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Thai Zucchini Noodles

Love this sweet and spicy noodle dish. You can add some roasted chicken breast, or leave it as a vegetarian dish. The spice is easily adjustable to conform to you or your family’s palate. Super quick preparation – on the table in under an hour! THAI ZUCCHINI NOODLES RECIPE (serves […]

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Homemade Cherry Pie

Cherry pie has always been my favorite pie. I’m talking about the one my Mom would make – often for my birthday. She would make a homemade pie crust, but would fill the pie with what I thought was the most AMAZING canned cherry pie filling! I would eat the […]

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Forest Animal Birthday Cake

I love making birthday cakes for friends and family. This cake design was perfect for my grand daughter Zoe’s 4th birthday. She is young, sweet, clever, and very imaginative. She loves making up stories, and playing outside. Her fantastic imagination could certainly make the characters in this cake come to […]

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Creamy Lemon Tart

When I have a few hours to get creative in the kitchen, my favorite thing to make is a tart. There is something about a tart that is elegant yet simple, and at the same time artistic and beautiful. I can’t think of anything better than that! This creamy lemon […]

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Circus Animal Cupcakes

A whimsical circus animal cookie comes to life with this cupcake design – made with my grand babies in mind. I started with a vanilla bean cupcake, then added a mascarpone whipped cream filling. Sprinkles are everything to this cupcake, so after topping with a vanilla cream cheese buttercream, the […]

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Lemon Bars

As I was pondering the new “stay at home” order for the state of Illinois -due to the spread of the Covid 19 Virus – I came across a tweet by actor Matt McConaughey. He talked about relying on each other throughout this struggle, and putting aside prejudice of all […]