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    Chocolate Marshmallow Valentine's Cookies

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    These chocolate marshmallow cookies have a Valentine's surprise right inside. Use your favorite Valentine's sprinkles to make them the cutest treat of the day. Valentine's Day cookies are a chocolate-lover's dream, and make kids and adults super happy! I called them chocolate surprise ...

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    Filed Under: Cookies Tagged With: Surprise Cookies, Valentines Day

    Chicken Parmesan Cups

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    Chicken Parmesan cups are a great after-school snack, Game Day appetizer, or a fun dinner for kids. Use frozen chicken bites to make this easy muffin tin recipe! I'm sharing this recipe in partnership with FarmRich snacks. I love using their frozen snacks to create epic gatherings! Try some of ...

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    Filed Under: Appetizers, Chicken and Poultry, Snacks Tagged With: appetizer, chicken parm, chicken parmesan, game day

    The Best Classic Gingerbread Cookies

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    This traditional gingerbread recipe is made with just a few basic ingredients. They are are perfectly spiced, and can be cut into any shape you'd like! Doesn't the smell of baking gingerbread just make everyone feel cozy and warm? I think it's the smell of the holidays. Traditional ...

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    Filed Under: Christmas, Christmas Cookies, Cookies, Desserts Tagged With: baking, christmas, cookies, ginger, gingerbread, gingerbread cookies, gingerbread men, molasses, spice

    Chocolate Chip Cookies Without Chocolate Chips

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    If it's your thing you'll love these buttery, soft, and chewy, chipless chocolate chip cookies! It's nothing but cookie in my tasty no-chocolate chip treats. Like my award-winning, classic Chocolate Chip Cookies, these treats are buttery, soft, chewy and have a lovely caramel flavor. It might ...

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    Filed Under: Baking + Desserts, Christmas Cookies, Cookies, Desserts Tagged With: chipless chocolate chip cookies, chocolate chips, no chips

    Peppermint Hot Chocolate Cookies

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    These hot chocolate cookies with marshmallows and peppermint sprinkles taste like a mix between a cup of peppermint cocoa and chewy frosted brownies. How can you pass them up for a winter treat? Peppermint Hot Chocolate Cookies These festive cookies are my holiday variation on my classic ...

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    Filed Under: Christmas Cookies, Cookies, Desserts Tagged With: brownie cookies, marshmallow, peppermint

    No-Fail Neapolitan Pizza Recipe

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    With a classic long ferment, and simple ingredients, this authentic Neapolitan pizza dough recipe is make-ahead and no-fail! Perfect for beginners and experts, you can make that chewy, soft, quick-cooking dough just like the Italian pizzerias. I'm giving you all the simple notes and tricks ...

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    Filed Under: Cooking Basics, Course, Italian, Main Dish, Method, Party Foods, Tips And Techniques Tagged With: pizza crust, pizza dough

    Real Neapolitan Pizza At Home

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    Can you make Neapolitan pizza at home? Yes! I love my Ooni Pizza Oven to make delicious homemade pizza right in my backyard. Here's why they are worth the hype and my tips for success. Backyard pizza nights will never be the same when you have an outdoor pizza oven. The second you fire it up ...

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    Filed Under: Cooking Basics, Italian, Main Dish, Method, Tips And Techniques

    The Best Frosting for Chocolate Cake

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    An easy ganache frosting is the best frosting for a chocolate cake. Whether you use a cake mix or homemade recipe, you'll love this combination. I am a huge fan of homemade frosting, so when it comes to icing a chocolate cake, I'm never going to reach for the pre-made stuff. Homemade ...

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    Filed Under: Cake, Chocolate, Desserts, Frosting + Icing Tagged With: chocolate cake, frosting

    Whipped Chocolate Ganache Frosting

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    Whipped chocolate ganache frosting is smooth, rich and melts in your mouth. It's great for spreading and piping on any cake or cupcakes.  This silky smooth frosting is easier to make than Swiss meringue buttercream. It's just chocolate ganache (cream and chocolate) melted and blended together ...

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    Filed Under: Cake, Chocolate, Cupcakes, Desserts, Frosting + Icing Tagged With: chocolate, chocolate frosting, chocolate ganache, frosting, whipped ganache

    Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies

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    These chocolate chip walnut cookies are thick, gooey and have the perfect balance of chocolate nuttiness. Find more of my chocolate chip cookies on the blog! My classic Award Winning Chocolate Chip Cookies, unique Black Sesame Chocolate Chip Cookies, or delicious Small Batch Chocolate Chip ...

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    Filed Under: Chocolate, Cookies, Desserts Tagged With: chocolate chip

    Oatmeal Carmelitas Recipe

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    Carmelitas are delicious cookie bars with a buttery rolled oats base, chocolate, and gooey caramel. This recipe makes a full 9-by-13-inch pan of oatmeal bars with a thick layer of rich, decadent filling. Check out the step by step Carmelita recipe instructions for these classic cookie bars. ...

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    Filed Under: Cookies, Desserts Tagged With: caramel, carmelitas, oatmeal

    Soft and Fluffy White Bread Recipe (Japanese Milk Bread)

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    If you're searching for a soft and fluffy white bread recipe, this is it! I used the Japanese milk bread technique called Tangzhong. It's super simple, takes only a few hours, and creates a soft sandwich bread that you'll love. This homemade white bread will blow your mind. It's completely ...

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    Filed Under: Bread Tagged With: homemade bread, tangzhong, white bread

    Small Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies

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    This small batch recipe is a downsized version of my award-winning chocolate chip cookies, and makes just one dozen classic cookies or 6 bakery-style cookies. Make just one dozen classic chocolate chip cookies (or 6 bakery-size) with this small batch recipe. No chilling required for soft and ...

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    Filed Under: Chocolate, Cookies, Desserts Tagged With: cookies, small batch

    Cashew Crunch Salad

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    This Asian crunch salad has the perfect mix of veggies and a tangy ginger teriyaki dressing. With loads of buttery cashews, it's perfect on its own, or with chicken or steak. I've had this salad on repeat for lunch and dinner for weeks. It's kind of a copycat Costco Asian Cashew Chopped Salad, ...

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    Filed Under: Asian, Dressing Recipes, Healthy + Diet, Salads, Side Dishes

    Favorite Recipes from Tara Teaspoon

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    I've hand picked favorite recipes from the blog that you will make over and over. These are my absolute go-tos, and some reader favorites, for you to bookmark. They will become the most requested meals and desserts at your house.  Try one of my all-time favorite recipes. From the Best ...

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    Filed Under: Recipe Shares, Reviews Tagged With: favorite recipes

    Orange Glazed Carrots

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    These stovetop carrots with orange glaze are the perfect side dish for a weeknight dinner or holiday meal. Carrots, orange juice and a touch of sugar make them irresistible. This recipe has been a favorite since childhood. Mom would make orange glazed carrots for special occasions. An Easter ...

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    Filed Under: Christmas Side Dishes, Easter, Side Dishes, Thanksgiving Side Dishes

    The New Wedge Salad

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    If you love a lettuce wedge salad, you'll love this flavorful take on the classic. Blue cheese crumbles and herby dressing pair with beets and crisped pancetta, all on fresh iceberg lettuce.  You know what the Classic Wedge is. Your mind probably goes straight to rich blue cheese ...

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    Filed Under: Bacon, Dressing Recipes, Salads Tagged With: bacon, beets, dinner, dressing, healthy, ice burg, lettuce, pancetta, roasting, salad, side, the new wedge salad, vinaigrette, wedge, wedge salad

    Honey Glazed Carrots

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    This honey glazed carrots recipe, with garlic and lemon for added flavor, is a simple and crowd-pleasing side. Make this carrot side dish for a weeknight meal or special holiday dinner. Glazed carrots are one of the most welcoming side dishes. Everyone from kids to adults love them; and these ...

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    Filed Under: Christmas, Christmas Side Dishes, Easter, Side Dishes, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Side Dishes

    Rhubarb Upside Down Cake

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    The ultimate rhubarb upside-down cake recipe with flavorful rhubarb syrup and whipped cream. Tender yellow cake and poached rhubarb make this cake the best upside-down cake you'll ever bake! The Best Rhubarb Upside-Down Cake This is the perfect buttery upside-down cake with sweet and ...

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    Filed Under: Cake, Desserts, Mother's Day, Pies + Tarts Tagged With: cake, rhubarb, rhubarb cake, upside down cake, whipped cream

    Authentic Creamy Black Beans

    creamy black beans in a bowl with cilantro, lime and avocado fixings

    Creamy and flavorful, Cuban-style black beans are easy to make on the stove or in the Instant Pot. Serve them in burritos, atop nachos or tacos, and more! Soft, creamy Cuban black beans, just like the beans at your favorite restaurant, are easy to make with a few ingredients you probably ...

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    Filed Under: Instant Pot, Mexican + Hispanic, Side Dishes Tagged With: authentic, black beans, creamy, cuban

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