Author: Tina

Chocolate And Nut Fudge

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Tis’ the season to be merry… and eat fudge. Let’s face it, even though fudge is something you can enjoy 365 days a year, we only want to splurge on it during the holidays.  Am I right? I never knew that making fudge could be so simple (well, at least this recipe is).  You only need five ingredients and you probably already have them.  Amazingly, with so few ingredients, the texture and taste is spot on.  It’s soft, sweet, and rich.  It’s oh so fudgy.  Yes, I described fudge as fudgy.  😉 You don’t need any fancy kitchen tools.  Specifically, you don’t need a …

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Miniature Walnut Pies

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I find pecan pies are too sweet.  Did I just say that?  Yup, even the queen of sweets has her limit.  However, if you gave me a miniature version then I’d be good to go. Mini pecan pies it is!  Oh wait, I have one minor catch.  These mini pies have walnuts in them instead of pecans.  I simply didn’t have any pecans on hand when I made these.   Besides, walnuts and pecans are mostly interchangeable anyway, right?  Go with me on this one.  😉 The crust is a cross between a traditional pie crust and a shortbread cookie and it’s filled …

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White Bean and Pasta Soup

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Did you survive your food coma yesterday?  What is it about Thanksgiving that makes it socially acceptable to shove your face with food?  Perhaps it’s because there is so much delicious food served in one day.  Yes, let’s go with that. I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling guilty about all the calories that I consumed yesterday.  I suppose I could have done worse.  I made apple pie (coming to the blog soon!) and I only ate it for dessert.  I say “only” because I could have also gobbled it down for breakfast, pre-dinner snack, or pretty much just taken a …

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These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things

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I’ve been in the kitchen a lot lately.  That is, A LOT more than usual because of all the holiday cookie baking going on over here!  🙂  Since my kitchen tools are working overtime, I thought this might be a good time to give them the spot light that they so well deserve.  Plus, I thought it would be fun to share some of my favorite things with you. Measuring cups and spoons.  A few years ago my husband bought these measuring spoons from the King Arthur Flour store.  In the beginning, he used them exclusively, while I continued to use my …

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Butter and Jam Thumbprints

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Flour is my nemesis.  It seems like every time I set out to bake something tasty I have a nasty fight with the flour.  I don’t mean I end up wearing it or it gets all over the kitchen, I mean I’m always left guessing how the recipe I’m looking at happened to measure the stuff. These cookies are a great example of how everything can go wrong in a matter of minutes.  Okay, I’m being a bit dramatic, but when you follow the recipe and end up with sewer cap sized cookies instead of what you expected you get …

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