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Family Favorite Bran Muffins
Baking | Easy Recipes

Family Favorite Bran Muffins

BySharon Williams April 15, 2020April 15, 2020

Every family has certain foods that have been passed down from one generation to the next. There are some families who have traditional soups, desserts or lasagna recipes. One of the things that I have grown up loving is a bran muffin recipe that my grandmother would make. Then my Mom made it for us…

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13 Ways to use Fresh Bell Peppers
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13 Ways to use Fresh Bell Peppers

BySharon Williams June 9, 2015June 8, 2015

I love using fresh vegetables from our garden and the local market. We typically grow as many bell peppers as we possibly can so we can stock up our freezer and be ready all winter long. Here are 13 recipes using fresh bell peppers that are guaranteed to take your bell peppers up several notches…

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The Best Sugar Cookies {and lessons kids learn}

BySharon Williams January 2, 2015April 17, 2019

What is your favorite sugar cookie recipe? Do you have great memories of making cookies as a kid with your Mom or Grandmother? Can you remember sneaking the dough as you waited to finish cutting out the shapes? Sugar Cookies are arguably the most nostalgic cookie that brings out the kid in all of us….

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4 Tips for DIY Birthday Cakes

BySharon Williams November 29, 2014September 28, 2019

I remember the days when my nephews were having their first birthday. I would spend hours, sometimes even several days working to create the perfect cake for their birthday parties. It was so much fun and such a huge mess. Then I had kids of my own and I thought I should continue the tradition….

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White Chocolate Macadamian Nut Cookies
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White Chocolate Macadamian Nut Cookies

BySharon Williams July 5, 2014February 1, 2015

Have you ever tasted the White Chocolate Macadamian Nut Cookies? They are one of my all time favorite cookies! Recently I decided that it was time to try to make my own version here at home! So I did what all kitchen-challenged bloggers do! I searched the internet and found a great recipe. Then of…

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Grandmother’s Chocolate Chip Cake
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Grandmother’s Chocolate Chip Cake

BySharon Williams February 10, 2014April 19, 2014

I have grown up enjoying a special dessert at most holiday meals. My Mom can make the best Chocolate Chip Cake in the world. She inherited this recipe from my Grandmother and it is always a treat. I have to admit that I can’t make it quite like Mom, but it sure is yummy! Here’s…

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