I haven't tried these yet, but boy do they look good. I've never been big on cream cheese or peanuts (don't get me wrong- I like peanuts, but not peanut food. My mom's the same way about watermelon) so I'm leaving the nuts out but I'm going to try the cream cheese frosting when I make this.


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I remember spending entire weeks of my childhood with my nose buried in some book (most likely related to surviving diptheria or the Holocaust) and although I'm sure I was fed other things, I only really remember eating a soup that Grams would make with the flick of a wrist. It's the only thing I want anymore when I feel really sick, because it is ( Read more... )

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This is a very rich frozen egg custard that is so good at the end of a hot day. Be warned, it makes  a lot.


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These muffins are really cakey, and the lemon gives them a nice color. I've craved these many a morning during my pregnancy.

1 1/4 c. flour
2 t. baking powder
1/2 t. salt
1 large egg
1/2 c. sugar
4 T. (1/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted
1/2 c. milk
zest of 1 lemon, minced
1 1/2 c. blueberries, fresh or frozen (but never thawed)

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These are the crowd-pleaser gingersnaps. These are the cookies that will win over any man. It has taken hold of both Kevin's father, John, and my stepdad, John, both of which immediately went to their wives with cookie in hand, demanding them to try it now. I'd say that's a good cookie ( Read more... )

On cold Sunday mornings when I was a kid, my mom would turn on the crockpot and start a hearty vegetable beef stew. After church we'd all sit down to stew and cornbread- the perfect combination of sweet and salty, wet and dry. My mom usually got her cornmeal from a local mill a few hours away, and it was the most comforting thing when you were ( Read more... )