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Spanish Sweets for My Sweetie

Posted by Cate under Sweets

Today is The Husband’s actual birthday, and celebration #2. He has been not-so-subtly nagging me to make his favorite entree, Jugged Chicken, and I finally caved today, much to his delight. It really is very simple to make, and I like it, it’s just he would eat it weekly (in rotation with Picadillo, Ropa Viejo […]

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Satisfying Your Sweet Tooth with Nanaimo Bars

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I’ve seen the recipe for Nanaimo Bars (pronunciation here) posted quite a few times on the Cooking Light Bulletin Board, but even though I printed out the recipe a year or so back, I had never gotten around to making them. This weekend, for my mom’s birthday, I volunteered to bring dessert. My Dad gave […]

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Recipes from the Playboy Mansion?

Posted by Cate under Sweets

There are likely to be more unique places to get a recipe, but off the top of my head I can’t think of any. I admit it. I watch E!’s The Girls Next Door. It’s a guilty pleasure. So are gossip magazines. In a recent issue of OK! magazine, Hugh Hefner’s girlfriends shared a few […]

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Cafe Mocha Tart

Posted by Cate under Sweets

The dessert from Saturday night was so good, it deserves its own post. Elegant enough for entertaining, yet quick enough to make any busy weeknight, you just might have the ingredients on hand. Simple, decadent and downright delicious, we topped ours with a cloud of whipped cream. The top was slightly crisped, and the inside, […]

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No Bake Rum Balls

Posted by Cate under Sweets

Served October 2005, Recipe from Julie
Rated 3 stars by Supper Club Members

2-1/2 cups crushed vanilla wafers
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 cup chopped walnuts
3 tablespoons dark corn syrup
1/4 cup rum

In a medium-sized bowl, mix together the vanilla wafers, cocoa and sugar. Stir in the chopped walnuts, corn syrup and rum. Mix until well blended. […]

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