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Recipes & Drinks


Ten Minute Caramel Candies
Make delicious chewy melt-in-your mouth caramels in your microwave in less than 10 minutes! Ingredients: 1 cup butter 1 cup light corn...

Julie Branstetter
Feb 2, 20231 min read
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Best Hot Chocolate Recipe
This is my original recipe from 2008. HOMEMADE HOT CHOCOLATE RECIPE! What's the difference between hot chocolate and hot cocoa? The base...

Julie Branstetter
Jan 27, 20212 min read
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Jalapeno Pimento Cheese
Original Post from 08/04/2012 This is one of the very best recipes online, shared and pinned like crazy! This is one delicious recipe;...

Julie Branstetter
Jan 26, 20211 min read
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BLT Pasta Salad
BLT Pasta Salad Recipe It's so good, that's all you need to know. No life story, no scrolling for ages to find the recipe. Just make it...

Julie Branstetter
Jun 13, 20192 min read
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25 Must Add Foods for a Diet Upgrade
Apples contain antioxidants that help protect “good” HDL cholesterol levels in the blood. Avocados are densely packed with...

Julie Branstetter
Dec 28, 20163 min read
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Health Benefits of Cocoa & Dark Chocolate
Did you know that cocoa has been used throughout history as folk medicine? Cocoa consumption is associated with decreased blood pressure,...

Julie Branstetter
Dec 27, 20165 min read
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Pineapple Lush Cake
This is a great spring and summer dessert for any reason but especially nice for picnics and BBQ gatherings. It is very similar to a pig...

Julie Branstetter
Dec 20, 20162 min read
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From Scratch Pie Crust
One of the things I keep in my cabinet at all times is shortening. I use it to coat pans and to make pie crusts. You could also deep...

Julie Branstetter
Nov 23, 20164 min read
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Oh My Chicken Pot Pie
Maybe summer-time doesn't strike you as the time for a chicken pot pie, but if you are like me you may be secretly wishing to bring on...

Julie Branstetter
Nov 23, 20164 min read
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Scratch Pulp Muffins
This recipe will be particularly interesting to people who use juicers. If you have not ever used a juicer it is definitely something to...

Julie Branstetter
Nov 23, 20162 min read
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Rocky Road Brownies
Delicious and SUPER EASY! Before the last 5 minutes of baking your favorite brownie recipe, top it with a mixture of: 1 cup of pecans,...

Julie Branstetter
Jan 1, 20161 min read
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'Southern' Fried Okra
('Southern' Fried Okra in coconut oil) If you have ever grown your own okra then you know that you will be either eating it every night...

Julie Branstetter
Nov 5, 20143 min read
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8 Reasons to Eat & Freeze Blueberries
Just when you thought that the health benefits of blueberries couldn't be any more plentiful, new research has found that freezing the...

Julie Branstetter
Aug 26, 20143 min read
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Homemade Granola With Fruit
Ingredients 4 Cups of Old Fashioned Oats (NOT quick oats) 1 to 1.5 Cups of chopped almonds (I sometimes use 1/2 pecans and 1/2 almonds)...

Julie Branstetter
Sep 3, 20131 min read
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My Best Chili Recipe!
Here is another one of those recipes for inviting groups of people over to your house for no other reason than to feed it to them. It is...

Julie Branstetter
May 18, 20132 min read
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Homemade Whipped Cream
Homemade whipped cream is so easy it almost doesn't warrant a blog post, except that almost no one I know realizes it can be homemade...

Julie Branstetter
Nov 5, 20121 min read
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Whipped Cream, Buttermilk & Butter
These instructions will take you through the process of making butter by whipping cream into whipped cream and continuing to process to...

Julie Branstetter
May 8, 20124 min read
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Homemade Cottage Cheese
Here is a very easy way to make homemade cottage cheese right from your own kitchen. Once you taste this you'll never want to buy it...

Julie Branstetter
Apr 12, 20122 min read
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Carolina Comfort Potato Salad
Breakfast, lunch or dinner, this family recipe for potato salad will satisfy your belly and put a smile on your face. This is one of...

Julie Branstetter
Mar 24, 20122 min read
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Scratch Garlic Alfredo Sauce
Cooks who keep cream cheese and Parmesan cheese on hand in the refrigerator will be able to whip together an Alfredo sauce at any time. ...

Julie Branstetter
Feb 9, 20121 min read
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Slowcooker Chicken & Dumplings
I love recipes that are easy and delicious. You don't have to stand in the kitchen for hours to have a great meal. It's a cool damp...

Julie Branstetter
Jan 28, 20121 min read
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