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Lemon peels plus patience

It is so nice being back in Charlotte. This is my first spring in Charlotte in 6 years, and I had forgotten how beautiful it is. In the last week it all of the flowers have erupted and decided to bloom. Warm weather is now here to stay, so why not have a nice refreshing…

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Dulce de leche, so easy to make

I was at my mom’s house this past weekend watching college basketball and helping her cook. She was going to make dulce de leche to use in several things she was making. Dulce de leche is incredibly easy to make. All you do is heat a can of sweetened condensed milk in water for several…

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Roasted chicken, so easy and so versatile

I am going to be in Las Vegas during Easter, so I will not be able to spend it with my family. My mom had a problem with this, so she decided to make me lunch of roasted chicken with potatoes and a mixed green salad. This meal is not only easy to make, but…

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Why would you ever buy whipped cream in a can?

Why would you ever buy whipped cream in a can? Home made whipped cream is incredibly easy to make and tastes a million times better than what you find in a can. Really the only reason to ever buy the canned kind is to recreate a scene from a certain movie about high school football…

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Bread Pudding with doughnuts! are you nuts?

I was surfing the internet a few weeks ago and came across an article about bread pudding. Sounds boring right? Well not when the bread is substituted with Krispy Kreme Doughnuts! There is a restaurant in NYC and one in New Orleans that offer it on their menu. I live in Charlotte,NC, so I was…

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Green Beer!

Next Wednesday is St. Patrick’s Day. If you are like me, you will probably be drinking green beer and celebrating this weekend. Green beer is very easy to make. All you need is green food coloring and your favorite light beer.

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The Elvis Cupcake!

In Nashville, I had an Elvis Panini. When I was in Athens, I had an Elvis Doughnut. This made me think, what else can I make that is Elvis inspired? Allegedly Elvis loved to eat peanut butter, bacon and banana sandwiches. Using these three ingredients as inspiration, I decided to make THE ELVIS CUPCAKE!

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How do you make bacon better? Add Brown sugar!

If you can not tell by now, I am a HUGE Bacon fan. I view bacon more as a condiment. You can add bacon to anything and it will make it better! You can eat it for breakfast, lunch or dinner. There is really no wrong time of day to eat bacon. You could even…

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