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These are my husband’s traditional favorite autumn dessert! He’s managed to get all our friends hooked on them too, since we often do a post apple-picking party each year. The original recipe called for vegetable shortening; these days, we prefer to use butter or oil instead in most recipes, but I still occasionally use shortening for this one.

When I have nothing else to do on the weekend, I cook... or bake. This weekend, it was baking. I wanted to get out of the chocolate chip cookie/brownie rut I was in, so I looked through my recipe book and found a recipe for Butterscotch Bars that looked interesting. So, Butterscotch Bars it was.

Inviting Autumn: Quince Paste Fresh bread, gorgonzola and quince paste Fall is by far my favorite season and, since the trees here refuse to play dress-up in their crimson, persimmon and gold-colored October wardrobe like a stubborn child refusing to have fun, it’s the one I have to work the most to capture.

Well, today I put in a lot of time trying out some new decorated cupcakes for Halloween, so get ready for lots of posts about Halloween/Fall cupcakes!  I know most of my readers like tutorials, so I took the extra time to document the creations step-by-step…hope you like them!

I’m Using Self Hypnosis for Weight Loss Again - Successfully September 29th, 2008 | Category: Health News So, everyone needs a little subconscious boost in their diet once in a while, right?   A little shot of willpower in the arm, a casual suggestion daily to the compelling subconscious mind

Oh.My.Gosh. I can’t wait to have the opportunity to make this amazing dessert! Thanks to Have Cake Will Travel for this treat. The claim, and I believe it: “this fudge will cure what ails ya” And it’s really fast and easy. It better be, when there’s an open whiskey bottle involved. Smirk.

Caramel Corn It's September 24th, and that means that Fall has officially arrived! Strangely enough, where I live the super hot days of summer abruptly came to an end on exactly that day. People who know me in real life can testify of my love for all things autumn.

My cooking classes are in full swing and this time I have some fun photos from Prep Kitchen Essentials latest class on Cupcakes!!!  We had a great menu full of tasty cupcakes, fillings, and frostings and also played around with some fondant and marzipan.

I grew up in rural southwestern Virginia. Land of apples, hunting season, and the Statler Brothers.Yes, the Statler Brothers. What? You've never heard of them?Well, once these men were BIG in the world of country music and they just happened to have roots in the tiny little town of Staunton, Virginia.Every fall my dad would pack us all in the van to go on the drive to Staunton.

I love brownies. Really love them. Not much can beat a nice, fudgy brownie. Well.... except a peanut butter brownie. I've made a few recipes for peanut butter brownies over the past year and have been generally satisfied with each recipe I've tried.