stonefruitandstrawberrygallette

Girlsenberry Gallette – Made with Stone Fruit, Strawberries and Amaretti cookies

Last summer, my girls were in a state when they realized that they loved Boysenberry Jam, but there was nothing called “Girlsenberry”.  Oh – my feminist notions were clapping with delight! We had grand plans to make the jam market more gender equal, but summer got away from us and jam making was too low on the priority list. This
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homemade pico de gallo is worth the 5 minutes - trust me!!

Homemade Pico de Gallo recipe

Want to impress your friends with a super easy, tongue-tantalizing appetizer? Just make homemade pico de gallo.  Pico de Gallo is that delicious tangy raw salsa type of dip that you serve with tortilla chips.  It’s a CINCH to make and SO MUCH BETTER than what you can buy in a super market.   There’s a very specific technique.  Are
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Ring Ding Cupcake - no, that's not my husband

Ring Ding Cupcakes or Ding Dong Cupcakes

Folks, there was a great debate in our home over Memorial Day weekend. It started when my friend BEGGED me to make those chocolate cupcakes that I was raving about last week for a party that I was having, and my husband suggested that I add some filling to make them more like the traditional Hostess Cupcakes.   So, I
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Duff’s Cake Mix – DIY Duff-style cakes

There is something magical about decorating a cake. Conversely, there is nothing magical about buying up all of the necessary supplies or cleaning up after decorating a cake.  The cons outweigh the pros so often that I only decorate cakes on special occasions.  And, I NEVER use fondant.  Oh, the kneading that has to happen to make that white sugar
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Turkey Sausage Manicotti

Let me begin by saying that I do not have a picture of this.  Sorry.  You’ll need to trust me when I say that the colors and melted cheese look as delicious as this impromptu recipe tastes. 4 adults went through an entire lasagna pan of this stuff.  It’s G-O-O-D, good. Where did I find this recipe?  Oh, I just made it
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