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Friday Favorites – Episode 97

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Late night blog reading can be very dangerous… I find myself craving all sorts of delicious foods at 11:00pm, when it is far too late to run to the store to pick of a few last minute ingredients. I picked this week’s posts for my Friday Favorites because they were the ones that made me…

Brandied Caramel Banana Cake

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Do you have an idea for a recipe that just consumes your mind? Last week, I had an idea of a banana upside down cake that I just couldn’t get out of my head! I’m not entirely sure where it came from… Perhaps it was the big pile of bananas sitting on my countertop.  Or, it…

Kitchen Bootcamp Roundup – Hors d’Oeuvre and Appetizers

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When I announced the November/December Kitchen Bootcamp challenge, I had grandiose plans for all of the lovely appetizers I would make. The holidays seemed like a wonderful time for me to finally embrace the concept of appetizers and come up with a few of my own. But, as it often does, life just got in the way.

I love to order appetizers at a restaurant, but when it comes to making them myself, I usually just can’t be bothered. I’m more of a cheese and crackers person. So, even though it sounded like a lot of fun to develop new appetizers during the holidays, when things got busy, they went right back to the bottom of my priority list. I would just much rather spend time on a fancy dessert or the main dish than worry about appetizers.