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Baked Brie with Cranberries

June 23, 2018 Written by SusieL
Baked Brie with Cranberries
Baked Brie with Cranberries   (not my picture… I forgot to get a photo of mine) 1 can/tube of crescent rolls or crescent dough sheet 1 can cranberry sauce with whole cranberries 1 brie round or wheel segment Unroll the dough.  If using the rolls (rather than the dough sheet), pinch the perforations to seal them.  Place the bri [...]
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Gala Champagne Punch

June 23, 2018 Written by SusieL
Gala Champagne Punch
Gala Champagne Punch 1 (1 qt) bottle chilled champagne 1 (1 qt) bottle of chilled Chardonnay 20 ounces chilled club soda 4 ounces brandy 3 ounces creme de cassis Combine all ingredients & serve!
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Rave Reviews (Vanilla Coconut) cake &...

July 29, 2017 Written by SusieL
Rave Reviews (Vanilla Coconut) cake – BEST CAKE EVER!!!
Ok, I’m not that much into chocolate.  But once, when I was going to make chocolate cupcakes for a party, several people requested this recipe instead…  So it’s not just me.  I do think the pudding probably helps make this recipe very moist. I first had this cake when my late cousin Georgeanna, served it.   Rave Review [...]
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Mandarin Pasta Spinach Salad with Ter...

July 16, 2017 Written by SusieL
Mandarin Pasta Spinach Salad with Teriyaki Dressing
This was one of those gazillion video recipes that flash up on Facebook.  But I modified it for my own (as usual) & it turned out great!  I will definitely be making this again.   The recipe below is my modified version.  The original recipe is here. (NOTE: Normally, I don’t use exact amounts for salads, because I tend to just mix [...]
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Recipe: Cold Sesame Noodles

July 5, 2017 Written by SusieL
Recipe: Cold Sesame Noodles
This has been a long time (~25 years) fav-o-rite recipe of mine.  And it’s from one of my long time fav-o-rite cookbook authors, Lorna Sass. I follow most recipes (oncluding this one) loosely & adjust the soy sauce, vinegar & maple syrup according to my whim.  I love this recipe so much, that I’ve been known to use creamy [...]
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Trader Joe’s gorgonzola gnocchi...

June 6, 2017 Written by SusieL
Trader Joe’s gorgonzola gnocchi sauce repurposed
One of my guilty pleasures is Trader Joe’s gorgonzola gnocchi.  The gnocchi is tender & the sauce is a-maze-ing.  But there is more sauce than I use for the gnocchi, so I always have some left over. (Note: for some reason this photo shows up correctly on my computer, but upside down on my phone…) So to repent for carbo loadin [...]
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Zoodle lasagne

August 11, 2016 Written by SusieL
Zoodle lasagne
Inspired by this recipe, I made zoodle lasagne for tonight’s dinner.  However as usual, I didn’t follow the recipe exactly & made it my own.  I didn’t make them “roll ups” but simply layered the zoodles like you would regular lasagne noodles.  I omitted the basil from the ricotta mixture, since my husband doe [...]
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