey shortly after her return there.  It’s nothing more than Squeezed lemon, a bit of mint and sugar with boiling water added but like so many simple dishes the final product is something that is somehow ethereal and [...]

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Ultra Chewy Chocolate Drop Cookies

by Jerry 12 comments April 24, 2012 Recipes
Chocolate Drop Cookies, A serious chocolate lovers dream

I don’t often get worked up about chocolate desserts or snacks. Most of them simply aren’t intense enough for me. Others are too sweet. I’m not interested in watered-down sugary sweet chocolate or creamy milk-chocolate derivatives. If I’m going to eat chocolate, I want it to be assertive, aggressive and powerful.  That’s the kind of [...]

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The Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe Ever

Thumbnail image for The Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe Ever by Jerry 4 comments December 11, 2011 Recipes
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I know I say it a lot, but sometimes the simple things in life are the best. They are often the most satisfying, the most soul-soothing and heartwarming things. It could be a child’s laughter, a favorite frumpy old sweatshirt or a soft smile from that significant someone-else that makes an otherwise normal and dreary [...]

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Salted Microwave Caramels

by Jerry 51 comments October 30, 2011 Recipes
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My weakness in the world of sweet treats is, and has always been, caramels.  I’ve rarely met a caramel I didn’t love and I’ve never met one I didn’t like, but I rarely make them myself because, well, they’re a pain in the tush to make… Or at least I thought they were. But what [...]

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Glazed Lemon Sugar Cookies

by Jerry 5 comments January 9, 2011 Recipes

Simple, unassuming, demure.  These are the words I usually associate with sugar cookies.  In the world of sweets, they are the unsung heroes.  Perfectly wonderful little morsels that are always up for the challenge of becoming something more. In this case, more is a simple addition.  Both because we truly do believe that simple is [...]

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White Chocolate Mousse Tartlets with Caramel Bourbon Vanilla Sauce Recipe

by Jerry 6 comments November 26, 2008 Recipes
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If you’re looking for a bit of “wow” factor at your next dinner or dessert party, give these little guys a go.  They’re number one in a series of three white chocolate tartlets that will have anyone you serve them to thinking you are a pastry chef extraordinaire, even though they are quite simple to [...]

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