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Here's what's cooking lately, y'all.Kitchen Basics: Homemade Moroccan Spice Blend
Moroccan Spice Bland or Ras el Hanout is not a spicy hot blend, but it gives pungent, warm flavor from the coriander, allspice and cayenne. The cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg add sweet accents as well. It is useful as a rub, in marinades and...
Pumpkin Cheesecake with White Chocolate-Toffee-Buttermilk Ganache
The filling and crust for this Pumpkin Cheesecake with White Chocolate-Toffee-Buttermilk Ganache are the same as those for my recent Pumpkin Cheesecake with Salted Caramel Praline Pecan Cheesecake. It takes on a whole new personality with a...
Pumpkin Spice Ooeey-Gooey Butter Cake with Salted Caramel Pecan Glaze
I'm sure just about everyone has one version or another of an ooeey-gooey butter cake, especially since Paula Deen made them so notable when she was on the Food Network. I particularly like this pumpkin spice version that I have tinkered with...
Pumpkin Cheesecake with Salted Caramel and Praline Pecan Glaze {a CASA benefit}
I've been in a baking frenzy this week preparing some dessert auction items for the annual Saline County CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) Chili Cook Off. CASA is very special to Hubby and me since he is responsible for getting the...
Preserving Autumn: Persimmon Jam
Persimmons are ripening fast and furiously around here. The thing with persimmons is once they are ripe, they fall and if you don't get them quickly, they're mush. You've really got to like dealing with that mushiness tendency if you want the...