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Turkish Mushroom Cookies
We are already prepping new recipes for our next big cookie giveaway next Christmas. Christmas 2013 was very successful with many new and interesting cookies and candies. It’s always a challenge to top the previous year, but we do love … Continue reading
Caramel Banana Tart
I think I must have been born a monkey in a previous life, or perhaps Darwin was closer to the truth on my ancestry. I love bananas. And baked bananas, oh my, is there anything quite so decadent tasting without … Continue reading
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Dino’s Hot Sweet Pickles
Hot sweet pickles, crock made and cold packed, have been a real hit with my family and friends. Here’s the recipe. Feel free to modify it to fit your own tastes! Continue reading
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Mongolian Pork, the Easy Way
Like a lot of people, my family tends to suffer from the mid-Winter blahs. Here is East Tennessee we tend to not get much in the way of snow, so winter is one long, dreary, gray season. Even our most … Continue reading
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Sweet Pickles ReVamped~ A more user friendly recipe
After using the altered cold packed sweet pickle recipe for over a year now with great success, I decided to repost it with my own changes, so as to make it easier to follow. These pickles have been a great … Continue reading
Honeysuckle Jelly
Ah, the sweet, heady scents of Spring! Travel the Tennessee back roads this time of year with the windows down and you’ll be struck with one flowery scent in particular- the heavenly whiff of honeysuckle blossoms. They grace fence rows … Continue reading
Meringue Mushrooms~ A Guide
We make up batches of meringue mushrooms to give away at Christmas time every year. We save the baskets from mushrooms we used earlier in the year to add even more realism. These are yummy, and a light, low sugar/low … Continue reading
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Blueberry Cheesecake Fudge
Yes, I know the baking and candy making season is over for a lot of people, but I am just getting caught up on my recipe pictures and wanted to share this sublime recipe with everyone. I have yet to … Continue reading
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Healthier Cheesecake
Healthy Cheesecake? Is that a misnomer? Perhaps, but if you need to watch your sugar intake or you are on a low carb diet, this is the cheesecake for you! I have served this countless times and even the … Continue reading
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Southern Rum Fruitcake
This is a new recipe I tried this year. I modified it to suit my family and added a few things and subtracted a couple of others. I don’t like little bits of unidentifiable colored fruit peels, so all the … Continue reading
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Howling at the Moon 