Chocolate Mousse for Two
Chocolate Truffles
Decadent Hot Chocolate for Two
Chocolate and Valentine’s Day often seem to go hand in hand. With this day of sweets fast approaching, consider skipping the cellophane-wrapped candy available for purchase in favor of surprising that special someone with handmade treats served with love.
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Chocolate Mousse [...]
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Honey Baked Apples
Quick and Easy Rice Pudding
Low-Fat Apple Cobbler
Although desserts aren’t necessary for every meal, sometimes they make a nice treat. But at the beginning of the year, many of us have our eyes set on new goals. Eating healthier is often one of those goals. Fortunately, not all tasty desserts have to [...]
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Holidays are a great time to throw calorie caution to the wind and indulge in some buttery treats. Few things are as buttery as a batch of these rich snickerdoodles.
Snickerdoodles
Take these cookies out of the oven while they still look slightly undercooked. For best results, use real butter. Adapted from Even More Top Secret [...]
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Simple Sugar Cookies
Old-Fashioned Sugar Cookies
Crisp Sugar Cookies
When it comes to holiday treats, you really can’t go wrong with sugar cookies. The whole family can enjoy baking and eating them, as well as decorating them with cookie cutters, frosting, or sprinkles.
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Simple Sugar Cookies
1 cup butter, softened
1-1/4 cups confectioners’ sugar
1 egg
1 [...]
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Turkey!
Pumpkin Cheese Ball
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Easy Stuffing
Traditional Pumpkin Pie
Thanksgiving is in less than a week! Don’t even get me started about how fast this year has flown by.
First up — the main event.
For the actual turkey, I’m a big fan of the Good Eats Roast Turkey. I usually skip the aromatics, but the brine is [...]
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Easy Applesauce
Pork Chops with Onions and Apples
Apple Crisp
Fall brings with it cooler weather, beautiful foliage, and lots of apples for eating and cooking. While apple pie often is the first thing associated with this season’s crop, apples are good in many more dishes and with many more meals.
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You [...]
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Low-Fat Double Chocolate Pie
Coconut Cream Pie
Crustless Banana Cream Pie
There is something comforting about a simple pie made with pudding. And since regular and sugar-free pudding mixes come in a variety of flavors, it’s easy to tailor a pie to your family’s tastes.
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This recipe has just over 6 [...]
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Sugar and Spice Granola
Soft Oatmeal Cookies
Buying lunch at school might be easy to do, but kids aren’t going to always like what’s being served. On the days when kids bring their own lunch, try to include a little surprise like a note from you or a special treat made from an old favorite like [...]
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The challenge: I love homemade ice cream, and I have the kind of ice-cream maker that lets me store the canister in the freezer so it’s ready to go at a moment’s notice. The problem is that I need more than a moment’s notice to have cream in the house. For that, I need to [...]
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Blueberry Sauce
Crumb-Topped Blueberry Muffins
Blueberry Cobbler
When it comes to fruits and vegetables containing antioxidants, blueberries are on the top of the list. Wild or store bought, these little berries pack a big nutritional punch. They also are delicious, in season, and great as an ingredient in a variety of recipes.
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