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Holiday Appetizer: Roasted Beet Salsa and Brie…and a giveaway!
There seems to be some foods that strike fear in the hearts of home cooks when it comes to preparation. BEETS They often seem to end up near the top of the list. Brussels sprouts may run a close...
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Gluten Free Cranberry Cake
Hello Picket Fence friends! This is Angelina from JoJo & Eloise! Well, 2013 quickly came and went, and now we are looking at the Brand New Year of 2014! I SERIOUSLY have no clue how this has...
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A long winter calls for Smoked Salmon Chowder
Let’s face it, as much as we’d like it to take a bow and an exit, most of us are still in the midst of winter. It seems this has been one of the longest, coldest and just plain miserable winters...
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Lemon-Lime Beer Shandy Cocktail
Who’s ready for summer? Raise your hand! I am so ready! Ready for sunshine and shorts. Flip flops and flipping burgers on the grill. The pool and picnics. I’m ready for my favorite summer recipes...
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Easy Lemon Creme Brulee
I’m having a jealousy issue. I’m really jealous of people who have never had Crème Brûlée Because I’ll never again get to experience that very first delectable bite of this most awesome of creations....
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Lemon-Lime Marinated Chicken Drumsticks …a perfect summer recipe!
We are a grilling family. My favorite part of summer is being able to move from the kitchen to the back deck for meal preparation! Actually truth is, it’s because my husband is quite the grilling...
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Pucker Up! 5 easy lemon recipes for summer!
There’s a saying that when life hands you lemons you make lemonade. Well in our homes, when life hands you lemons…or when you buy a sack of them from the grocery store….you make a whole meal! From a...
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Lemon Raspberry Cheesecake Bars
Hi there, At The Picket Fence friends! It’s me, Claire, from A Little CLAIREification, and I am so excited to be here. I recently had the great pleasure of meeting Heather and Vanessa in person at the...
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Roasted Hazelnuts and Being an Oregonian
I’ve lived in Oregon for 15 years and yet I’ve never considered myself an Oregonian. My husband was born and raised here, my children were born and are being raised here but I’m the odd one out. Born...
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Gingerbread Waffles
If there were ever a time when we needed smell-a-vision, this would be it! Friends, if you knew how AMAZING these gingerbread waffles make your house smell you would run right into your kitchen and...
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The Best and Easiest Cranberry Sauce Ever!
Do you remember that scene in the movie ‘A Christmas Story’ where the neighbors crazy dogs somehow manage to get into the kitchen and totally destroy the Thanksgiving meal? The family stands there in...
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Our Best Holiday Recipes
Does anyone else find themselves feeling so smug as you get everything checked off your grocery list for upcoming holiday meals only to get home and realize that while you may have the ingredients for...
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Minty St. Patrick’s Day Cake Mix Cookies
Hi there ATPF friends! It’s me, Claire from A Little CLAIREification, and I am thrilled to be back sharing these easy and fun Minty St. Patrick’s Day Cake Mix Cookies with you today. They taste just...
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$100 Visa Gift Card and Pepperidge Farm® Milano® Cookies
I always find it fascinating how many different interpretations there are of the word ‘fancy’. What seems ‘fancy’ to one person might just be an everyday occurrence to the next. For example, I’ll...
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Roasted Asparagus with Goat Cheese
I was thinking recently about how often I find myself saying something to my children that would sound so ridiculous to anyone else but makes perfect sense to me. Things like, “Hey guys, we’re not...
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Creamed Asparagus on Toast
Oh, Gus! Spare me. Okay, there really isn’t a Gus, or anything to spare, but I’m trying to get your attention because I’m talking about asparagus today. Yep, good ole “green sprig most people run from”...
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Carrot Cake Biscotti & Giveaway!
I love baking. Honestly I WAY prefer it to cooking. This might have something to do with the fact that anything I bake is received by my family with joy and gratitude as opposed to the meals I cook...
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How To Make Frozen Greek Yogurt
I have a confession to make. And I hope you still like me and want to be my friend and will still sign my yearbook after you hear it. Ready? I don’t really like cake all that much. Gasp! And if I had...
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When You Marry Southern
I’ve learned a few things since being married to a southern (born and raised) boy for the last 20 years. If you can shoot it, you can eat it. If you can grow it, you can eat it. If it’s good, it’s even...
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Blackberry Basil Scones With Lemon Glaze
I was warned it would happen. The other mothers, the ones with older children, would look at me wistfully with a hint of pity in their eyes. Now, looking back, I realize that I was a skeptic. Perhaps I...
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