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For the peanut butter & chocolate lovers! This is another recipe I created from inspiration from various recipes to put them all in one delicious square.



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I saw this Hershey's recipe in a magazine and wanted to make it right away. I bought some Chipits Skor Toffee Bits when we bought groceries, but I failed to read over the whole recipe... We did not have cream cheese or whipping cream, and I was not able to go back out for some. What was I to do? I googled and had no such luck finding anything *just so*, so I took inspiration from other recipes and created these. This is a keeper for sure! They are crunchy and sweet with a firm chocolate filling. My kids eat the chocolate out first. lol



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I still want to try the Hershey's version. I bet the cream cheese adds a whole new dimension!


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This is such a fun recipe to make with kids. There's making the dough, rolling the dough into balls, rolling the balls in sugar, and then squishing in the chocolates. My daughter loved it. And the cookies taste so good. They were still soft and delicious the next day.



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Someone posted about Butter Braids last week. Just the name sounded delicious. I searched around trying to find a recipe for it, and was beginning to think this bread is a secret! I found 2 recipes that were close to what I thought it should be, and mashed them together.

I had wanted to do a creamy filling, but alas I was out of heavy cream and did not want to make a trip to the store on this rainy day. So I pulled out my husband's favourite raspberry jam to use instead.

I had intended to freeze the second loaf for when he comes home on leave next month, but I think I am going to have to bake more fresh for him. My daughter (15 months) and I already ate a third of one when it came out of the oven. She kept asking me for more. lol I think when I do this again for my husband, I'll experiment with a peanut butter & jam (no glaze) version for him and myself, and bake another jam one for my daughter.

The bread is very soft. The inside of the loaf just melts in your mouth. The outside has a crust from the egg wash. It's lightly sweet on its own, and sweeter with the jam and glaze. I should have used a knife to cut it neatly, but I was impatient and just tore it apart as it was cooling. Delicious!





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I watched Paula Deen make this one night and I had to make it immediately. This is now a regular dish in our house, and it’s the only meatloaf I make. It truly is delicious and such a simple meal to cook. My husband is leaving the country and requested I make this for him before he goes. Boy, is he going to miss my cooking.

I don’t know what’s better… a slice of this fresh out of the oven, or a sloppy meatloaf sandwich made with the leftovers.

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Macaroons These are really good! Nice and soft, chewy and coconutty, and I dipped them in chocolate for good measure. :D

Chocolate Fudge Covered Marshmallows Oh my, these were heavenly. Soft marshmallows covered in buttery chocolate fudge. They do take 2 days to finish, so it's a lot of work, but well worth the effort. It makes about double the amount of marshmallow cream you need, so now I have some extra to use with ice cream or cake or something. The marshmallows were simple enough to make, just very sticky to work with. I can definitely see myself making just the marshmallows alone for hot chocolate, or the marshmallow cream to use on cakes. The fudge is very rich and not something we would normally eat often. But definitely a nice treat now and then.

This ice cream is nice and light, closer to that "store bought" taste, but better. :) I've made vanilla ice cream before, but it started with a custard base which makes for a very rich and heavy ice cream. The custard based ice creams are good when you want something decadent, and in small portions. The ice cream is good at any time!

The original recipe makes 6 quarts. I halved it to fit my ice cream maker.



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This cheesecake is very rich and makes quite a few pieces. I individually wrapped each piece and put them in freezer so we can enjoy them for a couple of weeks.



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I saw this on my friends page (from the food_porn community - here) and ran off to make it right away. I misread the recipe and used twice the amount of syrup. Whoops! I diluted it to the proper ratio, but I think next time I will use slightly less than what the recipe actually calls for. I did not add any whipped cream, but instead I just topped it with the milk foam and a sprinkle of nutmeg. It was super yummy! Try it, you'll love it. :D

Starbucks® Gingerbread Latte®

This recipe is for a single grande-size latte but you'll have enough syrup for as many as seven drinks.

Gingerbread Syrup
2 cups water
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup fresh espresso
1 cup milk, steamed (with a little foam)

Garnish
whipped cream
ground nutmeg

1. Make the gingerbread syrup by combining water, sugar, ginger, cinnamon and vanilla in a medium saucepan. Be sure the pan is not too small or the mixture could easily bubble over.

2. Bring mixture to a boil then reduce heat and simmer syrup, uncovered, for 15 minutes. Remove the syrup from the heat when it's done and slap a lid on it.

3. Make a double shot of espresso (1/2 cup), using an espresso machine. Use the machine to steam 8 ounces of milk, or heat up the milk in themicrowave if your machine does not foam and steam milk.

4. Make your latte by first adding 1/2 cup espresso to a 2 cup mug. Add 1/4 cup gingerbread syrup, followed by the steamed milk. Stir.

5. Top off the drink with a dollop of whipped cream, and a sprinkle of nutmeg.


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