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Chocolate Nutty Toffee makes for the perfect gift to give to neighbors and friends. Toffee is a chocolate lovers dream. Its a hard but chewy caramel colored candy covered with plenty of semi-sweet chocolate and sprinkled with plenty of chopped pecans. Who would ever guess that four ingredients could make something so delicious? How can … Read more
The Crispy Reuben Balls are a new take on an old recipe. When hosting family get-togethers sometimes you need to up your appetizer game. Throw something new into the mix and these Crispy Reuben Balls do just that. Looking through my recipe box I found the recipe for Reuben balls. It has to be at … Read more
Each family establishes their holiday traditions. My family is no exception. Perfect traditional peanut brittle is one holiday treat my family looks forward to each year. I’ve made peanut brittle for so many years and each time before I began the candy making stage I always go back and review the recipe. This step can … Read more
The weather has finally turned cold and the left-over turkey from Thanksgiving is just in time to make a hardy turkey vegetable soup. This is a wonderful opportunity to use up that left-over turkey. There is something so satisfying about a big bowl of vegetable soup. It’s downright comforting. If you have a stocked pantry you … Read more
There’s nothing like a holiday to make festive snickerdoodle cookies. Christmas is the perfect time to decorate the cookies using the traditional Christmas colors of green and red. I love using the multi-colored sprinkles to give the cookies that holiday look. The festive snickerdoodle cookie is a favorite in my household. The family looks forward to … Read more
Golden Crispy Yuca Fries have been on my list of foods to try. The yuca plant is a strange looking root vegetable. I had no idea what it was when I first saw it in the produce section of my local grocer. I took a picture of the yuca plant while at the market, then … Read more
One of the biggest hits this year during my Thanksgiving feast was the apple-orange cranberry sauce. As a result I decided to add this recipe to my blog. I have to be honest cranberry sauce was not always a favorite among the members of my family. Hence, that has changed during the last few years … Read more
Pasta is a popular dish worldwide. It’s convenient, quick and delicious. One of my favorite dishes is cream cheese chicken and pasta. Cream Cheese Chicken and Pasta is Simple to Make I love making pasta because its such an easy dish to prepare. When you’re in a hurry and need to make a delicious meal for … Read more
The chocolate indulgent coca-cola cake has a pretty big following in my house. This cake is the most requested dessert that I make. I make a lot of decadent cakes for my family. The chocolate-indulgent coca cola cake is no slouch. It’s a chocolate lover’s dream. The carbonation from the coke used in the cake … Read more
I want to send out love to all the grandmothers, mothers and aunties who have put amazing sweet potato pies on their families’ dessert tables for Thanksgiving and throughout the holidays. In the African-American community our families expect sweet potato pie to be part of our feast on Thanksgiving and at all our holiday functions. … Read more