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gluten-free, grain salads, mains, Spring, vegetarian

Tabasco and Asparagus Quinoa

May 08, 2013 | By Melissa

Recently, we have started making family dinners a higher priority. Honestly, I didn’t realize how much eating a family dinner every night would tax my cooking repertoire! So I started dividing meals into categories, to make it easier for me to lay out a variety of different meals over the course of each week. We […]

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cake, celebrate, Spring, sweets

Strawberries and Cream Cake

May 06, 2013 | By Melissa

Well by now, you probably all know how much I hate fruit. But if you ever met my dad, you would seriously wonder how I turned out this way! He never met a fruit he didn’t like. In fact, he prefers fruit over chocolate (gasp)! So this year I got to play the host for […]

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breakfast, muffins, scones, & quickbreads

Maple Pecan Scones

Apr 24, 2013 | By Melissa

Scones are pretty much my favorite breakfast food. So when my neighbor across the street had a baby and requested breakfast goodies instead of dinners, I knew immediately that scones were in her future! Lately I’ve been keen on trying things slightly off the beaten path…and getting away from all chocolate, all the time. So […]

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brownies & bars, cookies, sweets

Fudgy Brownie Buckeye Cookies

Apr 22, 2013 | By Melissa

Have you ever had a buckeye? A dense, melt-in-your-mouth peanut butter ball dipped in chocolate? I must confess, I haven’t. Honestly, peanut butter desserts did not appeal to me as a kid, and I am only just now expanding my sweet palate beyond pure chocolate. Nevertheless, as I flipped through the beautiful pages of the […]

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cake, sweets

Baby Guinness Cupcakes

Mar 17, 2013 | By Melissa

I have never been one to celebrate or otherwise observe St. Patrick’s Day. I was always the kid who forgot and wore blue and got pinched all day long, while exclaiming that no one had the right to pinch me, regardless of what color I was or was not wearing. But! I married an Irishman. […]

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pudding & custard, quick & easy, sweets, tarts & pies

Peanut Butter Cream Pie

Mar 14, 2013 | By Melissa

Happy Pie Day! If you’re scratching your head right now and wondering what Pie Day is, just drag yourself back to your high school algebra classes and think, “3.14.” I love any day whose chief celebration involves making dessert. This year for Pie Day, I bring you a simple treat that only takes about 20 […]

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bread, muffins, scones, & quickbreads, quick & easy, SRC

Cheddar Bay Biscuits

Mar 11, 2013 | By Melissa

If you have ever been to Red Lobster, you know that one of the highlights of the meal is the endless supply of delectable, buttery, cheesy biscuits. I could easily eat about a dozen of them by myself… I have had these biscuits on my to-do list for about four years, ever since I saw […]

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breakfast, gluten-free

Baked Oatmeal

Mar 06, 2013 | By Melissa

This morning when I woke up, my neighborhood was carpeted in white. It really seemed like an appropriate time to make some hearty, spicy baked oatmeal. A nice, toasty breakfast for a beautiful frozen day!

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bread, breakfast, sweets

Glazed Cinnamon Buns

Feb 21, 2013 | By Melissa

To read the updated post about making perfect cinnamon buns, complete with tips and tricks and much improved photos, click here!  These cinnamon buns represent one of the worst kitchen meltdowns I have ever had. Let me be clear…the cinnamon buns were amazing. Which makes me think they are idiot-proof (yay!). But me in the […]

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cookies, quick & easy, sweets

Pecan Sandies

Feb 19, 2013 | By Melissa

I like cookies. I like warm, crumbly cookies. I like them with nuts and brown sugar. I like it when they are full of butter and they melt in my mouth. I bet you’ll like these cookies, too.

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