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Cherry Cordial Cupcakes
I think this might be the last Valentine’s Day treat on the blog this year. I think I’m ready for the next holiday. Okay. Actually, I’m really just saying that to convince myself that I’m over the treats because I’m starting my second juice fast in a couple of days.
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Fontina Mac & Cheese
Any of you out there with young children know that Macaroni & Cheese is a staple of most kid’s diets from the time they have teeth. And while I have two really good, healthy and adventurous eaters of my own, I know that given the choice, they would have Mac & Cheese for every meal. Breakfast included. The older and wiser I get =) the more I realize that real food is always better than processed food. Yes, the blue and yellow boxed Mac &…
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Lemon Pound Cake & A Giveaway
On most Saturday mornings, I take my oldest to dance class. During her class, my youngest daughter and I venture off to a nearby shopping center and take care of our weekly household shopping. We wander around, looking at toys, books, kitchen goodies and then pick up a few necessities before heading back to the dance studio. In this particular shopping center, there happens to be a Starbucks, which always seems like a fabulous idea on a busy Saturday morning. My youngest, who is three…
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Maraschino Cherry Cupcakes
Have I ever told you about my brother-in-law? His name is Jacob. He’s a few years younger than me, but I’ve known him since he was about nine years old. He used to field relentless phone calls from me back when I discovered I was hopelessly in love with his big brother, back in my middle-school years. Jacob left our small town in Kansas for college, and has never moved back. He lived in Minneapolis for awhile, then Seattle, and now lives in New York…
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Ten Amazing Labor Day Recipes
Follow my blog with Bloglovin My family is celebrating Labor Day this year with a pot-luck, swimming and lots of good food and drink. The weather is expected to be sunny and hot, perfect for swimming, firing up the grill and enjoying the company of our enormous family. Over the years, my family has perfected the pot-luck – most everyone brings the recipe that they’re famous for – with names like “Mary Ann’s potato stuff,” or “Cathy’s cookies” or “Amanda’s cake balls,” “Holly’s pasta salad.”…
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Sandwich Rolls
I know I just posted hamburger buns a few weeks ago, but I had to post these too. These are completely different than the hamburger buns. They’re slightly sweet and not as dense, and would even make a really good dinner roll. The overwhelming consensus when I served these was that the rolls were the star of the meal. My five year old ate one plain, and my two year old kept asking for more. I made BBQ beef sandwiches, and when I asked my husband if…
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Easy Lemon Bars
I wish I would have snapped a picture of the sky today so I could show you, but take my word for it – it was gray. Not like pretty-hazy-snowy-gray, it was cold-damp-dreary-icky-gray. I’m so over winter, guys. I just want it to be February already, so I can say that “at least it’s February so that means it’s almost March which means it’s almost April and then things will finally warm up.” Sigh.
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No-fail Homemade Hamburger Buns
On Mother’s Day, back in May, we also celebrated my Dad’s birthday at the same time. My family all gathered at my parent’s house, and we had a lovely cookout, complete with hamburgers, hot dogs, brats and lots of yummy sides (which is my favorite part). My brother stopped and bought hamburger and hot dog buns (that was his “job”) and we enjoyed the day. Now, fast-forward almost a month. Last week, we found ourselves rushed for dinner so my husband just threw some hamburgers…
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French Vanilla Cupcakes
How adorable are these? I made these for a baby shower and just loved the way they came out. My new jumbo cupcake pan has just opened up a whole new world of cupcakes for me and I have to say I am loving it. I love the look of the ribbon tied around the base of the cake – and it’s much easier to do on a jumbo cake than a standard cake. I found a coordinating pink sugar for garnish and think that these…
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Lemon Meringue Cupcakes
This is officially my favorite cupcake ever. If you’ve been reading Lemon Sugar for a while, you realize how strong this statement actually is…I’ve made a LOT of cupcakes in recent years. There are a lot of contenders for the top spot, but I’m pretty sure that these just knocked the Fauxstess Cupcakes down a notch. Clearly, I love a good lemon cake, but something about this one – this combination of flavors – it’s just over the top perfection. The cake is SO…
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Super Simple Key Lime Pie
You know when it’s the end of October and November is just around the corner and you’re all like, “I don’t want winter to be here,” so you think of the summery-est dessert you can and make it? Yup. Just happened. The end of October just screams Key Lime Pie, doesn’t it? No? You guys, how in the world is summer overrrrrrrrr? That had to have been the shortest summer on record. My summer went like this: 5 year old birthday party, June at the…
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Devil’s Fudge Cupcakes
These cupcakes have possibly the longest name ever. They are actually Devil’s Fudge Cupcakes, filled with Whipped Chocolate Ganache and frosted with White Chocolate Cream Cheese Buttercream. Holy Cow. They’re deserving of the long title. They earned it. They’re magnificent. The cupcake is moist and has a really wonderful chocolate flavor. The whipped ganache is light but rich, and pairs really nicely with the white chocolate cream cheese buttercream. Yes, you read that correctly. White Chocolate. Cream Cheese. Butter. What could possibly be wrong with…
