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Halloween Puppy Chow
I never thought I would be able to say I was in a hurricane, but I guess now technically I can. We live in Pittsburgh so we got a little effect from the Frankenstorm, Sandy. Being from Nebraska, I’m...
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Turtle Tassies
I have been so giddy lately. I am so completely excited to go home for Thanksgiving. I haven’t seen my family in over a month and I miss them immensely! The holidays are the best time of the year...
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Double Layer Pumpkin Cheesecake
I love holidays! It’s a time to eat until you can’t eat any more and spend good quality time with family. Scotty and I were lucky enough to get to go home for almost a week. His parents were out of the...
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Peppermint Crunch-Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies
I love Christmas! The music, the food, the shopping, the family time. Some people don’t like the shopping part, but it’s exciting to me. I was very much in the Christmas spirit yesterday. I got a lot...
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Caramel Cookie Cheesecake Pie
I love twix, oreos, and cheesecake. When all three are combined only greatness can come out of it. I accidentally bought fat free cream cheese for this. It still turned out great, but I can only...
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Cheesecake Cookie Cups
When I was little sometimes my dad would open up a can of cherry pie filling and divide it up as a snack. I still crave this today. I love any dessert with cherry pie filling. Happy Eating! Cheesecake...
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Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
I don’t know where this recipe comes from so if anyone knows please let me know so I can give due credit. These are my all time favorite homemade cookies. The maple syrup in them makes them like no...
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Vanishing Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
I have to say I am becoming quite the baker! When we were in Pittsburgh I felt like I ruined half the things I baked. Either I am becoming a better baker or it’s just that we don’t have a 100 year old...
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14 Days of Valentine’s Treats
I remember when I was in elementary school and I spent hours figuring out which valentine from the box I wanted to give to each of my classmates. I had to give the best one to my best friends and the...
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Salted Chocolate Caramel Turtle Cookies
These cookies are going into my Stove of Shame category, not for the taste, but because they didn’t turn out looking like cookies. I refrigerated the dough for 5 hours, but the caramel still melted to...
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Peanut Butter Cup Blondies
One of my favorite things while playing little league sports, and I don’t think I’m the only one, was getting capri sun and snacks after the games. Softball last week took me right back to little...
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Sandies Pecan Caramel Cheesecake Bites
I made this cheesecake for when my parents visited us for the weekend, but we ended up eating out so much that we were never hungry for it. I didn’t want it to go to waste so I cut it up in little...
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Circus Animal Cookie Truffles
I remember my dad buying these cookies for my sister and I when we were little once. I loved them! I never really got into regular animal cookies, but what kid wouldn’t love cookies in the shape of...
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Flag Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream
I love when holidays come around because it’s just an excuse to make yummy desserts. I made these cupcakes to bring along with us to Denver. I will admit I wasn’t a huge fan of the buttercream frosting...
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Best Brownie Recipe
Tonight as apart of our low-key date night we made brownies from scratch together. The first step of the recipe we said, “Well we know these are going to be good with 1 cup of butter and 2 cups of...
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Dessert Quesdillas
These are called Dessert Quesadillas, but I made them into breakfast quesadillas. I took out the chocolate chips and used strawberries, blueberries, and bananas. The peanut butter got some melty,...
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Absent from blogging, but still cooking
It has been a long time since I have been on here to share my food adventures. I accepted a first grade teaching job and that has pretty much consumed my every waking hour for the last three weeks. I...
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Reese’s Peanut Butter Pudding Cookies
I try and promote positive reinforcement in my classroom as much as possible. I do this with a ticket giveaway program. I give out those little tickets you get at carnivals when students are making...
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Cake Batter Rice Krispie Cupcakes
Oh has it been one of those days today! I was exhausted because our softball team played in the playoffs last night and we didn’t get to sleep until 11:00. We won our first game so we needed to play...
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All Things Pumpkin
With fall brings pumpkin and happiness to me. Here are some things that I have made in the past year that has pumpkin in it. Enjoy! 1. Pumpkin Pancakes 2. Pumpkin Pie Roasted Almonds 3. Double Layer...
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