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Archive for January, 2010

Vanilla Bean Cupcakes: The Best Vanilla Bean Cupcake Recipe

Wow, do we love everything that is vanilla?  Yes, we do!  Some people dream in color, my husband and I dream in vanilla…even my bedroom walls are painted a light vanilla cream color.  So, my favorite cupcakes must be, of course, vanilla.  Or rather, vanilla bean!  I go out, a lot.  I eat a lot.  [...]

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Banana Bread: The Best Banana Bread Recipe Ever

You might be wondering why a recipe for banana bread is doing in a Learn Desserts web site.  The fact is this banana bread recipe is so delicious it deserves dessert status!  I like to top it off with a heavenly cream cheese drizzled icing.  Oh my, where are my bananas when I need them?
Once, [...]

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Candy Bar Pie

I actually have two favorite candy bar pie recipes.  They are both really good tasting pies.  The first one I am sharing with you is a little faster to put together than the second, however I think you might enjoy making both so you can decide which one is your favorite recipe. They are both [...]

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Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

Now, I’m not saying these are the best chocolate chip cookies in the world…but they are the best chocolate chip cookies I have ever baked up!
When I first met my husband, in February of 1984, one of the first things he told me about himself was that he was looking for a girl who could [...]

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Easy Pecan Squares

Are you in a pinch and need something quick and easy to take to a potluck on some other type of get together?  Have I got the recipe for you?  Easy Pecan Squares!  They have the look of brownies and the taste of a pecan pie!  How cool is that?  This recipe has been a [...]

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French Strawberry Pastries

Strawberries make me smile, how about you?  I can remember sneaking into my great grandpa’s strawberry patch by crawling on my belly and snatching a few berries now and then.  Every time I eat strawberries it takes me back to those belly crawling days!  If you don’t care for strawberries, I suppose you could substitute [...]

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