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Peanut Butter and Caramel Bread Pudding

October 6, 2010

Sometimes you want to indulge. Big time. And if you’ve been a skeptic thinking that organic desserts made with unrefined ingredients can’t taste like your Grandma’s cooking, this dessert may change your mind. The sourdough bread is smeared with peanut butter, egg and whole cane sugar custard, then topped with a

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Pumpkin Whoopie Pie with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting

October 1, 2010

  We don’t have an official fall out here in the high desert. The mornings and evenings begin to cool then around Halloween it gets cold (very cold) and windy. We haven’t had any rain since March, but the last few days the skies were filled with clouds. I love blue

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Cheesy Beef and Pasta

September 24, 2010

How many of you have purchased a cardboard box with pasta and a “seasoning mix” hoping for a quick but wholesome meal? I think we might all be able to raise our hands. I bought them early in my marriage, even though I was already an experienced cook. I look back now and

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Gnocchi with Wild Mushroom Ragu

September 21, 2010

As I shared, last week was a busy one. When the weekend finally arrived, Pete and I looked at each other and agreed to aim for a slow-paced weekend. Relaxing for me means opening a bottle of wine and piddling in the kitchen for hours on end. For Pete, it’s watching football. Our

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Butterscotch Pudding

September 3, 2010

Last night’s dinner was nearly a flop. Not just a little problem, but a potential throw-out-the-main-dish-and-cook-some-pasta disaster! We invited a friend over for dinner and in my usual style I decided to try something new. The recipe came from a very well-known magazine but about 10 minutes after starting, I realized

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