Fresh Mixed Berry Crumble

August 2, 2009.   Categories Desserts.

Fresh Mixed Berry Crumble

Fresh Mixed Berry Crumble Ingredients: 2 pints fresh blackberries 2 pints fresh blueberries 1 pint fresh rasberries (or any other fresh berries such as Logan, Young or Ollalieberries) 1/2 cup organic cane sugar 1.5 cups flour 1 cup dark brown sugar 1 stick sweet cream butter, sliced into cold cubes 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon dusting of freshly grated nutmeg Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Wash and drain all berries.  Place in bowl and mix...

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Favorite Homemade Granola Protein Bars

August 2, 2009.   Categories Cookies from Home, Light / Healthy.

Favorite Homemade Granola Protein Bars

Favorite Homemade Granola Protein Bars Adapted from a recipe by Alton Brown Ingredients: 2 cups old fashioned rolled oats 1/4 cup whey protein 1/2 cup raw sunflower seeds 1 cup sliced almonds 1/2 cup wheat germ 1/4 cup flax seed 1/2 cup locally made organic honey 1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar 1-ounce unsalted butter, plus extra for pan 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 6 1/2 ounces chopped combination of your favorite...

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Best Peanut Butter Cookies

August 2, 2009.   Categories Cookies from Home, Desserts.

Best Peanut Butter Cookies

Best Peanut Butter Cookies I love good peanut butter cookies.  When I make them, I make a lot of them to give to other people.  This recipe will make about 5 dozen cookies.  If you don’t want to make that many, you can simply cut all ingredient quantities in half. I opted for a larger recipe as many of these cookies are being made by military families who want to send cookies to Iraq or overseas.   This recipe was...

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Gingerbread Cookies

July 28, 2009.   Categories Cookies from Home.

Gingerbread Cookies

Gingerbread Cookies Recipe by www.tasteofhome.com Today a very nice reader asked me for recipe suggestions for cookies she could send to her son in Iraq.  It’s a difficult journey for perishable items with an approximate two week shipping time and temperatures as high as 130 degrees.  I wanted to help her so I did some research and found this recipe online.  It was part of a heart-warming story about a mom’s quest to send cookies...

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Summer Peach Crisp with Pecans & Toffee Bits

July 24, 2009.   Categories Chef David Lawrence, Contributing Chefs, Desserts.

Summer Peach Crisp with Pecans & Toffee Bits

Photo and Recipe Reprinted with Permission by Chef David Lawrence www.chefdavidlawrence.com Check out his book on Amazon.com: Follow his blog at www.forkingdelicious.blogspot.com This recipe is from David’s good friend Susan Cox of Dana Point, California. Serves 6 FOR THE FILLING 6 cups peaches, peeled and sliced (about 2.5 lbs) ¼ cup granulated sugar ¼ cup light brown sugar, lightly packed 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1...

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Zoe Bakes . . . Red Velvet Birthday Cake

July 24, 2009.   Categories Cakes, Chef Zoe Francois, Contributing Chefs, Desserts.

Zoe Bakes . . . Red Velvet Birthday Cake

Zoe’s Red Velvet Birthday Cake Photo and Recipe Link Posted with Permission by: Once again, Zoe from www.zoebakes.com is a mind reader.  A few months ago she did it with the Ultimate Carrot Cake Recipe… and now it’s birthday cake.  Just yesterday I was discussing cakes with a friend and it made me wonder where I could find unique birthday recipes.  Suddenly…. there it was…. right on my Facebook...

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