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Silky Coconut Cream Cheese Flan
One of my favorite Christmas scents is alcohol breath at midnight Mass. It’s almost tradition for grownups to show up lit up. Consider this. If one sits down to Christmas Eve dinner at 7:00pm and...
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Southern Peanut Butter Cake Squares
Growing up here in Fort Lauderdale I was lucky enough to attend a grade school close to home, with all my friends from kindergarten, boasting a killer baking staff. The East Side School cafeteria...
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Classic Tiramisu
Tiramisu is the Italian creation which will save your ass when the 3:00 slump hits you at your desk, stove, steering wheel or washing machine. Tiramisu literally means “pick me up” and with the coffee...
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Baked Dulce de Leche Apples
Growing up there was no baking done in our house. None. No cookies, no cakes. Except during the holidays Mama would bake a frozen apple pie and when girlfriends spent the night, which was almost...
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Mexican Dark Chocolate Pudding Shots…Ole’!
Hey, y’all! We have a wedding coming up in the family and we’re just scurrying. Houses have to be deep cleaned, recipes tested and venues checked out for girly luncheons. The list goes on and on....
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Buttermilk Sheet Cake with Brown Sugar Icing
I’m crazy about buttermilk. I make pancakes and biscuit with it. I soak chicken in it before frying it. I use it in salad dressings, soups and dips. And always in baked goods. Buttermilk gives...
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Tres Leches Rum Cake
Y’all, I am so sorry. I know it’s another cake on the blog and it seems like one after another but there’s been so much going on and so many events. I have to share this one with you. This past...
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North Carolina Lemon Pie
My son, James, came up to Fort Lauderdale this past weekend and spent Sunday, Father’s Day, with us. We see him at least once a month and although we text and speak all the time during the week, my...
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Key Lime Pound Cake with Key Lime Cream Cheese Icing…omg!
Next week is my older sister Cynthia’s birthday. She was my first friend, my first confidante and my first co-conspirator. She loved tennis and french, classical music and fashion. She was the best...
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Guava & Cream Cheese Danish
If you want to make life better, bring guavas into your world. Often people say that guavas taste like a cross between a ripe pear and strawberry but to me… well, it’s just guava. Guavas are heavily...
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