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Key Lime Pie

I have returned with one of my favorite pie recipes! Key lime pie, to be exact. For those readers not “in the know,” key lime pie is popular throughout the American South, though it originated in Florida. Key limes are small, tart limes first discovered in The Keys, as opposed to the Persian limes that […]

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Pictured: Slice of pumpkin bread with cross-section of the loaf displayed, served with a cup of coffee.
holiday

Pumpkin Bread with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting

What do we want more than anything else during the fall? Pumpkin-flavored everything, of course! With that in mind, I developed a new recipe for my pumpkin bread, and topped it off with a complementary maple cream cheese frosting. But before we dive into our recipes, there is one other thing we should all want […]

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Three jars of pickles sit on a countertop in front of a tile backsplash. One jar of whole cucumber pickles, one jar of sliced cucumber pickles, and a jar of Asian spiced cauliflower and red pepper pickles.
Snack

Homemade Fridge Pickles

I have made my triumphant return to blogging with a recipe for one my favorite snacks! Salty, sour, crunchy, sometimes sweet, sometimes spicy, I’m talking about pickles! I know what you’re thinking… “Aren’t pickles difficult to make and require special equipment?” That’s what I thought for the longest time, and then I learned about refrigerator […]

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Frybruary is Here!
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Frybruary is here!

Frybruary officially kicks off next week, starting with my recipe for deep-fried chicken! Before we get into the recipes, though, we need to talk about the art and science of frying. This week’s video covers the basics with cute animations. If you want to know everything in the universe there is to know about frying, […]

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Gift Wrapping
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Gift Wrapping 101: Introductory Course to Present Presentation

So Thanksgiving went fairly smoothly, and my fridge is still packed with leftovers. I don’t have any room in said fridge to make a recipe for this post, since I would then have to stash that dish in the fridge. Instead, today’s post will feature another of my Martha Stewart skills: basic gift-wrapping technique. Unfortunately, […]

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