John’s Chocolate Sauce

Feb 13

John’s Chocolate Sauce

My husband John makes a mean chocolate sauce. He does other recipes very well, too, but this chocolate sauce is legendary. Story has it, John perfected this sauce recipe during his bachelor days. But I really don’t want to know all those details. I will stick to the culinary side of this sauce recipe. True [...]

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My Chicken Chili

Jan 16

My Chicken Chili

Obviously I wasn’t the only one cooking up a pot of chili the night of the college football championship game. Thinking my guys would think me a hero if I made my chicken chili with all the toppings – cheese, sour cream, cilantro, avocado – I strolled into the supermarket at 5 to get last-minute [...]

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Scarlet’s Red Velvet Cupcakes

Dec 13

Scarlet’s Red Velvet Cupcakes

Being a redhead, I seldom wore the color red growing up – lots of green dresses, but I won’t dwell on that here. Now that my hair has softened in color and looks more blond (Mother Nature, I promise!) I bought my first red dress. I had no idea how on-stage you are in red. [...]

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Holiday Pumpkin Cake

Dec 01

Holiday Pumpkin Cake

I don’t know about you, but I don’t think there are enough hours in the day to be the perfect mom. Coming out of Thanksgiving and looking ahead to Christmas, I greet the holidays with joy and a little trepidation. Thankfully, I have no problem taking a few shortcuts. I doctor up cake mix (you [...]

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Pumpkin Spice Waffles

Oct 26

Pumpkin Spice Waffles

When compared to bottled water, canned tuna, and soup, pumpkin probably rates low on the pantry readiness list. But to good cooks everywhere there is something satisfying knowing you’ve got a couple cans of pumpkin waiting on the pantry shelf. Waiting until you turn it into Thanksgiving pumpkin pie, most likely. Or in our house, [...]

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The Books

The Cake Mix Doctor’s 25 Best Birthday Cakes (A Workman Short eBook)

The Cake Mix Doctor’s 25 Best Birthday Cakes (A Workman Short eBook)

Everyone needs one great, foolproof recipe for a birthday cake—here, from the Cake Mix Doctor, America’s bestselling baking author whose books have sold millions of copies, are 25 of them, plus the perfect frostings and icings.

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Anne's Cake Mix

Anne’s Old-Fashioned Yellow Cake Mix

Anne’s Old-Fashioned Yellow Cake Mix

Put on your favorite apron, plug in the mixer, and get ready to bake some memories. I've dreamed of creating a yellow cake mix that gets its color from butter and eggs, not artificial colors, and its scent from Madagascar vanilla.

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