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Butterfinger Cheesecake
This post has been sponsored by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #ReinventSweet #CollectiveBias I might be a wee-bit obsessed. With cheesecake, of all things. Which, actually is a GOOOOOD thing, but really, why can’t I be obsessed with Kale? Or Flax Seed? Or Chickpeas? (I don’t know – those are the first three healthy-like things that popped into my cheesecake-obsessed head.) This cheesecake, you guys – it’s awesome. It’s easy. It goes together in no time, and you can change it…
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Hot Corn Dip
Who doesn’t love a good dip, right? In fact, I’m getting to the stage in my life when a good dip (or lack thereof) can make or break a good party. Now, exactly what that says about me is not the issue right now, but what I know for 100% sure is that this dip is yum. o. I’ve had Trisha Yearwood’s Home Cooking cookbook for a couple of years, and I have to tell you that I had some serious doubts about her back…
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Mini Peach Cobblers
While we were out and about yesterday, my husband and I both noticed that things are finally starting to turn green – the pastures are now more green than brown, the trees all have little buds on them, and daffodils and hyacinths are starting to poke out of the ground. SPRING! Spring is finally, finally, finally here. {I should note that I checked the weather earlier, and we actually have a slight chance of snow tomorrow morning, but I’m just going to pretend like that’s…
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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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Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
Have you ever played the “If I won the lottery, I would…” game? We don’t really buy lottery tickets, but sometimes, when the payout gets really, really high, we buy a ticket for fun. I think the most fun thing about it is dreaming about how we’d spend our windfall, where we’d travel, who we’d help…it’s good for a little bit of practically-free entertainment and good conversation. I do the same thing when it comes to bakeries. Sometimes I like to scope out quaint buildings…
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Banana Bread Bars with Brown Butter Frosting
First of all, I have to apologize for these, because I know they aren’t pretty. They’re very beige, kind of flat, the frosting has funky spatula-lines in it, but oh holy mother cow, these are so fantastically amazing that you have to make them right now. Like, RIGHT. NOW. Seriously, go.
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Charleston Cheese Dip
Yay, dip! I LOVE me a good dip. Like the guacamole homer I am, I get WAY excited when I see a good seven-layer dip at a party (my sister-in-law makes a GREAT one, I’ll have to share it soon) but I’m all about trying new dip concoctions, too. Except, never put shrimp in my dip. Just don’t, k? I’m weird about shrimp. And now dip looks and sounds funny, ’cause I’ve written it way too many times. Dip, dip, dip. This dip, though –…
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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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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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Cherry Chocolate Coconut Granola
Much to my kids’ dismay, we haven’t been down the cereal aisle at our grocery store for a long time. Last week, when I had to buy some cereal to make S’mores Rice Krispies Treats, their little eyes lit up and they got so excited at the thought that maybe I was going to cave and let them buy something. Nope. We do buy the occasional organic cereal at our local co-op, but it’s a rare treat. Mostly, the girls eat granola in lieu of…
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Mini Pumpkin Loaves
I definitely love a good pumpkin recipe – and not just in the fall. I could eat them year-round. I’m not a huge PSL fan – so I usually indulge in one Pumpkin Spice Latte a year – but they are just a bit sweet for me. But, a grande drip with a slice of pumpkin bread? Sign. Me. Up. The great thing about this recipe is that it is SUPER EASY. I’ve updated the method a little bit to combine wet and dry ingredients,…
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Mushroom Marsala
I’ve talked about my obsession with pasta before…I don’t think I’ve ever met a pasta I didn’t like. When I make it at home though, we usually stick to the Mac & Cheese or Spaghetti variety so I thought it was time to branch out. Giada made this Mushroom Marsala with Artichokes on one of her cooking shows last week and for some reason, it called out to me. Strange, because I usually don’t care for mushrooms at all. Nonetheless, I bought all of the…
