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Cranberry Sour Cream Bars NOTE: You don't even need a mixer to make these easy, moist cookies! These would be good with any dried fruit, especially dried cherries or dried apricots 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup butter, softened 2 cups quick-cooking oats 1 and ½ cups flour 1 tsp baking soda...

NOTE: I make these entirely in my food processor. You could make them without a FP - it would just take longer. For the amount of time expended making them, these are the absolute best shortbread cookies I've ever tasted. Don't gasp at the amount of butter. It makes them nice and moist...

3-2-1 Cookies 3 cups all purpose flour 1 tsp baking soda ½ tsp baking powder ½ tsp salt 2 cups white sugar 1 cup butter, softened 2 eggs, room temperature 1 tsp vanilla 1 and ½ cups dried cranberries 1 cup toasted pecans, roughly chopped (not too small!) 1 pkg white chocolate...

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE ESPRESSO COOKIES Makes 50-55 cookies 2 1/4 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature 1 cup sugar 1 cup light brown sugar 2 tablespoons finely ground dark roast coffee 2 eggs, room temperature 2 1/2 cups flour 3/4 cups...

I wasn't sure where to post this, so correct me, Mods, if I have it in the wrong place. I ran across this website while googling for a recipe and had to share it with you all. http://www.cookingforengineers.com/recipe/230/Macaroni-and-Cheese-Bake This particular recipe is for mac and cheese...

PORTUGUESE CHICKEN, SAUSAGE AND SHRIMP 8 strips of good bacon 4 large sausage links (I used Argentine chorizo – you could use andouille, kielbasa, Italian, your choice) 6 chicken thighs 6 chicken legs 1.5 cups chopped onions ½ cup sliced scallions 1 green bell pepper, cut into strips...

Great picture, LS! Nice to find a fellow opossum fan. Hard to imagine just how sweet and affectionate our little pet opossum is...when our cat first brought him into the house, he was so tiny that he could curl up in Jerry's hand. Now he weighs over three pounds. We can't release him, because he...

I decided to cook from my pantry/frig today and avoid yet another trip to the grocery store. Plus, we wanted to eat a late lunch/early dinner because we have Art Walk from 7-10 tonight. I based this on a recipe from an old Betty Crocker cookbook, but I changed it up quite a bit. It works well...

I made these cookies this morning to take to Art Walk, and thought some of you might be thinking about Christmas cookies, so I would share it with you. These are a French butter cookie that is crisp, but not dry, and is not too sweet. They are a "grown-up" type cookie, and they look very pretty...

You are becoming a first-rate photographer, Mary. Of course, those adorable children are SO photogenic.

Me either, mama. Opossums get a very bad rap, probably because they look a bit like big rats (that tail is amazing), and they do that hissing thing that scares people. But Milo, at least, is a really friendly and affectionate little critter. Thanks for being such a good neighbor to your...

Thanks, Cooksie - we'll try some corn. There is plenty of corn here! From what I have read about opossums, that hissing, tooth-baring stuff is all a bluff, and they are really quite gentle. If they feel really threatened, they just fall over in a faint. Milo has done it a few times when he got...

His main diet is dry cat and dog food. But what he really likes is BUGS. Fortunately, we live in the tropics, and there are quite a few available. We catch them and hand them to him, and he grabs them and gobbles them up, especially beetles and those big cockroaches. Yum! He eats with his hands...

He just LOVES Jerry. Yes, I am the one who fed him with a syringe for WEEKS, but he loves Jerry better than anything....

Thanks, Mary - he is a sweet little guy. Hmmmm. I just noticed that Jerry looks a little stoned. Oops.

Wow, cooksie - that looks alot like a baby iguana! I though some of you might enjoy an update on Milo...he is growing fast, and weighs over a pound now (he started out at about 25 grams, and could curl up in Jerry's palm). For those of you with an innate aversion to opossums, know that he is an...

In our family, we simply call this "THE CAKE" because we think that this is the best cake we ever ate. I put this recipe together many years ago, from a bunch of other recipes, so I think it is fairly unique. I decided to bake The Cake today, and thought perhaps the rest of you might enjoy...

Peeps asked if I'd post my recipe for our dinner tonight, so I wrote it down. It turned out to be sort of a faux cassoulet, and it had a nice, rich taste. I'll definitely make it again. You'll need two pans for this, unless you want to cook the brats ahead of time, or better yet, use leftovers...

Oh Dee - beautiful, beautiful, beautiful! Me too, SS - the seasonal changes still happen here, though they are more subtle, but there are no fall colors.

I just found this blog about Mexican cooking, by a woman who lives just a few miles from us. I thought the rest of you might enjoy it. http://cookinginmexico.com/2010/09/23/roasting-toasting-peeling-and-eating-chiles-poblano/