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Whoopie Pies are an old-time favorite from my childhood. They are definitely regional treats - common in New England. For those unfamiliar, whoopie pies are homemade chocolate cookie cakes with a creamy vanilla filling. Recipes for whoopie pies vary considerably. My mom has collected several versions through the years, often using the cake [...]
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Did you know October 1 is Homemade Cookies Day or that October is National Cookie Month? Many foods have days honoring them, including many different kinds of cookies. On a more serious note, October is also National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. So in honor of my 91-year-old grandmother, a breast cancer survivor, [...]
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I love cheesecake and limoncello, the wonderful lemon liqueur from Southern Italy, so when I came across a recipe for limoncello cheesecake squares in Giada De laurentiss’ Giada’s Family Dinners cookbook it sounded like a match made in heaven for our lemon dessert loving family. With a half bottle of limoncello in the freezer [...]
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Are you looking for healthy dessert recipes you can serve your family without guilt?
These carrot zucchini bars are a great way to entice your family into eating their veggies. They are packed with nutritional goodness from carrots, zucchini, raisins, walnuts and whole wheat pastry flour, and low in fat - using only 1/4 cup [...]
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This is a favorite recipe from my childhood. Quick lunch box cake routinely showed up in our lunch boxes growing up.
It’s one of those easy cake recipes that can be assembled in less time than it takes to stir up a cake mix or run to the store for something commercially prepared but not [...]
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