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Cinnamon Apple Bars

These cinnamon apple bars will go well with coffee, hot tea…I see baking them for the next ladies luncheon or for my diet minded friends. They’re moist, cakey, and two is about all you want. They’re not rich or overly sweet. They have a simple, cinnamon apple flavor that makes for a [...]



14May2008 | Jill | 7 comments | More
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Blue Magnolia Bread Pudding Mix

I wasn’t a bread pudding fan until I ate Blue Magnolia’s Cinnamon Bread Pudding. Oh mercy, was it GOOD!
I was over shopping in my favorite little town of Winnsboro, Texas. Winnsboro is such a cool little place with great live music, awesome restaurants and fun shopping. Oh, and the spa! (pause for [...]



13May2008 | Jill | 4 comments | More
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Simple Spicy Salsa Recipe

Every Texan, I believe, ALWAYS keeps a jar of salsa in their frig. It’s as much a highly valued pantry staple as flour or sugar. Oh sure, there’s those that like to make their own from scratch. But I’ll bet ya, they store a back up jar in the back of the [...]



12May2008 | Jill | 4 comments | More
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Banana Splits

A little bit of this, a little bit of that…who’s need to go ‘buy’ a banana split when you probably already have all the ingredients you need at home ?!
HERE’S ALL IT TAKES

good vanilla ice cream
ripe banana
strawberry preserves
chocolate syrup
pecans, broken into small pieces
coconut
whipped cream (leftover from the Strawberry dessert recipe)
handful of M&Ms plain, broken into [...]



12May2008 | Jill | 1 comment | More
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Spinach and Ham Pizza

Start the week out easy and healthy with this quick and simple pizza recipe.
The kiddos still love a simple ham and cheese pizza. Thankfully, my favorite pizza crust brand comes with two crusts.
HERE’S ALL YOU NEED TONIGHT

1 package MamaMary’s Gourmet Pizza Crusts, Brick Oven Style, (there’s 2 crusts in one package)
extra virgin olive oil
1 [...]



12May2008 | Jill | 1 comment | More
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Good Morning My Friends

Are we ready for the week ahead?  Well, let’s just take it easy, relax, and enjoy it together.



12May2008 | Jill | Leave your comments | More
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Book Review and Give Away: Grilled Pizza & Piadinas

My spicy friend, Bryce is an expert on spices. This man KNOWS how to put up a good food blog, Chilifire.com. I first REALLY got to know Bryce through the Great Cooks Community. We have a really cool group over there called, Barbecue College. We discuss grilling, barbecuing, what’s the best [...]



9May2008 | Jill | 5 comments | More
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Great Cooks County Fair

With all the wonderful folks in one place over at Great Cooks Community.com (GCC), we couldn’t help stir up something new and fun for our community.
Our good friend, Lisa Rohner of ChefMomCooks has stepped up to be our GCC Food Events Coordinator. We are thrilled to have her experience, creative style, and enthusiasm leading [...]



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Simple Strawberry Dessert

Oooh, doesn’t that look WONderful? It was, too! Past tense, it didn’t last long. My family swooped down on this simple strawberry dessert and carried it away. Leaving nothing, NOTHING behind but these photographs.
HERE’S HOW SIMPLE & FUN IT IS TO MAKE

1 pint fresh strawberries
1/4 cup sugar
1 pint whipping cream
1 tablespoon sugar
1 [...]



8May2008 | Jill | 8 comments | More
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DIY SHREDDED CHEESE BLEND

Real quick, I just wanted to share with y’all my favorite time saver in the kitchen.
We eat A LOT of CHEESE in my home. Most of the time I need it shredded. For a while, I bought the pre-shredded packages out of pure convenience. And just so you know, long ago, I [...]



5May2008 | Jill | 4 comments | More