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Make Ahead Recipe: Granola, Yogurt & Walnut Cups

Make Ahead Recipe: Granola, Yogurt & Walnut Cups

Granola, Yogurt and Walnut Cups, a make ahead recipe for brunch by @cookthestory for #BrunchWeek

#BrunchWeek is in full swing. There have been a ton of great recipe so far. Today I’m sharing a make ahead recipe for Granola, Yogurt and Walnut Cups. Don’t forget to enter our BrunchWeek giveaway.

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Brunch Recipes Galore (and Giveaways too)

One of my all-time favorite hot drink recipes: The Hot Maple Walnut Coffee Float by @cookthestory

It’s Brunch Week here on Cook the Story and on 31 other blogs too. We’re celebrating with Brunch Recipes Galore, amazing prizes and more. Read about all the brunchtastic fun AND check out one of my all-time favorite hot drink recipes, The Hot Maple Walnut Coffee Float.

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How To Spice Up Your Chocolate Fondue Recipe

A Chocolate Fondue REcipe with Cardamom and Orangue Liqueur for a romantic dinner on Valentine's Day

As part of Fondue Week I’ve been sharing some of my tips for creating a romantic dinner. Today I suggest you go on a food adventure together by trying something new, like this chocolate fondue with cardamom.

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Linzer Heart Cookies & Cookbook Giveaway

Linzer Heart Cookies from Tate's Bake Shop Baking with Friends Cookbook

Instead of buying chocolates & stuffed animals for the kids for Valentine’s I’m going to make the Linzer Heart Cookies from Baking for Friends with them. Check out my giveaway for a copy of the book and some tasty cookies.

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Christmas Indulgence: Orange Hot Chocolate Float

Easy Hot Christmas Drink Recipe: Orange Hot Chocolate Float

Before all the insanity of Christmas-Dinner-Cooking begins, I’m going to sit back with a warm and indulgent drink. I hope you find time for one as well. I’ll be having one of these Orange Hot Chocolate Floats.

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An Easy Way to Decorate a Cake for Christmas

An easy way to decorate a cake for Christmas: Candy Cane Strips by @cookthestory

So you know how I was making all that Candy Cane Hot Chocolate to give out as gifts? Well, I went a bit crazy crushing candy canes and had a surplus. Luckily, I was asked to whip up a dessert for a friend’s get-together and I thought of a way to use up all those [...]

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Peppermint Hot Chocolate Float & Feeling Normal

Peppermint Hot Chocolate Recipe, easy flavored hot chocolate

On Sunday evening, after having spent a lovely few days with my brother and his family who are visiting from Canada and with my parents who have snow-birded in, the hubs and I took the kids for a walk to see all of our neighbors’ homes glittering with lights. M loves little lights

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Easy Holiday Dessert: Irish Whiskey Cake

An easy holiday dessert, Irish Whiskey Cake adapted from Fine Cooking Magazine

It’s possible that yesterday you found out what a poor baker I am. That’s o.k. because I’ve come up with strategies to get around the problem. For instance, when we celebrated “Pretend Christmas” with my in-laws who were visiting from the UK last week I whipped up a very easy

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Don’t Make My Layered Icebox Cookies

Layered Icebox Cookies with Lemon, Rosemary and Apricot, an adaptation of a Martha Stewart Recipe

The Layered Icebox Cookies that I made for The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap of 2012 are pretty and they’re tender. So tender. With a subtle fruit flavor that hints at the holiday season and a flaky butter crumb that I yearn for on my Christmas Cookie Tray. But please please don’t even think about [...]

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Chocolate Muesli Snowball Cookies on Bob’s Today

Easy and Healthy Recipe, Easy Christmas Cookie Recipe, Healthy Christmas Cookie Recipe, Muesli Cookie Recipe, Chocolate Muesli Cookie Recipe

You probably know that I’m not much of a baker. I just don’t love it. Sorry. Anyhow, find out about the dread I feel when I have to make sweets at holiday time in my post over at Bob’s Red Mill today. Included is an easy and healthy recipe for Chocolate Muesli Snowballs. What part [...]

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