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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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Cottage cheese dip in a bowl with carrots and celery

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Herbed Cottage Cheese Dip Recipe

Thanks to TikTok content creators, cottage cheese is having a moment. The vital ingredient is viral, with 630 million
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Corn soup with chives in a white bowl

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Sweet Corn Soup with Lump Crab and Chives Recipe

First published as "Uptown Sweet Corn Soup" on A Cook and Her Books blogspot August 26, 2010. I'm a fan of all things
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Fried corn with bacon in a yellow bowl

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Skillet Fried Corn with Bacon Recipe

First published on A Cook and Her Books blogspot August 16, 2010 as "My Granddaddy's Skillet Fried Corn with
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A watermelon on the vine in a garden

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How to Choose a Georgia Watermelon

Originally published on A Cook and Her Books blogspot July 17, 2010. In Georgia, we know a thing or two about
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Tempura fried stuffed pumpkin blossoms on a plate

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Stuffed Pumpkin Blossoms Recipe

First published at acookandherbooks.blogspot.com August 30, 2011 as "Something from Nothing: Stuffed Pumpkin
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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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Pimento cheese in a bowl on a red plate with crackers

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Pimento Cheese Recipe

First published July 24, 2011 on A Cook and Her Books as "Pimento Cheese is the New Gravy" As we approach the real
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Slice of Meyer Lemon Cheesecake on a cake knife

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A Cook and Her Books Stories on Food52

Never in a million years would I have imagined one of my recipes mentioned alongside the Barefoot Contessa, Ina Garten's
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