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Nutella Bars
I feel like I've been running ninety to nothing for several months now, and the disturbing thing for me is that I don't feel like I have it all together like when I was younger.Like last year when I...
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Pimiento Cheese Spread Macaroni Salad
I love summer up until July Fourth. After July Fourth, I am so over summer, it's not even funny. July fifth ends summer for me and starts a fifth season of the year I call Survive Hell. Because...
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Simple Summer Vanilla-Peach Cooler
So how was your Fourth? Since we were without our children who selfishly took our grandson with them on vacation to another state, Richard and I rode south to Mobile to watch the fireworks display on...
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Copycat Panera Bread Mediterranean Veggie Sandwich
I miss my girl sometimes.And although I love my son-in-law and grandson to pieces, sometimes I just need a little girl time with my daughter. But she's a busy wife and mom now, and our hanging out...
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Stuffed Oreos
So I wanted to make something fun and festive to take to a church gathering last week, and I had a bag of pretzels sitting on my counter. I remembered seeing this recipe from this excellent site and I...
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Monster Cookie Revel Bars
Guess who turned three last week?Him. That's who. And he is a tad camera shy. Or camera rebellious. Whichever.If you say look, he will do the exact opposite. And don't even think you are going to...
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Four-Cheese Vanilla Bean Cheesecake
I have had an intense craving for cheesecake. Really good cheesecake. And when it comes to cheesecake making, I am definitely not an expert, but I am most certainly a purist. I brake for plain,...
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Chicken and Pecan Wild Rice Pilaf
It is SO hard to get back into the swing of things after a long vacation. Hubby and I have been gone for a week long "culinary" tour of the mountains. Yes, we ate our way through Mississippi,...
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Spiced Sweet Potato Ice Cream
Houston, we have sunflowers.Future sunflowers.When we got back from the mountains, we had sunflower sproutlings everywhere. I'm hoping these little guys are tougher than my basil. My basil never did...
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Fluffy Buttermilk Drop Biscuits
Y'all.This day is so sunny and gorgeous, you would never think that a hurricane is coming.And it's hard for me to get motivated to do my million plus list of preparation items when I am looking at...
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Easy Chicken Gumbo with Lima Beans, Corn, and Crispy Okra
So I'm very thankful we did not lose power during Hurricane Isaac, because let me tell you, the humidity today rivals an Amazon rain forest and I just might DIE without air conditioning.Yes, it's THAT...
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Smoky Mountain Trout House, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
My husband loves trout. Me? I like it, I don't love it. But there is one restaurant that we always go to when we visit the smoky mountains that makes us both happy--the Smoky Mountain Trout House in...
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The Dillard House, Dillard, Georgia
On our trip to the mountains, we stopped by The Dillard House in Dillard, Georgia, where you don't just eat dinner, you experience it. I was introduced to this restaurant by my husband on a trip in...
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Oatmeal-Pear Caramel Glazed Cookies
I am starting to see a few signs of fall here and there, and I am almost sure I smelled it as I walked out of church last night. The fact that I have to go get on the lawn mower today is proof that...
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The Pioneer Woman’s Skillet Cornbread Master Mix
Soup season is upon us (okay, almost), and one of the most perfect accompaniments to soups and stews is cornbread. Up until about six months ago, I almost always used a packaged mix from the store,...
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MK's Chocolate Chip Cookies
So for four days a week right now, I keep my grandson during the day while my daughter attends cosmetology school. Slight change of plans from last year when she was studying nutrition, and the year...
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Chicken Enchilada Casserole Rojo (or Verde)
Rojo VersionVerde VersionMy sunflowers are starting to bloom. Unfortunately, we discovered worms all over them. And I didn't see this coming. I guess I only think of pests like this when it comes to...
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Snickerdoodle Cookie Dough Stuffed Blonde Oreos
When it comes to things like stuffing Oreos, I live by a deep conviction that one should have variety in one's life. I'm speaking from my heart today, people. My. Heart.So, inspired by my Chocolate...
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Pimiento Cheese Spread Topped Chili Topped Crispy Baked Potatoes
Do you want to take your chili and cheese baked potato up a notch, Monkey?Of course you do.First, after you have taken the time to bake your potatoes in the oven as per the instructions here, slice...
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Bananas Foster White Chocolate-Peanut Butter Mousse Pie
Can I be frank with you?Thanks. I knew you would let me be. I feel safe with you.I've been busy. And I am not complaining one bit, I'm just stating a fact. (I serve an amazing God who has blessed...
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