Category: desserts

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July 5, 2021

Blueberry Lime Pie with Honey Cream Cheese & Homemade Cool Whip in a Shortbread Crust

I grew up in the burbs of Chicago… a pretty big suburb, to be honest. Although, as a child, it didn’t feel that big. It..

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June 14, 2021

Banana Nut Crunch Muffins with Cinnamon Nut Streusel

When I was a kid, I loved all the traditional cereals most kids love: Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Trix, Lucky Charms, Froot Loops. Man! I used..

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April 26, 2021

Oreo Crust Chocolate Cheesecake with Mixed Berry Syrup

For my son’s birthday each year, he wavers between a lemon blueberry sweet loaf and cheesecake as his birthday dessert. He doesn’t like cake, so..

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February 10, 2021

Amaretto Sugar Heart Cookies with Black Cherry Icing

We have been in this pandemic for so long that it continues to amaze me that we are still going through “firsts.” First New Years..

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February 6, 2021

Chocolate Covered Valentine’s Day Pops

We aren’t very big on Valentine’s Day, but with a little kid at home it’s usually at least a good excuse to spring for a..

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February 2, 2021

Nutella Swirl Coffeecake Muffins

Who was hit by the snowstorm yesterday? Or maybe you got it several days ago… or even starting today? We normally do not get much..

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January 25, 2021

Zesty Tropical Fruit Salad “Pico de Gallo” with Cinnamon Sugar Tortilla Chips

There was a restaurant near us that we went to all the time for breakfast/brunch. I don’t know why we petered off going. We stopped long before..

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December 19, 2020

The Best Butter Pecan Cookies

My parents divorced when I was a kid, which meant we started splitting our Christmases between my dad’s family and my stepdad’s family. We opted..

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December 16, 2020

Grandma’s Best Sugar Cookies

Growing up, Christmas Eve was at my grandma and grandpa’s house and Christmas Day was at my aunt and uncle’s. Christmas Eve with my grandma..

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December 14, 2020

Big Batch Eggnog Kris Kringle Cookies

Kris Kringle cookies came into our house about five years ago when I stumbled across a recipe for them. I am not a huge dark..

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