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Monthly Archives: December 2008

Cappuccino Biscotti

This was my first time making biscotti, and I was really nervous about it. Although I’ve been trying my hand at baking a lot lately, I still don’t consider myself a baker. Case in point: I had to add a bit more flour at the end because my dough was not really sticking together. I’m…

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Cowboy Cookies

These cookies have all my favorite ingredients: pecans, chocolate chips and coconut. What more could one ask for in a cookie? I made these to send, along with some biscotti, as my first shipment for Baking Gals. I hope the soldiers that receive these will enjoy them as much as Eric and I did! I…

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Loaded Baked Potato Soup

This is the second time Eric and I have attempted to make potato soup. The first time was when we still lived in Dallas. We ruined the dish only a few minutes into making it because we scalded the milk. In fact, we scalded the milk so bad that the pot we were making the…

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Braised Fingerling Potato Coins

Before last week, we had never tried fingerling potatoes. Now that we have, I feel as though we’ve been missing out. These potatoes are filled with so much flavor and are the perfect accompaniment to chicken or steak. Braised Fingerling Potato Coins Ingredients: 1 pound fingerling potatoes 1 cup water 1/3 stick of butter, cut…

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Laughing Cow Chicken

I’ve been seeing different versions of this dish on quite a few blogs I follow. Eric and I decided to give this a try last week, and we liked it so much that we’ve already made it again! This is a very simple dish that tastes amazing. We served this with braised fingerling potato coins…

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