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I found these cookies in a recent Better Homes and Gardens publication: Christmas Cookies. Let me say at the get-go that these cookies are addictively delicious!  They are pseudo-homemade, but …

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  The theme this month for the Mac Attack Challenge is “A Summer Flick.”  Included in Deeba’s introduction to the theme she mentioned:  “Or remember the good old days of …

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Does this look familiar?  It’s my header (and all the elements) in cookie version, given to me by Arty McGoo~ Liz!  Aren’t they AMAZING?!? {The original artwork was done by …

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The January 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Lauren of Celiac Teen. Lauren chose Gluten-Free Graham Wafers and Nanaimo Bars as the challenge for the month. The sources she …

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If you know me, you know I love sunflowers. They’re easy to grow and the return is amazing~bright,  happy, HUGE flowers! We usually plant them every summer.  This year we planted about two dozen of the …

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Well, I am going to sound like a broken record…Mac failure again. I really did try, but I am obviously doing something wrong.  I took the advice of Bonnie (and …

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I was so excited when I saw that the challenge for the month was donuts(Sorry, out here that is how we spell it:))!  The only donuts I have ever made …

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For Jim’s birthday(April 19) I decided to make a 12 layer cake(to commemorate 12 more months)! I found the link to the recipe on Bakerella’s blog:)I purchased these aluminum pans(a …

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At the end of last fall it came to my attention that there was a pumpkin shortage, so I bought myself a dozen extra cans of the stuff to get …

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The May Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Linda of make life sweeter! and Courtney of Coco Cooks. They chose Apple Strudel from the recipe book Kaffeehaus: Exquisite Desserts from …

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