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Weekend Things

by Averie Sunshine on December 1, 2012

Time for an installment of Weekend Things: 1. I’m en route to Aruba and we’ll be at our house there for the month of December. We spend December there every year...

November 2012 Recipes

by Averie Sunshine on November 30, 2012

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It’s the end of the month and time to recap the noteworthy recipes and events from the month: Cranberry Bliss Bars {Starbucks Copycat recipe} – One of the best desserts I’ve...

Cranberry Pineapple Mango Preserves

by Averie Sunshine on November 29, 2012

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I love jelly, jam, sauces, chutney, compote, dips, dressing, spreads, frosting, and preserves. Anything that can be slathered onto something else, I want it. And I’ll take extra. I enjoy dips...

Caramel Apple Crumble Pie

by Averie Sunshine on November 28, 2012

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I almost didn’t make this pie. But it took me all of five minutes to put it together and I’m so glad I did. I was working in the kitchen Thanksgiving...

Cinnamon Roll Coffee Cake with Cream Cheese Glaze

by Averie Sunshine on November 27, 2012

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I love cinnamon rolls but they’re a bit time consuming to make. This cake is not. No actual cinnamon rolls are made for this coffee cake so for those of you...

Chocolate Chip and Chunk Cookies

by Averie Sunshine on November 26, 2012

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I’ve been on the quest to find the perfect end-all be-all chocolate chip cookie recipe. And this recipe is as close as I’ve come. I found the recipe online, and it’s...

Tiny Food Party Cookbook Giveaway

by Averie Sunshine on November 25, 2012

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I recently received a copy of Tiny Food Party!: Bite-Size Recipes for Miniature Meals, co-authored and photographed by Teri Lyn Fisher and Jenny Park. They also co-author the inspiring and fun...

Barbados Food & Wine and Rum Festival

by Averie Sunshine on November 24, 2012

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Last weekend I was in Barbados at the Barbados Food & Wine and Rum Festival, sponsored by Food & Wine and American Express Publishing. It was the culinary event of the...

Roasted Cinnamon-Ginger Delicata Squash

by Averie Sunshine on November 23, 2012

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I love butternut squash but I do not like opening them. Delicata squash to the rescue. The outer skin of butternut squash is so thick and they’re so rock-hard that even...

Thanksgiving Thursday Things

by Averie Sunshine on November 22, 2012

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Time for this week’s Thursday Things, a special Thanksgiving edition. If you’re celebrating the holiday, I hope your loved ones are near and that there’s plenty of fabulous food with lots...