No-Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake Mini Trifles

No-Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake Mini Trifles

These individual portions make a perfect addition to a dessert bar. No-Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake Mini Trifles are delicious and gorgeous. Any time I see the words ‘no-bake’ little warning alarms go off in my head. It doesn’t happen all the time, but more often then …

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Pumpkin Tiramisu

Pumpkin Tiramisu

Guests will come back for seconds with Pumpkin Tiramisu on the table. Light pumpkin mousse layered with ladyfingers that have been drenched in coffee. As much as I love pumpkin pie, I have to admit that I don’t mind mixing things up a bit … …

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Beef and Egg Breakfast Mugs

Beef and Egg Breakfast Mugs

Chock full of delicious vegetables and beef sausage, these Beef & Egg Breakfast Mugs are super easy to make and yummy to boot. You know those sayings about how apples don’t fall far from trees or that kids will follow in their parents’ footsteps, blah, blah, …

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Pumpkin-Chocolate Chip Muffins

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffs

Here’s a perfect breakfast treat as we head into fall. Delicious pumpkin surrounds chocolate chips, crystallized ginger. Pumpkin-Chocolate Chip Muffins. I just finished completing a survey about 9/11 for a high school friend. It wasn’t hard to do because it does not feel like it …

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Vietnamese Caramel Pork Recipe

Vietnamese Caramel Pork Recipe

Did you ever see the movie ‘Roxanne’ with Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah?  If not, you should, it’s really cute, but I’m not asking because I want to be a movie critic. There’s a scene where Steve and Daryl are arguing on the porch of her house. …

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Hoisin Flounder

Hoisin Flounder

Fish doesn’t show up very often here, much to Dudette’s relief and joy. Hubby and I both like it, but all it took was one bad school experience to put her off the stuff for life. Every once in a while, however, something comes up …

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Chocolate-Orange Cannoli Cheesecake

Chocolate-Orange Cannoli Cheesecake Recipe

A combination of cream cheese and homemade ricotta give this Chocolate-Orange Cannoli Cheesecake a unique, creamy consistency. It’s delicious! I just realized recently that I’ve never had a cannoli. That’s a bit surprising considering that I adore all things Italian, especially the country itself.  While …

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Bistro Steak with Red Wine Sauce

Bistro Steak with Red Wine Sauce

Yesterday I did something that I haven’t had the chance to do in a long, long time. I cooked for my parents. As I did my normal rummage (or as my French-speaking folks would say, as I farfouilled) through drawers and cupboards to find the …

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Broiled Pumpkin with Apples

Broiled Pumpkin with Apples

Shortly before Halloween, Dudette and I headed over to the Piedmont-Triad Farmers’ Market. I love that place, but it’s far enough away that we have to actually plan to go there, packing lunches, bringing suitcases, remembering in-car entertainment. Okay, it’s not that bad, but it …

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Avocado and Egg Toast

Avocado and Egg Toast

Not too long ago, I ended up next to a man who was obviously a war veteran (his baseball cap said he was). I leaned over and thanked him for his service, as I always do when I see vets, and that opened the door …

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