Dessert
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Chocolate-Oatmeal Snackin’ Cake
Well … what follows is the post I started on Thursday morning, just a few hours before a ridiculous flu bug hit our house. I got it first, followed by Dave, and now Tera has it. Not sure if any of the three of us will make tonight’s New Year’s Eve party, but I have my fingers crossed. If we DO go, this is still what I’m bringing 🙂 Happy almost New Year! I know I’m a few days early, but I’m in planning-mode, so that’s what’s on my mind. This Saturday we’re having our usual New Year’s Family Game Night at church. I think it’s our tenth annual, or…
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Baked Caramel Corn
My friend, Jimmy, was just telling me that he keeps a big tub handy so that when he travels to Gatlinburg, Tennessee (he’s from Georgia), he can get a caramel corn refill for just $5.00. Oh, Jimmy. Did you not know that for $5.00, you could probably make three big buckets of the best caramel corn known to man? Yep. I wouldn’t lie to you. I’ve been making this caramel corn for so long that the recipe is written on a recipe card I was given at my wedding. I love looking at that old, stained card and remembering how rich I felt as a new bride when I realized…
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Salted Caramel Short Bread Bites
Just a warning: don’t try these if you don’t like things that are gooey, creamy, buttery, flaky and just the tiniest bit salty. So … who’s still reading? No one? Yeah, I figured you’d all drop out at that. Guess I’ll just talk to myself 🙂 I’ve been seeing variations of this recipe all over the internet, so I figured I’d combine a few of my own recipes and make yet another version. See this box? It contains the very first kitchen tool (implement? gadget?) I ever received. I don’t remember how I even knew it existed, but it ended up on my Christmas list when I was 16 somewhere…
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Those Stuffed Strawberries
I’m not actually in my kitchen, or even in my house. I’m in an RV in Reedsport, Oregon, where we’ve been riding quads and roasting marshmallows. But I thought I was a little overdue for a new post. So here you go. Last week, we had some friends over for our first barbecue of the year. That only sounds odd if you’re not from the Pacific Northwest. Everyone here knows that last week was our first barbecue-weather. Up till then it had felt a lot like winter around here. Anyway, I wanted to make something summery and barbecue-ish for dessert, but I had to keep in mind our new diet…
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Strawberry Pretzel Salad
No scoffing now, y’hear? I mean it. You have to have one bite before saying anything about the ridiculousness of putting strawberries and pretzels together in one dish. But you’d better make it a big bite, because you’re going to need energy for all the crawling and groveling and apologizing you’ll do later for even THINKING those scoffy thoughts. This is hands-down my favorite “what can I bring” dessert. Strawberry Pretzel Salad pretzels, crushed to equal 2 cups 1 stick butter, melted 3 tablespoons sugar, plus 3/4 cup sugar 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese 1 (8-ounce) container whipped topping 1 (6-ounce) package strawberry Jell-o 2 cups boiling water 20 ounces…
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Stained Glass Jigglers
Okay … so I was just waiting for an excuse to make these. And I’m going to tell you right up front: they’re more beautiful than delicious. But people mostly ignore the odd blandness of Jello in favor of the fun. So you’ll get away with these just fine. Easter provided me with the excuse I needed. We spent the afternoon with some of our favorite people — the Griffins (our hosts), the Welches, the Johnsons, and the Ovesons. Needing to bring a “finger food,” I opted for these Jigglers and a bowl full of cream puffs. Because, you know … who ever turned away a bowl full of cream…
