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I love to bake and cook and I’m always looking for new recipes & techniques to challenge me☺️.

I have amazing grandchildren that I love spending time with. We love to hike in nature and a couple of them actually like hanging out with me in the kitchen!!

I strive everyday to seek God and His will in my life. 1 Corinthians 15:10 “By the grace of God, I am what I am.”

Latest Recipes

  • Greek Christmas Cookies (Kourabiedes)

    If you’ve ever been lucky enough to taste the buttery, spiced sweetness of Greek kourabiedes during the holiday season, you know they’re a cookie that feels like a hug.  These delicate, melt-in-your-mouth shortbread cookies are a beloved part of Greek Christmas traditions, shaped into a ball or crescent shape and generously dusted with powdered sugar. 

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  • Italian Rainbow Cookies

    Italian Rainbow Cookies, also known as Tri-Color Cookies or Lombardi Cookies, are believed to have originated with Italian immigrants in the United States, particularly in New York.  These cookies reflect the Italian tradition of using simple, high-quality ingredients while also serving as a symbol of Italian pride and heritage.  These delightful confections, often referred to

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  • Copycat Panera Broccoli Cheddar Soup Recipe

    Oh, that feeling.  The crisp air outside, a cozy blanket, and a warm, creamy bowl of Panera Bread’s legendary Broccoli Cheddar Soup in your hands.  It’s a hug in a bowl, a comforting embrace of velvety cheese, tender broccoli florets, and that subtle hint of carrot sweetness.  Pure bliss, right? But let’s be honest, those

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  • Copycat Panera Tomato Basil Bread

    There’s something undeniably comforting about walking into a Panera Bread.  The aroma of fresh coffee, the sight of pastries, and that unmistakable, hearty smell of their artisan loaves.  For many of us, their Tomato Basil Bread holds a special place in our hearts (and stomachs).  Its moist crumb, tangy-sweet sun-dried tomato pieces, and fragrant basil

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  • rolled orange sugar cookies dipped in chocolate

    Rolled Orange Sugar Cookies Dipped in Chocolate

    There are cookies, and then there are moments.  The kind of moments that wrap you in a warm hug, a burst of sunshine on a cloudy day, a little bit of pure, unadulterated joy.  Today, we’re diving headfirst into one of those moments with a recipe that’s about to become your new obsession:  Rolled Orange

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  • Roasted Butternut Squash & Apple Soup

    The air is starting to whisper of crisp mornings and falling leaves, and that can only mean one thing: Thanksgiving is nudging us from behind, with the glitter and joy of Christmas just a sleigh bell’s chime away.  Before we plunge headfirst into gingerbread houses and festive cookies (though believe me, those are coming!), I

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