Archive for Year: 2012

Homemade Lucky Charms – Are You Up for the Challenge?

When I share recipes, my hope is that you will bake and enjoy them in your home. I believe that everyone can and should bake from scratch and I try to install confidence in …

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Homemade Frosted Cheerios in Three Minutes

Yesterday, I shared how to make homemade honey nut Cheerios. I explained that you wouldn't be making the Cheerios from scratch. Rather, you'd be using store-bought plain Cheerios and then sweetening them to your …

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Honey Nut Cheerios

Homemade Honey Nut Cheerios in Three Minutes

When I talk about making homemade honey nut Cheerios, I am not suggesting that you bake Cheerios from scratch. I'm proposing that you sweeten plain Cheerios (or any knock-off version) with honey and nut flavor. …

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Homemade Corn Syrup You Can Use in Place of the Store-Bought Stuff

Every time I discover a way to make a popular commercial product at home, my mind is blown. Homemade corn syrup is not something I had ever considered making, but much like homemade grenadine, …

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Baked Couscous Poppers

These baked couscous poppers are brown and crispy on the outside, but become an exciting avalanche of tiny couscous balls in your mouth. The couscous poppers are simple to make (just bake cooked couscous …

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Passion Fruit Cupcakes for Valentine’s Day with White Chocolate Frosting

I have to give credit where credit is due.  Jonathan came up with the idea for these passion fruit cupcakes for Valentine's Day with white chocolate frosting.  I mentioned that I was trying to …

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Cupcake on a Super Bowl napkin with a buffalo chicken wing on top

Super Bowl Cupcakes – Game Day Buffalo Chicken Cupcakes

These Super Bowl cupcakes are no joke - they're made with hot sauce and blue cheese and taste phenomenal! When my house started to smell like buffalo wings (there was no chicken involved …

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Candied Cucumber – This is No Pickle

Cucumbers are clean, crisp, and refreshing. Why do we often sour them, turning them into pickles? Although candied cucumbers resemble bread and butter pickles, I assure you that they taste nothing alike. Candied …

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