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Coconut Blondies

This recipe has been updated and moved to my new blog. It can now be found here: Coconut Blondies on The Creekside Cook

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My New Best Friend – and Crusty Italian Bread

For my Birthday this year, my family got together and helped me get something I have wanted for a long time – a stand mixer. Long had I been abused, confined and hampered by my lack of a stand mixer, … Continue reading

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Oatmeal Apricot Guinness Cake

With Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting! I know, I know – you can hardly stand this, right? I don’t blame you and I’m sorry if you drool on your monitor or gain 5 pounds just from looking at the photos. … Continue reading

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Chocolate Chunk Cheesecake Bars

Chocolate and Cheesecake – there is no way to go wrong in combining these two flavors. They play so nicely together. The chunks of bittersweet chocolate in these are just sublime though and really bring the combination to another level. … Continue reading

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Baked Ziti

This is sort of an un-recipe. I will tell you the amounts I used, because for this post, I did measure. I understand that not everyone is comfortable with cooking a meal by the “little of this, little of that” … Continue reading

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