tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12418221695570708172024-02-07T08:55:23.961-05:00Laura's Baking TalentAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03527901126851547731noreply@blogger.comBlogger152125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241822169557070817.post-82026965117974633012015-01-04T16:52:00.000-05:002015-01-04T16:52:56.729-05:00Peanut Butter Blossoms<br />
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Happy New Year! I hope that everyone had a great Christmas and a Happy New Year. I love celebrating Christmas. I had my Christmas tree up the week before Thanksgiving. I love how everything has a softer feeling around the holidays. <br />
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Yesterday I took down Christmas and we have been rearranging and making small changes to the house. Its time to honker down for the long winter... which has started in full force as I'm watching the snow come down outside. There is a winter lake effect warning for Tuesday and the last neighbor is "priming" his snowblower outside.<br />
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As the decorations get put away and everything gets organized and straightened there is always a little bit of left over candy. I know that we have had our fair share of treats this holiday. My sister introduced me to Moose Munch... it was a good introduction... enough said. These cookies peanut butter blossoms are one of my favorite cookies. They are super easy to make... You can also make them with your left over candy.... <br />
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<span class="amount">1 cup </span>
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<span class="amount">1 cup </span>
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<span class="amount">1 cup </span>
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<span class="amount">1 cup </span>
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<span class="amount">2 </span>
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<span class="amount">1/4 cup </span>
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<span class="amount">2 tsp </span>
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<span class="amount">3 1/2 cup</span>
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<span class="amount">2 tsp </span>
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<span class="amount">1 tsp </span>
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<span class="amount">1/4 cup </span>
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<span class="amount">1 bag</span>
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
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Mix together the shortening, peanut butter, brown sugar and white sugar.
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Add and beat in the eggs one at a time.
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Pour in the milk and vanilla and mix until well combined.
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In a separate medium sized bowl mix together the flour, baking soda and salt.
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Add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture. Mix well.
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Add the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar to a small bowl.
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Shape the dough into 1 Tbsp size balls. Then roll the ball into the sugar.
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Bake for 8-10 minutes.
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While the cookies are in the oven, remove the chocolate kisses from their wrappings.
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Place the kiss in the center of the cookie immediately after the cookies get out of the oven.
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If the kisses start to melt to much then place them in the fridge before you put them on the cookies, or cool the cookies in the fridge after inserting the kiss.
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This recipe originally appeared on Laura's Baking Talent.<br />
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So I'm an early shopper but a late baker. Confused? I've pretty much had my Christmas shopping completed since Black Friday. I know get all the sighs and eye rolls out now. I love to have Christmas Cookies and will do a batch of one kind of cookie before the holidays.. but I love to do my cookie trays a few days before Christmas.<br />
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This year I've picked the 23rd as my big cookie day. I have my list of cookies to make including the following <a href="http://laurasbakingtalent.blogspot.com/2013/12/haystacks.html" target="_blank">Haystacks</a>, <a href="http://laurasbakingtalent.blogspot.com/2013/12/little-snowballs.html" target="_blank">Little Snowballs</a>, and <a href="http://laurasbakingtalent.blogspot.com/2013/12/easy-fudge.html" target="_blank">Easy Fudge</a>. I also had the idea for these cookies, so I made a test batch. Trust me you don't want an epic cookie fail on your big Christmas cookie day.<br />
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They turned out great and were super easy to make. Basically just add 6 chopped candy canes to my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe. How do you chop candy canes? Well its actually really fun and stress relieving. You put your candy canes in a sandwich bag. Then you beat them with a rolling pin. Yup... Beware it will make a lot of noise. The hubby may also wonder what is going on... but its all good.<br />
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<span class="amount">1 tsp </span>
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<span class="amount">1 cup </span>
<span class="name">butter, softened</span>
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<span class="amount">1/4 cup </span>
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<span class="amount">3/4 cup </span>
<span class="name">brown sugar</span>
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<span class="amount">1 tsp </span>
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<span class="amount">1 package (3.4 oz)</span>
<span class="name">vanilla instant pudding and pie filling</span>
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<span class="amount">2</span>
<span class="name">eggs</span>
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<span class="amount">1.5 cups</span>
<span class="name">semi sweet chocolate chips</span>
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<span class="amount">6 </span>
<span class="name">candy canes, crushed</span>
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
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Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
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Mix together the flour and baking soda in a small bowl and set aside.
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Mix together the softened butter, brown sugar and white sugar.
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Once it is well combined, add the instant pudding mix.
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After the pudding mix is integrated add the eggs and vanilla. Mix well.
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Now add in the flour and baking soda mixture that you had previously set aside. Blend well.
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Add the chocolate chips and candy canes, use low speed on your mixer or do it by hand.
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Drop 1 Tbsp size cookies on the cookie sheet. Form the cookie into a round ball so that they come out with a nice round shape.
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So remember the absolutely delicious <a href="http://www.laurasbakingtalent.blogspot.com/2014/11/butternut-squash-pie.html#uds-search-results" target="_blank">Butternut Squash Pie</a> that I posted about a week ago. Well its crust friend was getting lonely in the fridge. Crust friend? Don't worry I haven't gone completely crazy. You know when you buy pre-made crusts how two come in the pack. So you either have to make a pie with two crusts or you have to make two pies... or the crust just sits in your fridge forever. That is until you get tired of moving it... and it goes... well we won't talk about that. Since I wanted so much more for this pie crust.<br />
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Oddly enough raspberries were on super sale here a week or so ago. 50 cents for a container... I'm guessing there was a surplus of Raspberries somewhere and they decided to sell them to poor frozen Michigan. Anyway the stack of Raspberries in my fridge must have bonded with the pie crust because they joined up with the apples on my counter.. and they became this beautiful pie.<br />
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So if you haven't decided what to bring to Thanksgiving dinner this may be a good one to try.. however I would also recommend these <a href="http://laurasbakingtalent.blogspot.com/2013/11/grandmas-candy-apples.html" target="_blank">Candy Apples</a>. I'm making my Thanksgiving batch right now.. and they smell quite heavenly.<br />
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<span class="amount">1/4 cup</span>
<span class="name">almonds, sliced (optional)</span>
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Preheat the oven to 350 F.
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Place the pie crust into the pie pan.
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Mix together the apples, 1/2 cup sugar, 2 Tbsp flour, and the cinnamon.
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Line the pie crust with the apple mixture.
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Top the apples with the fresh raspberries.
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In a small bowl combine the 1/2 cup flour, 1/4 cup sugar, 1/4 cup butter (cut into pieces). Use a pastry cutter or two forks to cut up the butter and mix everything together.
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Sprinkle the topping on top of the raspberries. Do the same with the almonds.
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Bake for a total of 1 hour. Cover the pie at 30 minutes with foil, so that it doesn't get too brown.
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This recipe was adapted from <a href="http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/raspberry-apple-crumb-pie/93a24817-1401-4106-8a03-ec65168b771f" target="_blank">Betty Crocker</a>.<br />
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There is a house down the road from us that sells extras from their garden on this little card table with a cash box. Before we had our own garden I loved it when the table came out, because it was really easy to walk down and get a tomato or whatever I needed for dinner that night. This year with the garden giving me an overabundance of tomatoes I didn't need to make the trip down there.<br />
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However we were walking Ginny one night and they had a few butternut squash. I purchased one and dutifully carried it home. Hubby Jim asked me what I was going to make with the squash. I said I'm not sure, but its going to be fabulous. The squash sat on the counter through September and October, good thing they don't go bad quickly.<br />
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At the beginning of November it moved from by the spice rack to by the stove. Hubby Jim was like the squash moved... does that mean something. I just chuckled. A couple of days later I made this butternut squash pie.<br />
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It tasted a little like pumpkin pie, but with a more intense flavor and a slightly different texture. If you are looking for something a little different, but still traditional for Thanksgiving dinner than this may be just the right recipe.<br />
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<span class="amount">1 1/4 cup </span>
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<span class="amount">4 1/2 tsp</span>
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<span class="amount">1 Tbsp</span>
<span class="name">cinnamon</span>
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<span class="amount">1/2 cup (1 stick)</span>
<span class="name">butter softened</span>
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<span class="amount">1/4 cup</span>
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<span class="amount">3 tsp</span>
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Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
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Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil, then spray the foil with spray butter.
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Cut the butternut squash in half the longways. Scoop out all the seeds with a large spoon.
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Put the squash cut side down on the foil. Bake for 40 minutes.
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While the pie is baking line the pie pan with the crust.
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Let the squash cool for 5-10 minutes. Then remove the inside of the squash. Put the squash in the fridge to cool for at least 10-15 minutes.
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When the squash has cooled. Preheat or change the oven temperature to 350 degrees.
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Mix together the sugar, cornstarch, and cinnamon.
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Beat in the squash, butter, eggs, water, and vanilla. Continue to beat until the mixture is smooth.
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Pour into the prepared pie crust.
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Bake for 40-45 minutes. Cover the crust for the last 15 minutes if the crust starts to brown too quickly.</li>
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This recipe adapted from <a href="http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/butternut-squash-pie" target="_blank">Taste of Home.</a><br />
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I live in an area of Southwest Michigan where there is a festival for every kind of fruit. Strawberry, blueberry, peach, apple etc. As far as I know there is no festival for tomatoes. However looking at the produciton in my garden right now... I feel like that would be an excellent idea.<br />
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I go out and pick 20+ cherry tomatoes almost everyday. It is really kind of crazy for the two of us. In an effort to use some of the tomatoes up, I made this easy and tasty tomato mozzarella salad last weekend.<br />
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We devoured it.. and the overwhelming feeling of endless tomatoes ended.<br />
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Ingredients<br />
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<span class="amount">7-8 </span>
<span class="name">cherry tomatoes, quartered</span>
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<span class="amount">8 oz</span>
<span class="name">mozzarella, cubed</span>
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<span class="amount">5-6 leaves</span>
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Cooking Directions<br />
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Alternate the cherry tomatoes and mozzarella on the serving plate.
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Sprinkle the chopped basil over the tomatoes and mozzarella.
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Lightly pour olive oil over everything.
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Recipe Source: Laura's Baking Talent<br />
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<a href="http://www.laurasbakingtalent.blogspot.com/2014/05/tomato-basil-spaghetti.html" target="_blank">Tomato Basil Spaghetti</a><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03527901126851547731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241822169557070817.post-1697045222539298612014-07-03T17:54:00.000-04:002014-07-03T17:54:54.579-04:00Cake Mix Fudge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Oh hello there! It feels like its been forever since I've done a post. I apologize, but we have been enjoying the burst of summer that we have had in our area. We love to just be outside when the weather is this nice. We take Gdog on long walks, go to the beach, fishing, or just to get ice cream.<br />
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I had big plans to do a big mega shopping trip on Monday and then I was going to blog on Tuesday. I got waylaid by summer again, which was a good thing. A good thing? Yes we had a really big storm come through here and most of my town lost power. We were lucky enough to get ours back on relatively quickly, but there are still some without power. I'm thankful I didn't have a fridge filled with food.<br />
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This fudge is perfect to make when you are in a lazy summer mood, because it takes no time at all. I actually made this while my coffee was brewing this morning. Yes... its so quick and easy you can accomplish it before having your coffee. I decided to put some patriotic sprinkles on top.. <span style="color: red;">H</span><span style="color: blue;">A</span><span style="color: red;">PP</span><span style="color: blue;">Y</span> <span style="color: red;">4</span><span style="color: blue;">th</span> of <span style="color: red;">J</span><span style="color: blue;">U</span><span style="color: red;">L</span><span style="color: blue;">Y</span>! Looking for other patriotic desserts, check out my <a href="http://www.laurasbakingtalent.blogspot.com/2013/06/firecracker-red-white-and-blue-cake.html" target="_blank">Firecracker Cake</a>, these<a href="http://www.laurasbakingtalent.blogspot.com/2013/07/red-white-and-blue-deviled-eggs.html" target="_blank"> red white and blue deviled eggs</a>, or these <a href="http://www.laurasbakingtalent.blogspot.com/2013/07/m-cookies-4th-of-july-style.html" target="_blank">m&m cookies</a>.<br />
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<span class="amount">2 cups</span>
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<span class="amount">2 cups</span>
<span class="name">powdered sugar</span>
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<span class="amount">1/2 cup (1 stick)</span>
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<span class="amount">1/4 cup</span>
<span class="name">milk</span>
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<span class="amount">1 cup</span>
<span class="name">white chocolate chips</span>
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Prepare a 9X9 pan by lining it with foil, and spraying the foil with spray butter.
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Put the cake mix and the powdered sugar in a large microwave safe bowl, stir them together.
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Add the milk and butter. Cut the butter into about 6 pieces. Do not mix.
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Microwave everything for 2 minutes.
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Remove from the microwave and stir everything until well combined.
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Add the chocolate chips. Stir until mostly melted.
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Pour the mixture into the prepared 9X9 pan.
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Sprinkle the sprinkles on top of the fudge. Gently pat the sprinkles down into the batter.
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Put in the fridge for at least 1 hour.
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Cut the fudge and serve.
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Recipe Source: Laura's Baking Talent<br />
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We went out to lunch today after church and decided to stop at one of the outlooks on the way home. While we were there we saw the largest dog. He was black and shaggy and probably up to my waist at least. He looked so cute we had to stop and say hi to him and his owner. He turned out to be a Newfoundland whose name was Zipper. He was probably one of the most friendly dogs that I've ever met.<br />
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As he continued his walk everyone wanted to stop and give him pets. We got in the car and I decided our second dog should be a Newfoundland. So I started googling images of them. I changed my mind when I saw a picture of a Newfoundland drinking directly from the faucet.<br />
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Do you want to know what is the exact opposite of the dog we saw? These cookies. They are sweet and a little tart just like a glass of lemonade. They taste like lemonade because you actually use thawed frozen concentrate to make them. I'm sure that kids would love the idea of making cookies out of lemonade. They would be perfect for a summer BBQ or a girls baby shower. <br />
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These cookies are super fluffy and moist in the center. I frosted mine, but I tried one without frosting and it was still amazingly good.<br />
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Yield: <span class="yield">24 cookies</span><br />
Ingredients<br />
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<span class="amount">1 cup</span>
<span class="name">butter, softened</span>
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<span class="amount">1 cup</span>
<span class="name">white sugar</span>
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<span class="amount">1 tsp</span>
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<span class="amount">1/2 tsp</span>
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<span class="amount">2</span>
<span class="name">egg, slightly whisked</span>
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<span class="amount">2/3 cup</span>
<span class="name">frozen pink lemonade concentrate, thawed</span>
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<span class="amount">5 drops</span>
<span class="name">pink food coloring</span>
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<span class="amount">3.5 cups</span>
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<span class="amount">4 Tbsp</span>
<span class="name">butter, softened</span>
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<span class="amount">4 cups </span>
<span class="name">powdered sugar</span>
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<span class="amount">4 tsp</span>
<span class="name">frozen pink lemonade concentrate, thawed</span>
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<span class="amount">8 tsp</span>
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Cooking Directions<br />
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The butter and sugar should be added to a large bowl. Beat together until fluffy.
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Add in the baking power and baking soda and mix again.
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Mix in the egg and the lemonade concentrate.
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Drop in the food coloring and mix everything well.
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Start to add the flour 1/2 cup at a time, mixing in between until all of the flour has been added.
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Put the cookie dough in the fridge for at least an hour.
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
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Measure out 2 Tbsp of dough and form it into a round circle about the size and thickness you want the final cookie to be.
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6 cookies will fit on each sheet comfortably.
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Bake for 10 -12 minutes.
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Cool the cookies on the cookie sheet for at least 2 minutes before removing them to cool completely on a wire rack.
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For the frosting, beat together the butter and powdered sugar.
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Mix in the lemon concentrate.
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Add 2 tsp of the milk in at a time, beating between each addition and stopping when you get a spreadable consistency.
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Add food coloring if you would like pink frosting.</li>
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Recipe adapted from Red Velvet Cupcake Murder by Joanne Fluke.<br />
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A good friend then suggested that I start a blog. I told them that I certainly wasn't an expert on baking, I just liked doing it. In return she said that she would love to read a blog from someone who is just learning, because then they would feel more confident trying the recipes themselves.<br />
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So Laura's Baking Talent was born. I started the blog and at first I didn't really let too many people know about it. However over time I shared it with more family and friends and eventually I even started to venture out to other blogs where I left comments from Laura @ Laura's Baking Talent.<br />
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The cool thing about leaving comments on other blogs is that it gives you exposure to so many new faces, and they start to come to your blog as well. You then go back to their blog.. and before you know it you start to learn more about their personalities and their families and you become friends with people that you haven't even met.<br />
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<a href="http://laurasbakingtalent.blogspot.com/2013/08/lemon-white-chocolate-muffins.html" target="_blank"><img alt="http://laurasbakingtalent.blogspot.com/2013/08/lemon-white-chocolate-muffins.html" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwpkUKZWllrdaa99E-vkQ-yxnZDILeLgHXPVTKZb9MOnaBcMBZ7WnYTrZJz6QaekgQ2YvaWZUPO7s-beOwx74hVGIwLLORWFjcujCDeLqspVte8Fz9iCj_3z2ISyeCx1bpQny7wUMGvgJq/s320/lemon+for+headercropped.jpg" height="221" width="320" /></a><br />
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One of these blogging friends is <a href="http://theemotionalbaker.com/about/" target="_blank">Megan</a> from The Emotional Baker. Most of Megan's recipes are vegan, but they are also very tasty. You should really check out these <a href="http://theemotionalbaker.com/2014/05/14/baked-key-lime-donuts/" target="_blank">baked key lime donuts</a>. Megan was nice enough to nominate me on her <a href="http://theemotionalbaker.com/2014/06/13/blog-tour/" target="_blank">blog tour</a>.<br />
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As part of the tour I need to answer a couple of questions for you and then I get to nominate a couple of my favorite blogs.<br />
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What am I working on?<br />
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For those who have followed Laura's Baking Talent from the beginning you know that I started out doing <a href="http://www.laurasbakingtalent.blogspot.com/p/blog.html" target="_blank">theme weeks</a>. I had a lot of fun doing different themes, however it kind of limited me on the variety of posts that I could put on the blog. So I'm working on two things. The first is trying to add more variety to the food posts that I am writing about. The second is that I'm also trying out some non food posts. For example this one about <a href="http://www.laurasbakingtalent.blogspot.com/2014/06/my-square-foot-garden.html" target="_blank">my square foot garden</a>.<br />
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How does my work differ from others in the genre?<br />
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I really don't strive to necessarily make my blog different. I just strive to have tasty recipes, that use simple easy to find ingredients and are relatively easy to make. I have a few non baking friends and a couple of nieces that love to try my recipes. So I want to be creative, but keep everything simple enough that people want to try making the recipes they see on the blog.<br />
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Why do I write about what I do?<br />
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I love baking and cooking in my kitchen. I feel like there is a simple satisfaction in following a recipe, getting a tasty result and sharing that with family and friends. So I write to share the recipes I find and create, so that others can have the same joy in their kitchen.<br />
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<a href="http://www.laurasbakingtalent.blogspot.com/2013/11/grandmas-candy-apples.html" target="_blank"><img alt="http://www.laurasbakingtalent.blogspot.com/2013/11/grandmas-candy-apples.html" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9MVuv8J9Ehy31WQvrSz6J2gLUvggcNBv6vjMAmMCsJQXdx5DRVmiaZSY9lN7m1vlc7HsAuV_AKHHQyrhKNaguuNs-qke_CxKdheJ19KmSJXgKJYJ6MZrgED-Z3oyo9rscWS5sveCtbPVv/s320/candy+apple+whole+close+up.JPG" height="263" width="320" /></a><br />
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How does your writing process work? <br />
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I always have about 30 more ideas for posts than I've actually done. I will get inspiration from a tv show, a book I'm reading, or from another blog. All of these ideas end up in a little spiral bound notebook that I have.<br />
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Once I have an idea I finalize the recipe. Make it, take pictures and then I will start writing the posts. I really do love the whole process of creating the recipe and making the treats. Even though the photography will sometimes frustrate me I still enjoy taking the pictures. However I have a hard time writing specifically about how great the food tastes, or to much about the specifics of food science. There are only so many ways to say that a recipe tastes AMAZING, DELICIOUS, etc. When I was starting the blog I read some advice that you should just write like you are talking to your sister. So I end up doing just that. I write about the little things that I would talk about with my sister or mom. Like the garden, the latest antics of any of the animals, or the latest book I'm obsessed with right now.<br />
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I would like to continue my blog tour by introducing you to <a href="http://spicedblog.com/about" target="_blank">David</a> from <a href="http://spicedblog.com/" target="_blank">Spiced</a>.<br />
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I specifically remember seeing a comment from David on one of the other blogs that I followed and finding my way to his website. It didn't take me long to fall in love with his recipes. I love that he has lots of grilling recipes like these <a href="http://spicedblog.com/copycat-chilis-chicken-fajitas.html" target="_blank">Copycat Chili's Chicken Fajitas</a>.<br />
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I pretty much tell the hubby that Spiced has a new recipe for him to try and he is game to try it. There are also some mouthwatering desserts like this <a href="http://spicedblog.com/classic-greek-baklava.html" target="_blank">Classic Greek Baklava</a> that I always have on my list to try. I also have to add that David is married to a female engineer, so that gives him extra bonus points in my book.<br />
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The next blog I would like to feature is <a href="http://www.grandbaby-cakes.com/about/" target="_blank">Jocelyn</a> from <a href="http://www.grandbaby-cakes.com/" target="_blank">Grandbaby Cakes</a>. She lives right across the big lake from me in Chicago. I absolutely love that her blog is inspired by her grandmother.<br />
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She has classic twists on some southern recipes, like this <a href="http://www.grandbaby-cakes.com/2014/01/mexican-cornbread/" target="_blank">Mexican Cornbread</a> that will make you want to bake them immediately. However I probably love her blog most for some of her creative desserts. This <a href="http://www.grandbaby-cakes.com/2014/06/raspberry-smore-pie/" target="_blank">Raspberry S'more Pie</a> really says it all. <br />
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Please be sure to check out these other blogs. I'm sure you will love all of their recipes as much as I do. <br />
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I was rolling the dough out to cut these crackers and my sister calls.<br />
Sister: "What are you doing?"<br />
Me: "Making homemade crackers."<br />
Sister: "Really. You know that saltines are like $1.99 a box."<br />
Me: "They are for the blog."<br />
Sister: "Ok?"<br />
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2 minutes later and hubby calls on the way home from a business trip.<br />
Hubby: "What are you doing?"<br />
Me: "Making homemade crackers."<br />
Hubby: "Crackers? How?"<br />
Me: "I made this dough last night and I'm rolling it out and then I get to cut it with the pizza cutter!"<br />
Hubby: "What are you cutting it on?"<br />
Me: "Oh don't worry I have the cutting board...."<br />
Hubby: "Ok... Well don't cut yourself."<br />
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After the crackers are cooked.<br />
Me: "G dog these crackers are smaller than I think they should be" <br />
Gdog: Pant.. Pant... They smell good.<br />
Me: "Lets have a couple of them...."<br />
Gdog: Yum!<br />
20 crackers later.<br />
Me: "Gdog we have to stop eating these crackers until I take pictures of them!"<br />
Gdog: Ok.. I'm off to watch the birds.<br />
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Ingredients<br />
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<span class="amount">1 1/2 cups</span>
<span class="name">all purpose flour</span>
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<span class="amount">1/4 oz or 2 tsp</span>
<span class="name">instant (fast rise) yeast</span>
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<span class="amount">1/4 tsp</span>
<span class="name">salt</span>
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<span class="amount">1/4 tsp</span>
<span class="name">baking soda</span>
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<span class="amount">1/4 tsp </span>
<span class="name">cream of tartar</span>
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<span class="amount">1 tsp</span>
<span class="name">sugar</span>
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<span class="amount">1/2 cup </span>
<span class="name">water</span>
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<span class="amount">2 Tbsp</span>
<span class="name">butter</span>
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<span class="amount">2 Tbsp</span>
<span class="name">vegetable oil</span>
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In a large bowl mix together the flour, yeast, salt, baking soda, cream of tartar, and sugar.
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Add the water, butter and vegetable oil into a small saucepan. Heat at medium heat until the butter has melted.
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Test the temperature of the mixture, it should be slightly warmer than lukewarm.
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Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ones.
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Beat on medium speed for about 30 seconds, then on high speed for 30 seconds, and then at medium speed for an additional 30 seconds.
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The dough should be soft, put it in a greased bowl.
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Cover the bowl and put it in the fridge overnight.
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When you remove the dough allow it to warm up for about 15 minutes.
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Pick a flat surface that you can roll and safely cut the dough on.
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Flour the surface and roll the dough to a size of about 13" X 15". Remember to always roll away from the center of the dough.
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After reaching the desired size fold the dough into thirds, similar to how you would fold a letter.
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Roll the dough out again to an approximate size of 11" X 19".
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Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
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Sprinkle the dough with the seasoned salt.
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Cut the dough into the appropriate sized cracker. Mine were about 3/4 inches square, but you could make them larger.
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Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper, and fill with crackers.
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The crackers can sit close together, since they will not get larger.
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Peirce the top of each cracker with a fork.
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Bake for 10 minutes. Leave the crackers in the oven.
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Turn off the oven and open the door. Allow the crackers to remain on the oven rack until they are completely cool.
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When cooled store in an airtight container.
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Recipe adapted from <a href="http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/gourmet-soda-crackers-recipe" target="_blank">King Arthur Flour </a><br />
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This is the first year that I've done a vegetable garden, and I'm super excited by how its progressing. I did lots of research when it was still cold and snowy here. I considered a traditional garden, container gardening, and then finally landed on doing a square foot garden.<br />
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Once I read about the simplicity of square foot gardening I knew it was what I wanted to try. It was designed by a retired engineer, so maybe that was why I could easily relate with everything. This book explains everything that you need to do step by step <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1591865484/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1591865484&linkCode=as2&tag=lausbaktal-20">All New Square Foot Gardening, Second Edition: The Revolutionary Way to Grow More In Less Space</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=lausbaktal-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1591865484" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />.<br />
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Basically you divide your garden in square foot sections and then in each section you can grow a different fruit or vegetable. I found this cool tool online where you can <a href="http://www.gardeners.com/how-to/kitchen-garden-planner/kgp_home.html" target="_blank">virtually design your garden</a>. This was my virtual design.<br />
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On the first row: Tomatoes, Snap Peas, Cucumbers, Tomatoes<br />
On the second row: Stir Fry Peppers, Basil, Green Peppers, Bush Beans<br />
On the third row: Cilantro, Green Peppers, Carrots, Spinach<br />
On the fourth row: Oregano, Strawberries, Radishes, and Cilantro<br />
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You put everything in a raised box that gives you 6 inches of a soil mixture that contains 1/3 peat moss, 1/3 vermiculite, and 1/3 compost. It was kind of difficult for me to find the vermiculite, but everything else was easy to get at the local home improvement store. They will even cut the wood for you for free.<br />
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I grew everything except for the herbs from seed. It is amazing to see these big bushy plants and know that you started it all with a seed. We have already started picking and using lots of items from the garden. Today for a lunch salad Jim picked spinach, radishes, chives, oregano, basil, and cilantro. I'm kind of excited to see what his finished salad looks like.<br />
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Our radishes are HUGE (1 1/2 inch wide and 2 inches tall). We are planning to pick them all soon and put in seeds for another batch which will be ready in another 30 days. I have a new radish recipe that I'm hoping to try soon.<br />
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They have to be the easiest thing to grow. If you want to feel like a master gardener, plant some and you are sure to succeed.<br />
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I'm anxiously waiting for my strawberries to start growing. They are ever bearing so they should give me strawberries all summer long once they start. They did have a tragic beginning. I think that a rabbit got them.<br />
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The solution was the fence that you see added around the edge of the garden, and everything has been safe ever since. My nieces saw the garden yesterday and asked if we had any deer. I hadn't thought about that, but hopefully the garden will be safe. Although I think it may be kind of cool to see a deer in my backyard, since we live in a subdivision.<br />
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The first thing I do after I get home from work is let G dog out and then check on the garden. It is amazing to see how much it changes in one day. I can't wait to eat all the other tasty treats that will come out of it this summer.<br />
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I think that I've been living in a box. I didn't realize that you could make ice cream without an ice cream maker until this summer. I also hadn't read any of the books from the Game of Thrones series. I remedied the ice cream situation with this <a href="http://www.laurasbakingtalent.blogspot.com/2014/05/raspberry-cheesecake-ice-cream.html" target="_blank">raspberry cheesecake ice cream</a> that I made a couple of weeks ago. We were eating it for weeks, and it was as good the last day as the first.<br />
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A couple of weeks ago I also started reading the Game of Thrones series. I'm now in the middle of the third book and I can't put it down. We have watched the first two seasons on dvd as well... and the hubby is chomping at the bit for me to finish book 3 so we can watch season 3. <br />
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Our favorite part of the raspberry cheesecake ice cream was the graham crackers, so I wanted to carry them over to the next ice cream flavor that I tried. When I think graham crackers I instantly thought of s'mores, so this delicious ice cream was born. While you drool over this ice cream.. I'm headed back to the Game of Thrones to see what will happen next....<br />
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I wish I could meet the person who first combined strawberry and avocado... because if I did I would give them my eternal thanks. This salsa will be a staple in our house this summer. We have already made it twice already. The first time we shared a big bowl of it. The second time the hubby brought it out in two seperate bowls. I'm not sure if I ate too much the first time or if he was worried about eating it all himself. Maybe you should just make a double batch the first time.<br />
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It is super easy to make and so healthy for you. I mean avocados and strawberries mixed together its pretty much screaming .... "I'm so healthy I shouldn't taste good." The great thing is that it tastes GREAT!<br />
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<span class="amount">2 Tbsp </span>
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<span class="amount">1/2 tsp</span>
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Mush the avocado with the back of the spoon.
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I feel like I'm trying to speed summer up in Michigan by posting a Strawberry recipe. Michigan strawberries won't be ready for a couple more weeks, if we are lucky. When I think of strawberries I instantly think of strawberry rhubarb pie. This is my grandpa's favorite pie. If you see him in the summer and show up with a strawberry rhubarb pie you will definitely be his favorite person.<br />
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As a kid I was not a super fan of pie crust, I would always eat the center of the pie and then throw away the crust. My parents never really minded which is good. When I started baking I had started eating my crusts, but was a little intimidated to make my own pie crust. I have since gotten over that fear. However I found this recipe before that and it is so delicious it will have a permanent spot in my recipe collection. <br />
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You get all the goodness of the center of the pie without you guessed it the crust. This recipe is relatively easy to make. Mix all the fruity stuff and then top with the crisp topping. However I have to give a disclaimer that chopping the strawberries and rhubarb takes some time. It is well worth it in the end though. <br />
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I took the pictures with some whipped cream on top, which tastes fantastic. Does whipped cream taste bad on anything? I didn't think so. However its is even better with vanilla ice cream. You get this warm vs cold thing going on that is hard to resist.<br />
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<span class="amount">3 1/2 cups</span>
<span class="name">rhubarb, diced</span>
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<span class="amount">4 cups</span>
<span class="name">strawberries, diced</span>
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<span class="amount">1 1/4 cup </span>
<span class="name">sugar, divided</span>
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<span class="amount">1 Tbsp </span>
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<span class="amount">1/4 cup </span>
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<span class="amount">1/2 cup</span>
<span class="name">brown sugar</span>
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<span class="amount">1/2 tsp</span>
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<span class="amount">1 cup</span>
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<span class="amount">1 1/2 sticks</span>
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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In a large bowl mix together the strawberries, rhubarb and 3/4 cup of the sugar.
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In a small bowl dissolve the corn starch into the orange juice.
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Mix orange juice into the fruit.
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Pour fruit mixture into a 1.5 qt baking dish.
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In a large bowl mix together the flour, brown sugar, salt and oatmeal.
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Add the butter and cut it into the mixture with a pastry cutter or a fork.
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Sprinkle the oatmeal mixture on the fruit.
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Place the baking dish on a cookie sheet.
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Bake for 1 hour. Check the color of the topping at 45 minutes, and cover with foil if it is getting too brown.
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Serve warm.
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Recipe Source: Laura's Baking Talent<br />
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Happy Memorial Day Everyone! I hope that you have all celebrated with a parade, a BBQ or a golf tournament (ok that is probably just the people in my area). Celebrating Memorial day means that summer is in full swing. I love burgers, kabobs, and pretty much anything that goes on the grill. However I really love hot dogs.<br />
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Why do I love hotdogs? Well they are super easy. You just take them out of the package and throw them on the grill and you are good. However I agree that a plain hot dog is not overly exciting. So at our house we like to dress up our hotdogs. The great thing about dressing up your hot dogs is that you can prepare everything in advance.<br />
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You can chop up the veggies you are adding and its easy to pull them out before serving. I have done <a href="http://www.laurasbakingtalent.blogspot.com/2013/06/greek-coliseum-dogs.html" target="_blank">Greek coliseum dogs</a>, <a href="http://www.laurasbakingtalent.blogspot.com/2013/06/german-pretzel-dogs.html" target="_blank">German pretzel dogs</a>, and <a href="http://www.laurasbakingtalent.blogspot.com/2013/06/mexican-hotdogs.html" target="_blank">Mexican hot dogs</a>. I even make my <a href="http://www.laurasbakingtalent.blogspot.com/2014/02/tzatziki-dip.html" target="_blank">Tzatziki dip</a> for the Greek coliseum dogs. However I realized that I didn't have any American hot dog versions. Since we live really close to Chicago you can't get more American than a Chicago dog. We made these earlier this weekend and they were super easy to make and so delicious.<br />
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To make a Chicago dog you need sliced tomatoes (I got smaller ones), mustard, relish, diced onions, thin sliced dill pickles, and celery salt. Traditionally they also have a sport pepper on them, but I'm dubbing it optional. You can buy poppy seed buns, or make your own especially if you have a random overly large jar of poppy seeds you are waiting to use up. Who me?<br />
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I hope you try these and add a little Chicago Style to your BBQ this summer.<br />
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<span class="amount">4 </span>
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<span class="amount">1 Tbsp</span>
<span class="name">melted butter</span>
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<span class="amount">2 Tbsp</span>
<span class="name">poppy seeds</span>
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<span class="amount">4 </span>
<span class="name">hot dogs</span>
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<span class="amount">3</span>
<span class="name">small tomatoes sliced</span>
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<span class="name">dill pickles sliced in half</span>
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<span class="amount">1/2</span>
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Start by warming the hot dog buns in the microwave for 15 seconds.
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When the buns have been removed from the microwave brush the top of them with the melted butter.
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Sprinkle the buns with the poppy seeds.
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Grill the hot dogs on the grill for 3 minutes, rotating them once per minute.
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Lay the tomatoes on one side of the bun.
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Then add one hot dog to each bun.
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Put the dill pickle on top of the hot dog opposite of the tomatoes.
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Add yellow mustard and relish to the top of the hot dog.
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Sprinkle on the diced onion.
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Top with a sport pepper (optional).
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Shake celery salt over the whole hot dog.
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The senior PGA golf tournament is being played at a golf course in our town this weekend. Hubby Jim is ecstatic because he gets to go and watch all the pros. I was excited as well, because the course is absolutely beautiful and I love being outside. However the cool thing is that the tournament is sponsored by KitchenAid so they brought in some celebrity chefs, including Cat Cora. I couldn't pass up the opportunity to see her present.<br />
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We got there early and got to see her review the set up. As the hubby said she is all business, making sure that everything is there and in its place.<br />
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There were a couple of guys on the side that helped her set up. One also stayed close and took away the dirty dishes etc as she went through the presentation. She later joked that wouldn't it be nice for everyone to have a helper like that at home. Yes... please come help me with all my blog posts.<br />
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Afterwards I was lucky enough to get a copy of her cookbook and have her sign it for me.<br />
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She demonstrated three recipes for us. The first recipe she did was for these jalapeno poppers. They looked absolutely delicious and were so easy to make. Planning to try them and put them on the blog soon. She also did salmon burgers and a twist on a banana split sundae. Both looked amazing. She was also really down to earth and answered a lot of questions. <br />
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I was already flipping through the cookbook on my way home, and talking to the hubby about all the recipes that I wanted to try. It was a really great and fun experience to see her speak. I can't wait to try some of her great recipes. <br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03527901126851547731noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241822169557070817.post-13574364747076924232014-05-21T12:26:00.000-04:002014-05-21T12:26:56.440-04:00Raspberry White Chocolate Blueberry Pudding Cookies<br />
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Technically the first day of summer doesn't happen until June 21st. However in my book Memorial Day Weekend is the true start of summer. You get your first long weekend... and everyone starts to plan all of those BBQ parties.<br />
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I love to make desserts for the BBQ parties that we attend. Can you imagine that? I always think that cookies are great for a BBQ. They are easy to pack, they require no silverware, and everyone can sneak as many as they want.<br />
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I thought it would be fun to do a Red, White and Blue cookie to celebrate Memorial day this weekend. However i was a little stumped on how to accomplish this without just defaulting to sprinkles or candy. Although these <a href="http://laurasbakingtalent.blogspot.com/2013/07/m-cookies-4th-of-july-style.html" target="_blank">M&M cookies</a> I made for last years Fourth of July are delicious!<br />
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So anyway I was thinking about what was red and blue... and I instantly went to raspberries, strawberries and blueberries.... Then I remembered these <a href="http://www.laurasbakingtalent.blogspot.com/2014/02/raspberry-cheesecake-pudding-cookies.html" target="_blank">raspberry cheesecake cookies</a> that I made with muffin mix.... So I decided to try mixing raspberry and blueberry muffin mix to see if they would be a great idea for a Red, White, and Blue cookie.<br />
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They not only turned out but they were delicious. So if you are looking for a great easy cookie idea for your BBQ this weekend these are guaranteed to be a hit. <br />
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Yield: <span class="yield">2 Dozen</span><br />
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<span class="amount">1 box (7 oz)</span>
<span class="name">Jiffy Raspberry Muffin Mix</span>
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<span class="amount">1 box (7 oz)</span>
<span class="name">Jiffy Blueberry Muffin Mix</span>
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<span class="amount">1 1/4 cup</span>
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<span class="amount">1 cup </span>
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<span class="amount">1 cup </span>
<span class="name">brown sugar</span>
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<span class="amount">1 tsp </span>
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<span class="name">cheesecake instant pudding</span>
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<span class="amount">2 </span>
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<span class="amount">2 cups</span>
<span class="name">white chocolate chips</span>
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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In a medium sized bowl add the raspberry muffin mix, blueberry muffin mix, flour, and baking soda. Mix them and set aside.
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Add the butter and brown sugar to a large bowl, and cream them together.
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Once creamed add in the vanilla and pudding mix and mix again.
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Add the eggs and beat them into the mixture.
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Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, and mix well.
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Lastly add the white chocolate chips and mix again.
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Measure out 2 Tbsp of dough and round it into a ball and place on the cookie sheet.
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6-8 cookies will fit on a cookie sheet.
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Bake for 8-10 minutes.
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Cool cookies on the cookie sheet.
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This coming weekend is Memorial Day... know what that means... the start of summer. One thing I love about summer is getting ice cream. We love to get a cone and go sit at one of the lookouts at the beach and just sit and enjoy. I've always wanted to make ice cream at home, but we don't have an ice cream maker so I always thought that wasn't going to be possible until I purchased one.<br />
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Well guess what you can make awesome ice cream at home without an ice cream maker. All you need is something to mix up the ingredients. They are actually all pretty soft so you could do it by hand ... I'm a wimp so I used the stand mixer.<br />
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Then you put them in the freezer over night and then its ready to enjoy. That is one thing you have to have is a freezer. Although I'm guessing pretty much everyone has one of those.... The great thing about ice cream at home is that you can be as creative and decadent as you went. As you can tell I went all out there with this raspberry cheesecake ice cream.... raspberry pie filling, cream cheese, and chunks of graham crackers. Yup! There is no way you could not enjoy this..<br />
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<span class="amount">1 package (8oz)</span>
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<span class="amount">1 can (14.5 oz)</span>
<span class="name">condensed milk </span>
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<span class="amount">1 tsp</span>
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<span class="amount">1 can </span>
<span class="name">Raspberry Pie Filling</span>
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<span class="amount">9</span>
<span class="name">graham crackers</span>
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Put the cream cheese into a large bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth.
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Add the cool whip, condensed milk, and vanilla and mix until well combined.
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Roll in the raspberry pie filling and mix again.
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Break the graham crackers into large chunks and add to the batter. Combine them in with a large spoon.
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Put everything in a large freezer safe container with a lid.
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Freeze overnight.
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Hi everyone... it feels like forever since I've done a blog post, but in fact its only been a little over a week. I've decided to go in a little bit different direction with the blog. Don't worry I will still be baking and cooking up excellent recipes... I've just decided to not do the theme weeks.<br />
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I had lots of fun coming up with ideas, and I actually still had a whole year of ideas of what I could do for different theme weeks. It just got a little overwhelming to post on a set topic on a set schedule. So I would end up doing the baking/cooking for the blog and never go the chance to try numerous recipes that I wanted to try.<br />
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Speaking of new recipes this tomato basil spaghetti is the perfect addition to your summertime dinner list. It is super easy to make.. and it is a great use for all of those summertime tomatoes. Did I mention that I planned to have 2 tomatoes in my garden, but I got carried away with seeds and they all sprouted. So I now have 8 plants, and numerous homes for them. Come August I am sure I will be giving away tomatoes like crazy.....<br />
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<span class="name">shredded mozzarella cheese</span>
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<span class="amount">4-5 leaves</span>
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Recipe Source: Laura's Baking Talent<br />
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<a href="http://www.laurasbakingtalent.blogspot.com/2013/07/zucchini-cups.html" target="_blank">Zucchini Cups</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03527901126851547731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241822169557070817.post-16872802257642850472014-05-01T20:02:00.000-04:002014-05-01T20:02:12.811-04:00Dulce de Leche Tres Leches Cake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy May everyone! When I was little I would celebrate May Day by leaving flower baskets on my neighbor's porch. I would take a piece of paper and roll it into a cylinder. It would then be filled with lilacs from our huge lilac tree. For some reason I always remember these May Days being very bright and sunny.<br />
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I'm beginning to wonder what happened since its now 45 and rainy. I'm sure that there were some cold May Days growing up. Its probably just like anything else that seem bigger when you are a kid and seems to shrink when you see it again as an adult.<br />
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Want to know something that doesn't shrink... the love we have for this cake. It is Jim's favorite cake for his birthday (which happens to also be Cinco de Mayo). However this cake doesn't need to be saved only for that day... it can be enjoyed all year long. <br />
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Besides tasting great.. it is also the easiest cake I've ever made. Trust me anyone can do it.<br />
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<span class="amount">2 tsp</span>
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<span class="amount">1 can (12 oz)</span>
<span class="name">evaporated milk</span>
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<span class="amount">1/2 cup</span>
<span class="name">sour cream</span>
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<span class="amount">1 1/2 cup </span>
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Prepare the yellow cake mix and bake in a 9X13 pan.
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Let the cake cool for 10 minutes after removing it from the oven.
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Take 2 Tbsp of the dulce de leche and the water and mix it together in a small bowl. Set aside for later.
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Put the remaining dulce de leche, evaporated milk, and sour cream into a blender. Blend until well mixed.
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Use a fork to poke holes into the cooled cake. The holes should be about 1/2 inch apart.
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Pour the milk mixture on the cake. Poke more holes in the cake if the mixture does not get completely soaked up into the cake.
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Put the cake in the fridge for one hour.
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Top the chilled cake with the cool whip.
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Take the dulce de leche and the water you set aside earlier and warm it in the microwave for 10 seconds.
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Drizzle the caramel mixture onto the cake.
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Recipe adapted from <a href="http://kraft./">Kraft.</a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.laurasbakingtalent.blogspot.com/2013/12/birthday-cake.html" target="_blank">Peanut Butter Chocolate Birthday Cake</a><br />
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<a href="http://laurasbakingtalent.blogspot.com/2013/09/chocolate-chip-cake.html" target="_blank">Chocolate Chip Cake</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03527901126851547731noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241822169557070817.post-46598488426394048252014-04-27T17:18:00.000-04:002014-04-27T17:18:19.293-04:00 Beef Enchiladas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Its cinco de mayo week on the blog.... We love mexican food in general, but the fact that cinco de mayo is the hubby's birthday it is an extra reason to celebrate. So I've got a great dinner idea for you today, and later this week I'm going to share his favorite birthday cake which has something to do with tres leche.<br />
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When we go out for mexican food... I always do a search for the enchilada options on the menu. This is the first time that I have actually made them at home. Crazy right! They were amazingly easy to make and we devoured them for dinner today.<br />
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This would be a great meal for a crowd... or if you make it for two it means you will have leftovers for lunches. Extra Bonus!<br />
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Its funny because Cinco de Mayo isn't a big holiday in Mexico. I was working with a team last year that was located in Mexico, and I asked them what they do to celebrate and they said nothing really.<br />
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<span class="amount">1 lb </span>
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<span class="amount">1 package</span>
<span class="name">taco seasoning</span>
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<span class="amount">1 can (8 oz)</span>
<span class="name">tomato sauce</span>
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<span class="amount">1 cup </span>
<span class="name">salsa</span>
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<span class="amount">9</span>
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<span class="amount">2 cups</span>
<span class="name">shredded mexican cheese</span>
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Cooking Directions<br />
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
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Brown the ground beef in a large saucepan. Drain excess fat from the ground beef.
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Add a little water to the beef and add the package of taco seasoning. Stir the mixture until well mixed.
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In a small sauce pan mix the tomato sauce and the salsa. Heat over low heat.
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Add 1/2 cup of the warmed sauce to the ground beef mixture.
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Lay out one of the corn tortillas and fill with ground beef. Roll the tortilla up and put into the pan.
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Repeat this with the remaining tortillas and ground beef.
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Once the pan is filled with enchiladas then pour the sauce over all of them.
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Next sprinkle on the shredded cheese.
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Bake for 15 minutes.
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Recipe Source: Laura's Baking Talent<br />
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This recipe was given to the New York Times by a neighbor of Katharine Hepburn. The story is that they had made her brownies... and she told them. “Too much flour! And don’t overbake them! They should be moist, not cakey!” After making these brownies I would have to agree with her.<br />
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This recipe is really simple to make, and only takes a few minutes and one pan. When they come out of the oven they smell absolutely amazing... and it is almost impossible to wait for them to cool.<br />
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I have to warn you though that if you don't wait for them to cool they will be ABSOLUTELY delicious... but they will crumble into a big pile on your plate. If you are just satisfying that chocolate craving ,this is perfectly acceptable. However its not as fun if you are trying to get pictures for your blog. Then you have to wait....<br />
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We ended up eating a couple of crumbled brownies and I saved the rest of the pan to take pictures of today.<br />
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Ingredients<br />
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<span class="amount">2 oz</span>
<span class="name">unsweetened chocolate</span>
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<span class="amount">1/2 cup (1 stick)</span>
<span class="name">unsalted butter</span>
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<span class="amount">2 </span>
<span class="name">eggs</span>
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<span class="amount">1 cup</span>
<span class="name">sugar</span>
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<span class="amount">1/4 cup</span>
<span class="name">flour</span>
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<span class="amount">1 cup </span>
<span class="name">walnuts, chopped</span>
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<span class="amount">1 tsp </span>
<span class="name">vanilla</span>
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<span class="amount">1/8 tsp</span>
<span class="name">salt</span>
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Cooking Directions<br />
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Grease a 9X9 square pan.
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Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
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Break up the chocolate into small pieces, and add to a large saucepan with the butter.
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Heat the chocolate and butter over low heat until completely melted.
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Remove from the heat and allow it to cool for a few minutes.
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Add the eggs, one at a time.
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Then mix in the sugar, flour, nuts, vanilla, and salt.
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Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
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Bake for 40 minutes.
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The brownies will be gooey and moist when they come out of the oven.
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Recipe adapted from the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/recipes/10782/katharine-hepburns-brownies.html" target="_blank">New York Times.</a> <br />
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<a href="http://laurasbakingtalent.blogspot.com/2013/09/chocolate-chip-cake.html" target="_blank">Chocolate Chip Cake</a><br />
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<a href="http://laurasbakingtalent.blogspot.com/2013/12/chocolate-mint-brownies.html" target="_blank">Chocolate Mint Brownies</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03527901126851547731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241822169557070817.post-61543810197642351422014-04-21T11:56:00.000-04:002014-04-21T11:56:21.274-04:00Chocolate No Bake Cookies<br />
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Did everyone have a good Easter? We had a good time with family, and enjoyed the nice weather. <br />
We filled the garden bed this weekend and I planted the first seeds outside. I have both sugar snap peas and spinach planted.<br />
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After researching lots of ideas around gardening, I decided to go forward with the <a href="http://squarefootgardening.org/square-foot-gardening-method" target="_blank">square foot gardening method</a>. I'm going to add a tab on the blog to show some of the latest gardening pictures, so that you can follow along in my adventure.<br />
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The one thing I love about holidays.. is there is usually candy involved. Leftover candy is the best because I can throw a few pieces into our lunches... Or I can grab a "power" piece before taking Ginny on a walk.<br />
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Sometimes you just get the urge to have a small sweet treat. I am a huge chocolate fan.... ok maybe its actually a chocolate addiction. Sometimes it just hits me that I need some super chocolatey.... hence the theme for this week is simply CHOCOLATE week.<br />
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These no bakes are super easy to make... and they are the perfect fix for any chocolate craving!<br />
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Yield: <span class="yield">30 cookies</span><br />
Ingredients<br />
<ul>
<li class="ingredient">
<span class="amount"> 3 cups</span>
<span class="name">oats</span>
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<span class="amount">1/2 cup</span>
<span class="name">peanut butter</span>
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<span class="amount">1 tsp</span>
<span class="name">vanilla</span>
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<span class="amount">1/2 cup</span>
<span class="name">milk</span>
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<span class="amount">1/2 cup </span>
<span class="name">margarine or butter</span>
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<span class="amount">3 Tbsp</span>
<span class="name">cocoa </span>
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<span class="amount">2 cups</span>
<span class="name">white sugar</span>
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<span class="amount">1/8 tsp</span>
<span class="name">salt</span>
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Cooking Directions<br />
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Line 2 cookies sheets with parchment paper.
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Measure out the oats, peanut butter, and vanilla and set aside.
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Add the sugar, cocoa, margarine, milk, and salt to a large saucepan. Put the pan on medium heat.
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Continuously mix the ingredients until everything is melted and well mixed.
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Take the saucepan off of the burner and add in the oats, peanut butter and vanilla. Thoroughly mix them into the mixture.
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Drop the batter on the cookie sheets.
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Put cookies in the fridge for at least 1 hour to let them set.
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Recipe Source: Laura's Baking Talent<br />
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<a href="http://www.laurasbakingtalent.blogspot.com/2013/05/123-chocolate-peanut-butter-crunch.html" target="_blank">Peanut Butter Chocolate Crunch Bon Bons</a><br />
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As an adult it always amazes me how each family has its own twist for different holidays. When I was a kid I guess I just assumed everyone celebrated Easter the same way we did. We would die eggs the night before Easter. There was six kids, so we each got 2 eggs. Once the eggs were dyed, we would leave them out overnight for the Easter Bunny.<br />
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EB would come in the middle of the night and hide all the eggs. Plus he would hide candy all over the house. We would be responsible to find all of our eggs, and then we would put all the candy we found in a huge bowl. The large bowl of candy became a community bowl for everyone. I can still remember coming down the stairs to see our house covered with candy.<br />
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EB was sometimes tricky and it would be really hard to find your egg. Then there were times when you would find someone else's egg... and you had to walk away nonchalantly. You didn't want to give anyone else a heads up where their egg was... that would take away all the fun.<br />
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Since our eggs were out all night... they pretty much went into the trash after a couple of days. However as I talked to others they traditionally dye their eggs, put them in the fridge... then make egg salad. This egg salad is a little different because it uses greek yogurt. We love greek yogurt... I pretty much buy in bulk for our lunches each day. If you are a not a fan of greek yogurt... then just substitute mayonnaise for it in the recipe.<br />
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I hope you all enjoy dying eggs, and that EB brings you lots of CANDY this year!<br />
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<span class="amount">8</span> <span class="name">Hard boiled Eggs</span>
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<span class="amount">1 Tbsp</span>
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<span class="amount">1 tsp</span>
<span class="name">pickle juice</span>
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<span class="amount">1/4 tsp </span>
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Cut up the hard boiled eggs into small pieces.
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Recipe Source: Laura's Baking Talent<br />
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For the theme this week I thought it would be fun to do Easter Leftovers. My mom use to make this ham salad all the time when we were kids. I use to love to watch her grind the ham with the meat grinder.<br />
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We recently got the meat grinder attachment for our stand mixer. A couple of months ago I decided it would be great to try out mom's ham salad recipe with it. I called my mom and she told me that you add mayonnaise, relish, and mustard. She also gave me the secret knowledge that you put a piece of bread through the grinder to get all the ham out. I left this on a notepad on the counter, thinking that I would make it when I came back. However I arrived from the store and it was made.<br />
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It was amazing because Jim's version tasted just like my mom's version even though I hadn't written down any measurements He was also ecstatic about the bread trick. So I had Jim make this for the blog this week. I took notes so that I could blog "real" measurements for you. <br />
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Growing up we always had this salad as a sandwich. It would be great with crackers too.... and in a nice dish it could be used for a shower or party get together. Simple, but delicious. <br />
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<span class="amount">1/4 cup </span>mayonnaise
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<span class="amount">2 Tbsp</span>
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<span class="amount">1 tsp</span>
<span class="name">mustard</span>
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Grind the ham with a meat grinder (plate with 1/4" holes for stand mixer attachment).
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Have you ever asked yourself what am I wearing? That was me today when I was going into church for my book club. I had gotten home and decided to take Ginny on a long walk. So I put on my comfy jeans, a "matching" comfy sweatshirt, and my bright pink running shoes.<br />
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I stopped for a minute and evaluated the situation... but there was no solution since I was late. Being late means I have to walk through the guys group and they always say hi... So I just smile and wave and I'm sure turn 4 shades of red.<br />
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Its church and they love me no matter what... but couldn't I have left the pink running shoes at home. I guess I was living on the edge. Want to give a little edge to your Easter Ham? Well you can add this root beer glaze. It will add just the right amount of sweety goodness, plus its super easy to make... and it has ROOT BEER. <br />
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What else will be on the table at my Easter dinner? <a href="http://www.laurasbakingtalent.blogspot.com/2013/11/corn-casserole.html" target="_blank">Corn Casserole</a> is a family staple. We also love our grandma's <a href="http://www.laurasbakingtalent.blogspot.com/2013/11/grandmas-candy-apples.html" target="_blank">candy apples</a>.<br />
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Dessert will include <a href="http://www.laurasbakingtalent.blogspot.com/2014/03/carrot-cookies-with-orange-frosting.html" target="_blank">carrot cookies with orange frosting</a>, <a href="http://laurasbakingtalent.blogspot.com/2014/04/cadbury-egg-peanut-butter-cookies.html" target="_blank">cadbury egg peanut butter cookies</a>, and <a href="http://laurasbakingtalent.blogspot.com/2013/09/chocolate-chip-cake.html" target="_blank">chocolate chip cake</a>. Although I may decide to take some <a href="http://laurasbakingtalent.blogspot.com/2014/04/fruity-pebble-rice-krispies.html" target="_blank">fruity pebble treats</a>.<br />
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<span class="name">brown sugar</span>
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<span class="amount">1/4 cup </span>
<span class="name">ketchup</span>
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<span class="amount">1 Tbsp</span>
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Combine all the glaze ingredients: root beer, brown sugar, ketchup, white wine vinegar, and mustard into a small saucepan.
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Bring the mixture to a boil, and let it simmer until it has reduced to about half. This will be about 20 -30 minutes.
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Cut diagonals into the ham. Make each diagonal about 1/4 inch apart.
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Glaze the ham.
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Bake the ham per the instructions on the package.
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Glaze the ham again when it is removed from the oven. </li>
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Recipe Source: Laura's Baking Talent<br />
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