This salad has so many interesting flavors. Romaine lettuce is cold and crisp. Homemade croutons are tossed in cayenne oil before baking making them slightly spicy. The dressing is smoky, savory, and naturally sweet with the addition of bacon drippings … Continue reading
Reminiscent of Carrabba’s Mama’s Chicken Soup, this Sicilian style chicken soup will warm your heart and soul on a cold winter’s day! Enjoy! Sicilian Chicken Soup 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 ½ cups diced yellow onion, ½-inch dice 1 ½ … Continue reading
These petite sandwich cookies with their rich chocolate flavor and peppermint filling just scream Christmas! Using three kinds of chocolate, these cookies have a deep, rich chocolate flavor. You may think it is odd to make cookies with bread flour … Continue reading
Puff Pastry Pesto Chicken is simple to make but looks like something you would order from a fancy restaurant. The chicken is stuffed with a creamy pesto mixture then topped with puff pastry, and baked until golden brown. The chicken … Continue reading
marydukecooks.com I love fall flavors. Cinnamon, caramel, and apples are some of my favorites. This tender white cake with cinnamon icing and warm caramel apples is a symphony of flavors. Each component could be made from scratch but it is … Continue reading
Turkey Cookies will tickle your funny bone and make you say, “Gobble, Gobble!” A couple of years ago my cousin Suzanne Moore took this adorable picture of their 7-year-old grandson, Ian, with this cute turkey cookie. Suzanne and her husband … Continue reading
Buttermilk Cupcakes with Maple Icing are a seasonal favorite at our house. The cupcakes are tender and sweet. The light, fluffy icing has rich maple flavor. Buttermilk Cupcakes with Maple Icing Buttermilk Cupcakes 2 cups cake flour 1 cup granulated … Continue reading
marydukecooks.com My family loves sausage balls. I always keep a stash of uncooked sausage balls in the freezer and then I am ready for any occasion. Sausage balls are perfect hot out of the oven for breakfast, as an appetizer, … Continue reading
Halloween Triple Chocolate Cocoa Krispies Treats are ghoulishly delicious! Triple Chocolate Cocoa Krispies Treats 3 tablespoons butter 4 cups miniature marshmallows or 40 Jet-Puffed marshmallows 6 cups Cocoa Krispies (I use Kellogg’s Cocoa Krispies) 1/8 cup chocolate syrup (I use … Continue reading
This easy to make white cake has beautiful cream cheese caramel swirled icing! Caramel Poke Cake with Cream Cheese Caramel Swirl Icing ½ cup softened unsalted butter ½ cup firmly packed light brown sugar ½ cup granulated sugar 3 large … Continue reading
Just in time for football season this appetizer will score! Colorful fresh vegetables and cold herb dip are sure to please. Made in advance and refrigerated; this appetizer will give you and your family more time to enjoy the game! … Continue reading
Plain green beans can be boring. I like to spice things up with this Italian version. They are so good you will keep coming back for more! Italian Marinara Green Beans 1 ½ pounds fresh French green beans 2 tablespoons … Continue reading
When I was a child my parents had a very active social life. On the weekends mother was either having people over for dinner or we were going to one of their friend’s houses for dinner. One of the dishes … Continue reading
I hate it when snakes do the cobra dance! I was planting flowers next to the garage when a six foot long snake slithered one foot away from my face! I think I startled him as much as he startled … Continue reading
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