April 19th, 2008
For Carolyn Gurtz, persistence truly does pay-off. After 15 years of entering the Pillsbury Bake-Off she was probably wondering if she would ever win. Well, 2008 has been her lucky year. Her Double-Delight Peanut Butter Cookie won the grand prize, $1,000,000.
Lucky for her, her husband is a financial planner. But she doesn’t intend on hording it all. […]
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February 8th, 2008
Yesterday, Martha Stewart devoted her show to Valentine’s Day. She made cards, looked at some vintage Valentine’s cards told us everything you ever wanted to know about dried beans ( I get mine from a can) and made these incredible looking cookies with young actor Freddie Highmore from the movie The Spyderwick Chronicles.
I am going […]
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December 12th, 2007
Within the next few days, I need to make my final decision on what cookies I am making for gifts and family enjoyment this Christmas season.
I started to see if there were any that caught my eye. These Poinsettia Cookies look incredible. The recipe isn’t hard, just takes a little more time and probably a […]
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November 13th, 2007
With the baking season in full gear, you might want to make sure you have all the necessities on-hand as you plan your pies, cookies and breads.I have finally purchased a Three Tier Cooling Rack. If you don’t have one…you are going to want to at least get one, and you can’t really lose for […]
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July 18th, 2007
Marye at Baking Delights has a link to a great recipe source and provided a delicious looking and sounding recipe for Banana Filled Peanut Butter Cookies (pictured above).
These look like a nice adult alternative to a basic peanut butter cookie. It is a peanut butter sandwich cookie with a banana, cream cheese, peanut butter and […]
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June 6th, 2007
Every year Betty Crocker has a baking contest. The contest is to take a basic Betty Crocker baking package and mix it up.
The Chocolate Bytes blogger here at the B5 Home & Dining Channel has a copy of the winning recipe. The winner used a Betty Crocker Peanut Butter Cookie Mix to start and ended […]
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June 5th, 2007
If you are looking for a great pie that isn’t too difficult and is one of those great Summer flavors try Key Lime Pie. Key Lime Pie is the Official Pie of the State of Florida. Hmmm…does every state have an official pie???
I live in Florida so Key Limes are in my produce department. If you aren’t […]
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