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Cream Cheese Banana Nut Bread
I have to say that I’m a bit relieved that the holiday season is over. The last six weeks have been a total blur. Shopping, parties, planning, cleaning, baking, wrapping (oh, the wrapping…).
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Erin’s favorite recipes from 2012
As we say goodbye to 2012, it’s fun to reflect on everything that happened during the year. My family had a wonderful year full of blessings. We celebrated my parent’s 35th wedding anniversary in May. We traveled to the beach with our extended family, filling up three beach houses. My oldest daughter completed Kindergarten and started 1st grade. We coached T-ball, we celebrated 1st birthdays for my niece and nephew, and found out my brother and sister are expecting again. We attended dance recitals, hosted…
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Easy Cherry Turnovers
Ok, you caught me. As you know, I’m usually a pretty big advocate for home cooking with organic and non-processed ingredients. But sometimes, I make exceptions. I know, you can buy these in a convenient little box, straight from your grocery store. You can assemble, bake and eat them in under 30 minutes, but my version is just a little bit better.
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Your favorite posts of 2012 and a giveaway!
As 2012 comes to a close, I have to say that I feel like celebrating. Lemon Sugar has grown so much this year – and I have to thank you, my readers, for your part in that. If you weren’t helping to spread the word by sharing on social media, pinning on Pinterest, or tweeting on Twitter, my little food blog wouldn’t have grown the way it has. So, thank you. From the bottom of my heart. To my family, who just reads because I…
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Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of my readers – wishing you a joyful, safe and peaceful day with friends and family. From the bottom of my heart, thanks for making my 2012 a great one. ♥erin
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Mexican Hot Chocolate Cupcakes
You guys, what a week. What an up and down, crazy, emotional week. A week later, my heart is still raw and aching from the events in Newtown. Then, in a nearby town, two police officers lost their lives in the line of duty. And I sat at home, watching it all, with my young daughters (one of which is a 1st grader), and my police-officer husband. And I cried. A lot.
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A Moment of Silence
Tonight, instead of my normal weekend post, I’m standing with countless other bloggers in solidarity and support, in memory and in prayer for those who lost their lives and their families and friends on Friday morning. I’m sad. Really, really sad. I’m sad for everyone directly touched by the tragedy. I’m sad for me. I’m sad for my girls. I’m just sad. My way of honoring the memory of those babies is to do what kids do best – finding joy and hope in the…
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Peppermint Bark Cheesecake
Let’s talk about pet peeves, shall we? Specifically, let’s talk about MY pet peeves. The list is short. Okay, the list is kind of short.
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Tunnel of Fudge Cake
I think I’ve met my chocolate match. As you probably know by now, I am a definite chocolate fan. I prefer the chocolate version of almost everything (except ice-cream – that has to be vanilla or mint) and I will never, ever turn down a piece of good chocolate cake. But this cake? I got two bites in and I needed some milk. It’s so rich, dense and over-the-top chocolatey that even I couldn’t go all-in. Not to worry, a glass of cold milk and I was…
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Snowball Cupcakes
We have had some FANTASTIC weather around here for the first part of December – 70 degree temperature-sunshiny-beautiful weather, and I love it. The girls are still playing outside, we were able to decorate the outside of our house for Christmas without getting frostbite, and I’ve yet to really break out my winter coat. In December. Unreal.
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Almond Snowball Cookies
I’m back! It’s been a long couple of weeks, starting with my daughter’s 7th birthday party, then Thanksgiving, then a week of refreshing the look here at Lemon Sugar. Throw in a couple of cases of bronchitis and let’s just say I haven’t had much time to spend in the kitchen.
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Welcome to the all new Lemon Sugar!
I’ve been working toward this day for quite a long time now. I’ve finally updated, upgraded and freshened things up here at Lemon Sugar. Hopefully you’ll find an easier-t0-navigate site with all of the same great recipes, photos and stories about my hectic life. Have a look around, and let me know what you think. We still have a few areas of the site that are under construction, namely the recipe index and some of the extra galleries and goodies I share in my sidebar…
