When I offer to make something for a bake sale, I always want to bring something that is unforgettable, or at least so delicious that folks will ask for my recipe. With that in mind, I thought long and hard about what to bring to our fundraiser bake sale Heidi told you about yesterday.   I came across a recipe for Gingered Lemon Scones with a lemon curd filling, which sounded wonderfu...

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A lot of us are trying to eat more whole grains because they are so good for us. Recently, Jackie (Editor for Betty Crocker Magazines) came in with some wonderfully moist and fine-grained whole wheat bread that her husband Jeff had made in a bread machine. I've had many poor results when using 100% whole wheat flour in my old bread machine but I decided to give Jeff's recipe a try. He found it in a West Bend bread machine recipe book....

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  These cheeses are the "big stars" in their categories. They are meant to be eaten with a knife and fork, not to be used for cooking. Each one was delicious in a very different way from the other. I wish I could tell you about each one but I don't have the space here. I recommend you check them out for yourself by purchasing them at your local che...

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Cheese is my favorite food. That's the answer I always give when anyone asks the question of, "If I had to choose only one food, what would it be"? I love all cheeses: the soft ones and hard ones, the mild and stronger flavored ones and the orange colored ones and the blue ones.  Recently, I made a visit to a small store in St. Paul called the ...

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On my way to work today I was listening to a public radio story about Saint Valentine, a holy priest of Rome. He performed wedding ceremonies for young couples in secret because Emperor Claudius II had cancelled all engagements and weddings. Claudius was having a hard time getting young men to enlist in the military and he believed it was because the men didn't want to leave their loved ones, when it fact it was due to bloody and unpopular battles. Saint Valentine was jailed for his actions and fell in love with the jailer's daughter before he was beheaded on February 14, 270 A.D. Story has it that he signed his farewell message to her: "From Your Valentine."How sw...

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  Have I mentioned I love Valentine's Day? Every year Jack and I celebrate the holiday and our wedding anniversary by staying at a B&B the weekend before February 14th.   Our friends Jim and Frankie always join us because their wedding anniversary is on February 13th.  This year we stayed at the Inn at ...

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Valentine's Day is my favorite holiday. I love anything heart-shaped including dishes, table runners, napkins, flower vases, candles and, of course, food. This may have something to do with the fact that Jack and I were married on Valentine's Day, many years ago. It's not too early to start baking up something sweet for your sweeties. Here are some fun and delicious recipes that you can make over the upcoming weekend and if you are lucky you will have some left on February 14th....

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One of the most popular coffee cake recipes on BettyCrocker.com is Muffin Glory Cake. It's easy to make because it starts with a muffin mix. To the mix we added lots of fresh ingredients including: chopped apple, shredded carrot, walnuts, coconut and canned, crushed pineapple. It's no wonder everyone likes it so much!...

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