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    Easy Banana Cake

    Easy Banana Cake

    If you're looking for what to do with dark, mushy bananas, our initial thought is typically banana bread. I love a dense loaf of banana
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    Pear Pomegranate Cobbler

    Pear Pomegranate Cobbler

    Happy New Year, friends! We made it! If you're like everyone that I know, you are ready for a new beginning. And, even though I like the
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    Caramel Baked French Toast

    Caramel Baked French Toast

    Cozy breakfasts or brunches make me very happy. Whether it's me and my honey, or the kids are coming by, I love to have some kind of baked
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    White Chocolate-Peppermint Scones

    White Chocolate-Peppermint Scones

    Christmas morning...what to serve the gang?? These white chocolate-peppermint scones are a must! I just love this recipe...the white choco
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    Chunky 15-Minute Apple Sauce

    Chunky 15-Minute Apple Sauce

    Apple sauce is my favorite way to top potato latkes, so at this time of the year, with all the gorgeous apples available and such an EASY
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    Banana Cupcakes with Chai Buttercream

    Banana Cupcakes with Chai Buttercream

    These banana cupcakes are light & moist with a chai buttercream that has a wintery flavor. Together they are sublime!
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    Mixed Berry Scones

    Mixed Berry Scones

    Scones are a wonderful breakfast or brunch offering. They are so versatile with the addition of fruit, nuts, chocolate, cranberries or what
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    Lemon Curd

    Lemon Curd

    This tasty lemon curd goes beautifully with mixed berry scones!
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    Savory Cheese Puffs

    Savory Cheese Puffs

    At a recent socially-distanced gathering of extremely close, wild girlfriends & sisters, our hostess, Yvette, served these completely
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    Banana Peanut Butter Braid

    Banana Peanut Butter Braid

    Remember peanut butter and banana sandwiches? Did you ever grill the sandwich? Did you ever say OMG??? Okay, I know we didn't say OMG, bu
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    Crisp Apple Crisp

    Crisp Apple Crisp

    There are so many versions of Apple Crisp, and everyone has their favorite. My favorite is an old family recipe that my mother made us often
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    Lemon Poppyseed Donuts

    Lemon Poppyseed Donuts

    There's a lot to be said about winter citrus...even though lemons are great year-round, in my neck of the woods, our trees produce citrus at
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    Fig, Caramel & Pecan Babka

    Fig, Caramel & Pecan Babka

    To be honest, I didn't always love figs. I had a slightly childish (slightly, mind you) attitude about them, but that was prior to me
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    Blood Orange Yogurt Cake

    Blood Orange Yogurt Cake

    I remember the first time that I ate a blood orange. I was in Italy with my dad and a few of my siblings. We were presented with
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    Robyn's Sweet Noodle Pudding (Kugel)

    Robyn's Sweet Noodle Pudding (Kugel)

    A funny thing happened on the way to making this post...I knew that I wanted to offer a kugel (also known as sweet noodle pudding) to fill
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    Cold Poached Salmon with Mustard-Lime Sauce

    Cold Poached Salmon with Mustard-Lime Sauce

    When it's important or tradition to have a non-meat, light dinner (such as breaking the fast to end the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur),
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    Fresh Plum Cake

    Fresh Plum Cake

    The last of the summer fruit is just about leaving us...the farmers markets and grocery stores are beginning to feature all the lovely apple
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    Summer Berry Crumb Bars

    Summer Berry Crumb Bars

    When there are so many types of berries available, you have to bake them. One great way to do that is in these Summer Berry Crumb Bars.
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    Blackberry Zucchini Coffee Cake

    Blackberry Zucchini Coffee Cake

    I love zucchini bread and when I came across this recipe, I thought "I have to try it"! You've got zucchini in the batter. You've got
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    Patsy's Banana Bread

    Patsy's Banana Bread

    My friend, Patsy, is a gem! She's a very fun golf buddy & the sweetest friend, she's an amazing mom, and she's a great cook!
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    Buttermilk Pie Dough

    Buttermilk Pie Dough

    This is a very simple crust to make (and I say that with humility because I am not the best pie-crust maker). It's hands-on...
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    Plum Tomato & Gruyère Tart

    Plum Tomato & Gruyère Tart

    This summer, with tomatoes in abundance, I went on the hunt for a tomato tart recipe. I found this stunning tart,
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    Coconut Apricot Granola

    Coconut Apricot Granola

    I recently posted a photo on Instagram that featured the lovely Dragonfruit, extolling it's anti-oxidant properties and delicious taste.
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    Beet-Cured Salmon Gravlax

    Beet-Cured Salmon Gravlax

    While contemplating the menu for an upcoming cocktail party, I got thinking about how much I love serving a large fillet of smoked salmon
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    Easy Banana Cake

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    Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese Croutons

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