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Pretzel Chicken with Mustard Dressing

Pretzel chicken with mustard dressing

It’s Friday, let’s all do the happy dance. Have you adjusted post time change?  I am loving the longer days.  It is nice to get home and still have it be light. For the last year I have wanted to try a pretzel coated chicken.  Now I am wondering what took me so long.  The [...]

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Brown Sugar Blackberry Coffee Cake

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I am sure you noticed I have been tinkering with the design.  Hopefully I will finalize in the next day or so.  The upgraded site will be mobile friendly, so you can find your favorite AIK recipes from the road.  I looked to see if I had a better picture of this cake. Trust me [...]

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Forty Cloves Garlic Chicken

forty clove garlic chicken

What happens when you mix forty cloves of roasted garlic with chicken stock, a splash of cognac and white wine?  This amazingly delicious chicken.  I was trying out recipes for a new digital magazine I am excited to be a part of, Parisienne Farmgirl.  It is coming out April 1 and Angela, will be joining [...]

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Frosted Toast Crunch® Berry Parfait

frosted toast crunch parfait

Breakfast is often my favorite meal of the day and the key to starting the day off right.  When I was asked by General Mills to create a recipe using their new Frosted Toast Crunch® cereal I thought of a breakfast parfait. The cereal reminds me of when I was a little girl and loved [...]

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Meyer Lemon Chile Risotto Cakes Recipe

meyer lemon risotto cake

I am enjoying a weekend trip to Ojai Valley Inn and Spa. Such a blessing to come here to this beautiful and peaceful place.  I didn’t forget you though! Remember when I made Meyer Lemon Green Chile Risotto?  With the leftover risotto I tried making Risotto cakes and they were delicious.  It is a great [...]

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Roasted Garlic Potato Soup

roasted garlic and potato soup

It’s been a great day and there is lot’s to share.  First, I am excited to be nominated for a 2012 Homie for best recipe blog.  I have no expectations of winning with the amazing blogs that are nominated but would love your vote!  It would mean a lot to me! You can check out [...]

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Cake Batter White Chocolate Cocoa

Cake Batter White Chocolate Cocoa

It’s Friday, always a time to celebrate right?  How about a warm cup of hot Cake Batter White Chocolate Cocoa.  It seems cake batter anything tastes great these days.  It just hit me the other day that I still have most of a bottle of UV Cake Vodka sitting in my cupboard.  My mind started [...]

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Strawberry Honey Popsicles – Lactose Free & a Giveaway!

Yoplait Lactose Free Strawberry Popsicles

UPDATE – Contest extended until Friday, March 9.  For many of my readers the thought of popsicles this early might seem crazy but here it’s was 80 degrees this week.  I thought I’d tease you with a hint of what is to come as we get closer to spring.  These are Strawberry Honey Popsicles that [...]

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Tomato Soup with Yoplait® Lactose Free Yogurt

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My love  for roasted tomato soup is no secret so when I was asked to create a recipe using  Yoplait® Lactose Free Yogurt. Create a healthy cream of roasted tomato soup with Yoplait® I immediately knew what it would be. They have a new line of lactose free yogurts, that taste great.  I am not [...]

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Tuesdays With Dorie: Chocolate Truffle Tarts

Chocolate Truffle Tart

When I first started this blog I joined Tuesdays with Dorie, a weekly baking group.  I participated for while but then my day job made it hard to do on a weekly basis.  I loved Dorie’s book and trying recipes I never would have tried.  Recently I saw that they were know starting Baking with [...]

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