If you have lots of eggs to get rid of, or if you just want to impress your friends, make this. I posted this on allrecipes.com after some research and lots of trial and error.
The batter should NOT be whipped as much as you would at lower altitudes.
The final product looks like this:
Using cake flower [...]
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It will be hard for your dairy + wheat loving friends to believe these yummy cookies are dairy-free, wheat-free and reduced fat. So there is no need to tell — unless they say they’re on a diet, then you can use those words to talk them into eating one (tee hee).
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups sifted spelt [...]
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Every year my aunt and uncle send a special Christmas gift to me and my family. It’s a desert confection made in Indiana. Peanuts, chocolate and marshmallows combine to make a heavenly, if rich, package called ‘Chocolate Charlie’. I looked at the ingredients and there were only two things I couldn’t pronounce! [...]
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Last night we had some friends over and I was going to make sweet potato oven fries… until the oven caught on fire. Yes, right on time for our guests to arrive, the house filed with smoke (no pictures of that). I had forgotten that I spilled some butter in the oven last week when [...]
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In recent years, chocolate fondue has emerged as a popular dessert item or party feature. I have often been unimpressed by the whole chocolate fondue experience. The chocolate is usually too weak, the utensils are inadequately sized, and/or the dipping items are unappealing (e.g., boring canned fruit, overly dried morsels of cake, or [...]
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A family tradition. If you feel like spending thirty minutes per cookie and seeing it eaten in three quick bites, this one is for you.
Seriously, who can resist the coconut beard, raisin eyes, and rosy cheeks? Take it as a compliment when you see your guests chomping into these santa heads. But do be forewarned [...]
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Two of the desserts I made for the holiday season were inspired by a find at my local grocery store. Andes, the company that makes those thin mint rectangular wafers, makes two interesting dessert ingredients: Creme de Menthe (mint chocolate) chunks and Peppermint (white chocolate peppermint) chunks. I used these tidbits to top some of [...]
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We feasted this Christmas Eve with friends in Evergreen, Colorado. As the menu coordinator, I selected a variety of classic dishes. Fortunately, we all joined in the food preparations. At the request of some folks, we had gravy. Well, we actually had two kinds of gravy. Totally decadent. Here’s the spread…
Butternut squash soup
Salad with pears, [...]
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I made two pies for Thanksgiving: Sweet Potato + Butternut Squash Pie on the left, and Pecan Pie on the right. Pecan Pie was a first for me. It was surprisingly easy and was a smashing success. (The other pie was okay, but slightly undercooked, despite lengthening the cook time by 50%). The Pecan Pie [...]
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my parents’ cranberry relish
“K’s” cranberry sauce
roasted yams with walnuts
mashed red potatoes
german chocolate pecan pie
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