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Buttermilk scones on a baking sheet

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Buttermilk Scones Recipe

Try my buttermilk scones recipe One of the dearest compliments I've ever received on food that I've made, and keep in
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Fruitcake cookies on a festive holiday plate

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My Favorite Christmas Cookies

One of the ways I make the holidays special is by baking Christmas cookies. I make a few batches each year and these are
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Small nut tassie tarts filled with nuts on a china plate

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Nut Tassies Recipe

This recipe for nut tassies first appeared on my blogspot blog in December 2010. There are traditions to keep and
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Rows of date candies covered in powdered sugar on a plate

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Crispy Sweet Date Candies Recipe

This story and recipe for date candies first appeared on my blogspot blog December 22, 2010. Anyone else remember
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Ginger cookies with raspberry jam stacked in a cookie tin

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Ginger Cookies with Raspberry Jam Recipe

This recipe first ran on my blogspot blog February 9, 2010. The Girl Scout cookie boxes arrived, I opened them,
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Buttery 100 cookies on a red plate

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100 Cookies Recipe

This 100 Cookies recipe originally ran on my blogspot blog January 2, 2011. Christmas has come and gone, and while I
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Shortbread squares with red and green candied cherries

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Shortbread with Candied Cherries Recipe

This recipe first appeared on my blogspot blog December 11, 2011. Fruitcake is not a holiday tradition in my home,
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Banana cupcakes with chocolate frost ing on a cake plate

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Banana Cupcakes with Chocolate Sour Cream Ganache Recipe

First published November 5, 2012 Just a recipe today, a cupcake that I make from time to time to put in my daughter's
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Ripe bananas, eggs, flour, buttermilk and sugar on a tray

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My Best Banana Baking Recipes

When you feed a family for decades, you learn a few tricks for making the most of what's on hand. And that includes
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