Cheese / Chocolate / Desserts / Eggs

Cream Cheese Brownies

This is my new favorite dessert.   I have never had a better cream cheese brownie in my entire life.  I especially love them cold.  Straight from the freezer is best,…

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January 22, 2012

Cheese / Main Dishes / Pasta / Poultry

Baked Ziti with Tomato, Mozzarella and Sausage

I always find big casseroles hard to photograph. I'm never sure if it's best to photograph the whole casserole, or if it's better to pile some up on a plate…

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January 2, 2012

Cheese / Desserts / Eggs / Fruit

Rosemary-Lemon Sandwich Cookies

The weekend after Thanksgiving my sister-in-law Barbara served some homemade cookies for dessert after dinner. One of the flavors was lemon rosemary. She asked us all to try them, then…

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December 29, 2011

Cheese / Pasta / Side Dish / Vegetables

Orzo with Roasted Vegetables

I have made this twice recently for dinner parties and everyone loved it. The first time I made it, my girlfriend asked if she could take the leftovers home, she…

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November 18, 2011

Cheese / Fruit / Salads / Vegetables

Baby Spinach Salad

Found this recipe in a recent Rachael Ray magazine. I love pomegranate seeds and I also like salads with cheese, so I had to try it. It's my new current…

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October 16, 2011

Beef / Cheese / Main Dishes / Vegetables

Carole’s Eggplant Parmigiana

Growing up, we always got to choose our birthday dinner and dessert. When I was younger, I would always choose Chicken Divan. To this day I still love it, although…

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October 14, 2011

Cheese / Fruit / Main Dishes / Poultry / Vegetables

Chipotle Turkey Chili with Apples and Cheddar

A couple of friends came over for dinner last night and I was looking for something quick and easy to make. I've had some great luck with Rachael Ray's 30-minute…

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September 29, 2011

Breakfast/Brunch / Cheese / Dairy / Eggs

Cottage Cheese Pancakes

These pancakes were not pretty to look at, but my boys inhaled them and kept asking for more.   I made them several times this summer, mostly because when Aunt Sylvia…

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September 29, 2011

Breads and Muffins / Cheese / Eggs / Fruit

Cream Cheese and Wild Blueberry Pound Cake

This pound cake is really delicious. It's dense, moist and very flavorful. I didn't have wild blueberries, but I did have a quart of fresh blueberries, and they worked perfectly…

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September 4, 2011

Breads and Muffins / Breakfast/Brunch / Cheese / Dairy / Eggs / Fruit

Blackberry Muffins

My sister-in-law went berry picking with her daughter and came home with a couple of pints of fresh blackberries the other day.  She didn't think they'd be able to eat…

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August 31, 2011