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“Lighter” Fettuccine Alfredo

Me and Al, we go way back.  However, Al is…ahem…a bit fattening, making it something I don’t indulge in all the time.  The problem though, I love Alfredo sauce; the creaminess, the richness, it’s just good comfort food. So I did a little a searching for a lighter Alfredo sauce (don’t laugh) and came across one developed by Lidia Matticchio…
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Chocolate Croissants

I am always trying out a new after school snack for the kids.  I seem to gravitate towards something warm like fresh baked bread with butter and honey or cookies right from the oven.  Sometimes a small bowl of noodle or alphabet soup does the trick too. However, lately this has been hitting the spot….for me and for them. Anyway,…
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Peanut Butter Chip Cake

Has a list of recipe ingredients ever been so strange and so very frightening you were actually compelled into making it? Just to see what it tastes like? Have you ever loved an ingredient so much you’ve tried it in things maybe you shouldn’t have?  Well, there is no denying the fact that I love sauerkraut.  I grew up on it and…
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Sun-Dried Tomato Dip

It’s that time of year again.  I know, I know it’s so important…more than you think.  You see, it’s almost the holidays and we are smack dab in the middle of football season, sooooo…it’s time to get your “dip repertoire” down pat.  You don’t want to be dipless at the many upcoming gatherings from now until February. I think every…
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Mom’s Ultimate New York Cheesecake with Strawberry Sauce

Things remain busy on the home and vineyard front.  With the boys back in school my mornings have been freed up, allowing me to scramble and get things done.  However, my afternoons are dedicated to homework help for the boys.  Between reading, geography tests, spelling words and fractions, I’m busy.  My oldest has also been placed in an accelerated math class so homework is…
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Nectarine-and Basil Shortbread Tart

The only problem…it was made with apricots which are no longer in my grocery store.  However, that didn’t stop me, I used nectarines and it was amazing.  This Nectarine-and-Basil Shortbread Tart is everything I look for in a dessert.  It just hits the spot after a nice meal. I will be making this again and again.  Over and over.  The…
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Blue Cheese Dressing Wedge

Personally, I love the wedgie.  I’ve had them lots of places…some fancy, some not so fancy.  They are a little different everywhere, the dressing that is, not the wedge. The wedge is always iceberg.  I’m not the biggest fan of the iceberg but it is the perfect, bland vessel for an outstanding dressing. This particular concoction is no exception.  When I read…
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