Tag: food
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CARAMEL APPLE PI
My kids love apples and they are so good for you. And there are so many benefits from eating them, you can find out more about those benefits here. My husband loves pies and I made about 10 cherry pies from cherries we picked over the summer. I froze them all using this tip from one…
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HALLOWEEN CUPCAKES
The other day while at the store I saw some Recess Peanut Butter cupcake mix. I knew that was too good to pass up. I thought they would be perfect for some halloween cupcakes. I also bought the Hershey brand frosting. There is a peanut butter filling that goes in the cupcakes. Yummy! I used…
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PUMPKIN CHOCOLATE CHIP CUPCAKES
Although I hate to see summer go, I think the only thing that makes it worth it is that fall is here. I love pulling out my “fall” recipes. Many of them include pumpkin. For these little pumpkin chocolate chip cupcake bites I followed this recipe. I made just a few modifications, I added a…
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LOADED BLT
My husband loves a good BLT sandwich and we have so many tomatoes in our garden so I have been trying to think of ways to use them. I have made these sandwiches a few times. I added a few more ingredients in there-more than just the bacon, lettuce and tomato, so maybe it’s not…
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MY SUMMER PICKINGS
I feel like the summer has flown by. I love the warm weather, but there is something about the fall that gets me a bit excited so I am ok with a season change. Among many things, one thing my family did over the summer was soak up as much local produce as possible. And…
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CHOCOLATE MOUSSE + CHOCOLATE CHIP TORTE
I love chocolate mousse and the other day I raided my cupboards to see if I had the ingredients to make some. I found this recipe and realized I didn’t have ingredients to make a crust… so I used some pre-made cookie dough I had in the refrigerator. I used a mini torte pan I…
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TASTE TOUR OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN
Every time I go on vacation I love to eat as much of the local cuisine as possible… and lucky for me… Northern Michigan has a lot of ice cream and fudge! One of my favorite things to eat is Kilwin’s ice cream. You can actually find Kilwin’s stores outside of Northern Michigan, even though they originated…
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CHERRY BBQ PULLED PORK SANDWICHES
When I was in Northern Michigan, I stopped by one of my favorite stores, American Spoon. I picked up some preserves and cranberry mustard, along with this BBQ sauce. I found one of the American Spoon recipes for this BBQ Sauce, some cherry BBQ pulled pork sandwiches. Cherry BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwiches: (recipe inspiration here) 5 cloves…
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CRONUT CRAZE
Maybe you have seen them on the news or in the blogosphere… cronuts are a new foodie craze. You can read about them here. I would consider myself a bit of a foodie-if that means that I enjoy keeping up with the latest food trends and going to great lengths to get my hands on it. My…