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    Tallest Chocolate Cake

    This weekend, my Dad had a birthday and I have made it tradition to bake birthday cakes myself.  I don’t bake cakes often (birthdays only, usually), so when I do… I want…

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    Caramel Pecan Rolls & Cinnamon

    Caramel Pecan Sticky Rolls: With the earnings of this winning recipe, I bought a show pig.  “Cinnamon” (the mythical female pig) was on my mind for a long time after I’d banked some…

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    Tractor Trail Mix

    If you are a member of my family or have ever ridden along during harvest, you know about Tractor Trail Mix.  I’m not usually one to post recipes that are THIS STINKIN’…

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    Mini Corn Muffins & Harvest

    We’re celebrating the upcoming fall harvest today in our house.  Corn Muffin Thumbprints are delicious little bites of heaven, with delicate pieces of fresh corn studding each muffin. They are baked, cooled and…

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    Double Chocolate Whoopie Pies

    Whoopie Pies are one of my favorite desserts. I’m more of a cake girl, than pie girl… I’ll be the first to admit.  These cookie-pies (that’s my son’s nickname “Cookie Pie”) are…

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    Snickerdoodle Muffins

    Snicker-doodle Muffins are lightly spiced, tender, cinnamon muffins with sweet spiced cinnamon sugar streussel on top.  These are easy to throw together and my kids absolutely attacked them.  They are delicious warmed…

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    Dutch Letter Bars

    My sister bakes the best bars in the world. So much better than anything I can turn out. A couple of weeks ago she mentioned she wanted to bake a bit more (music to my ears)…

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    The Best Peach Jelly

    I’ve been on a canning kick lately. Through this, I’ve realized.  I ONLY enjoy canning jams and jellies. I canned pickles this week and they were ‘dill-licious’, but not as fun as beautiful jams…

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    Recipe: $2,000 Cherry Danish

    $2,000 = Tender yeast dough + Lemon Cream Cheese Filling + Cherry Red Raspberry Filling + Vanilla Almond Icing = Cherry Danish Long version of the recipe: “Cherry Red Raspberry Cream Cheese…

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    $2,000 Cherry Danish

    Yesterday was a big day in the Food Department at the Iowa State Fair for me.  Opening day is always a high dollar contest day there.  I entered the Tone’s Spices Recipe…

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    Blueberry Pie

    For all of the pie-purists I know, a two-crust fruit pie (meaning pastry crust on top and bottom) is the most cherished pie of all.  As a pie baker, if you are…

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    Peanut Putter Pie & Pig Show

    This is one of my favorite ‘easy-as-pie’ recipes to make.  It is sinfully rich and everyone loves it.  There’s ‘nary a crumb leftover.  Drink with a tall glass of milk.  I’m saying…

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    $3,000 Pie

    My pear pie brought $3,000 at an auction. Read on. Last night I had the privilege of attending the Corndog Kickoff with my husband, Mom, Dad, cousin Erin and her husband Ryan. …

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    2 minute hot fudge

    Old fashioned hot fudge can be one of the most difficult things to create in the kitchen.  Cooking a mixture with butter, sugar, cream and chocolate to temperature (ie: soft ball stage)…