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Much like chess squares, this recipe is one of those that sneaks its way into everyone’s recipe box, yet no one really knows its origin. Of course, these kinds of recipes wouldn’t stick around like if they weren’t good.

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As many of you can attest, I’ve been up to my elbows in cookie dough for several days. Taking a bit of a detour today, these squares pack a big sweet punch!
A classic Southern recipe, chess squares pop up all year round, not just for the holidays. [...]

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Since becoming a dedicated Mac user, one of my favorite things has been Yep. Basically, Yep is an organizational tool for PDF files. As a companion, we acquired an invaluable, efficient

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It seems that lately I’ve been inundating you lovely readers with an abundance of no-bake recipes. My only reasoning is that it has been yet another long, hot summer, and baking has not been high on my list of desired activities. I will get the oven turned [...]

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I have made this recipe many, many times, with nothing but rave reviews. It’s been some time since I whipped up a batch of these, but, recently, I dusted it off for a co-worker’s birthday.
In the past, I have always made these as cookies. For something different (and as a time [...]

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First of all, I am excited to say that this little blog and I are featured in C&H Sugar’s Sweet Talk newsletter. The summer edition is all about baking blogs, and I am flattered to be mentioned in the same article as some of my favorite blogs, including [...]

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To say I have been absent from baking and blogging would be a gross understatement. I took a bit of a break after Christmas when I reached that point when I couldn’t bear to look at another cake, cookie, or other baked good. After that, it’s just proven difficult to get back into [...]

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For me, Christmas season starts as soon as the last trick-or-treater takes their candy and walks away from my front door. This year, actually, while I waited for the little ones to come I planned out Christmas decorations. Quinn, being the ever-loyal husband, followed me around [...]

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As anyone who has given this blog a good read-through knows, I adore pecans. They are by far my baking nut of choice. I do try to branch out to others occasionally, with the exception of walnuts, but I don’t have a freezer full of pecans for no reason.
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I think that most of us have those recipes that we rely on for those times when we need something quick and easy. For me, this is one of those recipes. I’ve made it countless times and it always gets rave reviews.
It’s almost embarassingly simple. Butter, [...]

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