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Valentine Cupcakes…Before and After
This post started great but within minutes went straight downhill. I made little red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting and decorated them with teensy red and pink hearts and heart shaped...
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My Mama’s Corned Beef and Cabbage
Corned beef and cabbage is one of my favorite meals so I prepare it several times around St. Patrick’s Day and always freeze extra prepackaged pieces of corned beef for future use. Dinner with...
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Nurnberger Lebkuchen ~ German Gingerbread
One of the oldest and most beautiful Christmas markets in Europe is the Christkindlmarkt in Nuremberg,Germany. The Christmas Angel opens this famous market on the Friday before the first Sunday of...
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Cranberry Orange Pecan Butter
I found this fantastic recipe for Cranberry Orange butter recently at Pat’s Pink Apron. I knew when I saw Pat’ beautiful photo that this recipe is something I want on my Christmas morning buffet...
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Chicago’s Christkindlmarket
I went to Chicago for the Thanksgiving holiday to visit my daughter and family and after our big dinner on Thursday we wanted to get out in the sunshine and do a little sightseeing. Every year from...
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St. Patrick’s Day Dinner ~ Colcannon
Pin It Welcome to the 4th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Blog Crawl hosted by Kathleen at Cuisine Kathleen No matter what our heritage most of us feel a wee bit Irish on St. Paddy’s Day. Kathleen throws...
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Golden Fruitcake ~ Now is the Time to Make It
~ GOLDEN FRUITCAKE Without even looking at the calendar I knew that Christmas was around the corner when I saw my mother gathering supplies for her famous FRUITCAKES. She made them eight to ten weeks...
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Golden Fruitcake ~ All Boozed Up
I was in a turkey coma last night, a little on the uncomfortable side after I finished my small slice of whipped cream topped pumpkin pie, and I was sure it would be several days before a plate of...
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Candy Cane Biscotti ~ Merry Christmas
This is the last recipe on my holiday baking list and I can’t wait to put away all the baking supplies and get my kitchen back to normal. Our holiday festivities start early this year with our...
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Red White and Blue Pinwheel Ice Box Cookie
Fourth of July is a big deal in my small town and I know I will hear fireworks every night over the long holiday weekend. Late June – early July weather can be iffy around here and it’s no surprise...
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The German American School of Portland’s Holiday Market
The local Farmers’ Market season is over, the German American School of Portland’s Holiday Market is behind us and winter is here. There won’t be any more outdoor events until spring when the...
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Coconut Almond Bunny Bites
Easter was my favorite holiday when I was growing up. The first Spring flowers were blooming, days were longer, my Mom always made a wonderful dinner, and Lent was over. Things were pretty austere...
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Easter Brunch Favorites
Lemon Strawberry Crepes This’s been crazy this week at my house. I still can’t believe that both my computers crashed at the same time…a total coincidence…but they did, and I haven’t been able to do...
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Pecan Toffee Tassies
If you have room on your Christmas cookie trays for one more cookie this is the recipe you have to try. Pecan Tassies have been around forever – who hasn’t made them at least once ? – and they are...
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My Mom’s Rugeleh
My mom made RUGELEH every Christmas as far back as I can remember. I’m sure it’s a recipe she got from her mother or grandmother and, knowing mom, she tinkered with it and made it her own....
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Favorite Cookies from Christmas Past
Christmas Tree Sugar Cookies The last few weeks have been a crazy combination of Christmas bazaars, Holiday Markets, pre-Christmas orders for German cinnamon roasted almonds and a big holiday. My...
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Old Fashioned Soft Sugar Cookies
HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY and welcome to the seventh annual St. Patrick’s Day Blog Crawl hosted by my friend Kathleen at Cuisine Kathleen. Join the party and help celebrate everything Irish. You will...
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Pecan Toffee Tassies
If you have room on your Christmas cookie trays for one more cookie this is the recipe you have to try. Pecan Tassies have been around forever – who hasn’t made them at least once ? – and they are...
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German Lebkuchen
Lebkuchen is German gingerbread and there are as many recipes for it as there are bakers who make it. My favorite, and the best known , is Nürnberger Lebkuchen, They are baked on oblaten (thin...
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Gingerbread Springerli and Tips on How to Use Cookie Molds
In my opinion European cookies are tricky. They don’t look complicated, but they can fool you, usually when you least expect it. When I started this post I thought I would just show a few photos and...
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