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1/4 cup cocoa powder (to dust the baking pans)
2 sticks butter
1 cup Guinness
2/3 cup Dutch ...
Makes 8 servings
1/2 cup butter (8 tablespoons)
1 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup fresh cherries, pitted and ...
2 Egg whites
3/4 cup Granulated sugar
1 dash Salt
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1/4 cup All-purpose flour
1 ...
2 oz. freshly squeezed pomegranate juice* or POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice
6 oz. non-fat ...
Makes 12 regular size muffins.
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons ...
You’ll have to forgive the long-winded description of trimming and cutting fennel here—I did my ...
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I love living in Southern California, except in the autumn. The weather's hot, there's no foliage, ...
Mistletoe
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"Hi, Mom. Can I have your recipe for rice pie?"
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I contemplated this while driving down Sunset Blvd ...
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