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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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Fruitcake cookies on a festive holiday plate

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Fruitcake Cookie Recipe

This story and recipe first appeared on my blogspot blog December 2012. I'm not one of those people easily offended
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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 in my blogspot blog. Just a recipe today, a cupcake that I make from time to time to
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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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Cheddar bread loaf on a baking sheet

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Quick Cheddar Bread Recipe

Soda bread recipes get their due each year around St. Patrick's Day, but these humbles loaves are worth baking
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Banana bread with chocolate chips on a board

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Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips Recipe

The dark side of my brain thinks it might be fun to run a blog series "5 Things to Bake with a Dead Banana." (Meaning an
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Banana Cake with crumb topping cut into squares

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Banana Crumb Cake Recipe

Here's a breakfast treat, a banana crumb cake that I've made for more than two decades. It's based on a recipe from "The
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