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Is your mouth watering yet? Salted Caramel Icebox Cheesecake covers a multitude of cravings: caramel, chocolate, cheesecake, ice cream and salt! I actually made Salted Caramel Icebox Cheesecake over the summer. As I served it to my guests, I thought to myself, “this recipe could be an autumn recipe, too!” My thought process was based on its color – a…
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“You be bitches,” I say softly, my voice cracking from my roiling emotions. Tears well up in my eyes as I look across our dining room table at 3 of my beloved nieces, the remnants of our Thanksgiving feast spread before us. Ranging in age from 21 to 34, this is a pivotal moment in their lives, one they will always…
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When we first married 25+ years ago, I made a meatless tamale pie for dinner one evening. We were financially strapped and I was trying to find creative ways to save money by spending less on groceries and a meatless dish seemed like a good idea. We live in Southern California and both of us love Mexican food and Mexican-inspired…
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You know that daylight savings time happened this past weekend, right? Yea, I know too, but my body has yet to adjust to this one hour change. That, and the added stress of my elderly mother’s declining health have led to yet another experiment gone awry. Twice Baked Turkey is a misadventure – a total mess. So, while this is “filed” under…
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In 2013, Tiffany and I had the privilege of attending the Mom 2.0 Conference in Laguna Niguel, California. I say “privilege” because although it is a blogging conference geared towards the “Mom” audience, the conference was chock full of impressive break-out sessions that weren’t always about “how to” write, market, create opportunities, grow your business, manage your time, etc. and…
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Let me start with this: A FREE eCookBook from The Best Dessert Recipes with one of my recipes in it: Peach Pineapple Dump Cake! Danielle, the editor over at The Best Dessert Recipes sent me an email the other day to tell me the eCookbook was now live. I’m so thrilled that they included my recipe in their book, so…
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