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Pimento Cheese Spread Recipe

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Syndicated column from week of May 13, 2013.    May seems to be a month of teas and showers. Have you noticed? No, I don’t mean rain showers, although we’ve had our share of cool and rainy days. I’m talking about baby and wedding showers. I’m talking about Mother’s day and Bridal teas. I think it’s the season for celebrating upcoming celebrations. We celebrate upcoming births with showers of gifts for the new mommy. We celebrate upcoming weddings with showers of gifts for the bride. We celebrate moms for everything they do. And at all of those showers and teas, we play games, laugh, tell stories, and eat. Yes, we eat. Girly snacks, appetizers, fancy finger foods and fluffy fun treats. Stuff that men don’t care to eat. We revel in our girly-ness and make a meal of tiny, dainty, creamy, lacking in red meat foods. We make a meal of veggie pizza, salads and cake. We toast each other with fruit punches and herbal teas. One of the snacks I see at these events is pimento cheese – either in small sandwiches or on top of crackers as a spread. This tasty treat is amazingly simple to make. There … Continue reading →

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Shortcut Cheesecake Recipe

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Syndicated column from week of May 6, 2013. Mother’s Day is coming. Soon. Are you ready? If you’re not ready, and your mother is expecting you to bring her a special treat, you might consider making her a Shortcut Cheesecake.  You’ll score points if she likes cheesecake. If she prefers flowers or golf, then you’ll want to consider another gift idea. Cheesecake is a generally appreciated dessert in my family. I’d have to say its right up at the top of the list with pie & ice cream and red velvet cakes. So a cheesecake would be a great gift idea for my mom. The nice thing about this recipe, you’ll find, is that you can personalize it to your own or your mother’s tastes. Shortcut Cheesecake Recipe 11 oz package of Ready to Make Cheesecake Mix 1 stick of butter 2 cups milk Topping of your choice (see Variations for suggestions) Prepare cheesecake according to package directions Usually this means mixing the stick of butter, melted, with the graham cracker crust and pressing into a pan. Then mixing the milk with the filling and pouring over the crust. Let cool for an hour in the refrigerator.  Top with your … Continue reading →

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White Chocolate Bits Recipe

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Syndicated Column week of April 29, 2013.   Spring is a time for celebrating. Have you noticed how many baby showers, bridal showers and Mother’s Day teas happen in May? Obviously, Mother’s Day is celebrated in May every year, but the baby and bridal showers begin almost as soon as the April showers are over. One of my favorite parts of showers and tea parties is that everything is always so prettily decorated along a theme! Teddy bears, bare feet, gardening, or at least everything is color coordinated! I’m not really a fan of the games, but I love the decorations and the food! If you’ve been invited to help host a shower or tea party, you’ll find this white chocolate candy appeals to your guests and is simple to make. White Chocolate Bits 20 oz package of White Chocolate Bark 1 cup M & Ms 1 cup pastel party mints Melt the white chocolate bark in your slow cooker. If you don’t have a slow cooker, use the defrost setting on your microwave in 2 minute intervals, stirring in between heat cycles. Spread wax paper over a cookie sheet. Drop white chocolate by teaspoonfuls onto wax paper. Place an M&M … Continue reading →

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