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Pumpkin Cream Cheese Streusel Muffins
Tomorrow morning I’m having some ladies from church for a breakfast! The menu will include breakfast casserole, warm fruit compote, Pumpkin scones and these wonderful pumpkin muffins which will have Trader Jo’s pumpkin butter along side. They are the perfect size to have with the other items and so very easy to make. You can… Read more
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Christmas Around the LazyBoy
Originally posted on Chocolate Castles: Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night; which seems like it comes faster and faster. The nights that is. I remember some years ago, not that many, actually, when I used to think, “well, I will get all the chores done during the day that need doing plus… Read more
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Southern Pecan Pie
Before you pass this up thinking that you have hundreds of pecan pie recipes, let me assure you that this one is absolutely awesome and different. Last Fall I had mentioned that I had bought a little Holiday Celebrations cookbook for $1 on a clearance table. It has such great recipes which have become some… Read more
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Lessons from November
They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but this ole lady learned some things this past month. Having some of our kids come for The Thanksgiving week was such a treat, but I did learn that I am certainly not as young as I once was. No longer can I cook until… Read more
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The Scents of Thanksgiving
Originally posted on Chocolate Castles: At 3:30 am I woke up to put a turkey in the oven. By 6:30, the house began to smell like a typical Thanksgiving morning. As I sit here, waiting for the turkey to finish baking and the giblets to magically transform into gravy, so many thoughts are racing through… Read more
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Green Chile Squares
Trying to decide what to serve when some of our kids from Texas come in, I went to the queen of Christmas recipes, Paula Deen. The kids had requested King Ranch casserole one night while here, so wanted to have a few side dishes that would compliment it. With a pot of pinto beans and… Read more
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