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Recipe of the Month
Cranberry Orange Scones
Cranberry Orange Scones

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Peppermint Bark Recipe
Peppermint Bark Recipe

Okay, I know it’s January and you’re probably sick of holiday candy… At least, I thought I was until Dustin brought up peppermint bark. Making your own bark candy, like toffee, is super, super easy. Let’s look at the ingredients, shall we? Dark chocolate.  White Chocolate.  Crushed Peppermint. I mean, c’mon, right? Plus, this peppermint [...]

How to Make Toffee (and Merry Christmas!)

Merry Christmas! I hope you are all having a fabulous holiday (if you celebrate Christmas, of course) and you are surrounded by loved ones and good memories. For this Saturday post, I thought I’d do something special.  And, what better way to do something special than to make homemade toffee?  Right?  I knew you would [...]

Easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge

I have always had an affection for fudge.  I mean, how can you not, right? Well, this year, I thought it’d be neat to try my hand at my own fudge.  So, when Fudge won my latest poll for “Which Holiday Treat Should I Make?” I was super excited. I decided to leave it up [...]

$850 Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups

No, these tasty treats wont cost you $850, but they did for me.

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