Macaroons or Macarons?

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Whether you spell it ‘Macaroons’ or ‘Macarons’, these colorful Parisian, light and delectable evil heavenly pieces are too pretty to eat. But you eat them anyway. Not just one. But about a dozen. That’s why they always sell them by the dozen or per pound, which equals about 12-15 pieces. And no matter where you look, you’ll fork over upwards of $25 for them. 1. The Perennial Chef 2. Sucre [...]

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Cheesy Bread Recipe

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When you have nothing in the fridge but some leftover Roasted Peppers, Pepper Jack Cheese, Gorgonzola, Fresh Basil and some crusty bread, you can make these delicious Cheesy Bread for lunch. Assemble them like this. Pop them in the oven at 350° for about ten minutes. And this is what you’ll get. And this is what you will pop in your mouth. What are you making for lunch today?

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Homemade Vanilla Extract

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My daughter was a baking phenom last holiday season. She made Meringue Cookies, Chocolate Cake, Cupcakes, Breads, Sugar-Free Cookies for a family friend, you name it, she baked it. So I was running to the store to restock Vanilla Extract every week! And do you know how much they cost??? I never really looked at the price tag before because I’d go through may be one little bottle a year. [...]

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Homemade Butter Recipe

Emily has been wanting to make butter since last week. Don’t ask me why she had this sudden urge to make homemade butter when she shouldn’t even eat dairy but she’s been hinting, nudging, short of hanging a huge billboard in the kitchen, that she wants to make homemade butter. I think she just wanted to see liquid state turn into solid state as a scientific experiment. Yes, she’s taking [...]

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Chocolate Butterscotch Peanut Toffee Recipe

I did not bake this Christmas. Nope. I didn’t. Instead, I made this crunchy chewy “I’ve died and gone to heaven” Chocolate Butterscotch Peanut Toffee. Twice. I meant to bake cookies and short breads. But after I made these pieces of heaven, no one was asking for any cookies. Besides, there’s enough sugar in these suckers to keep your hair standing for hours so who needs sugar cookies? The combination [...]

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