Well, it seems that winter has finally arrived.  Last weekend I felt like I was living in a cozy little snow globe with all of the snow that we got.  Rather than shoveling, I decided that it would be a good idea to make marshmallows and make a wonderful winter drink!  I've made marshmallows in the past, but they used corn syrup and...

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Oh boy, It's the holiday season....and I have missed two postings in a row! I'm disappointed in myself.  I promise to get back on the blogging wagon and send more delicious recipes your way!   Brendan and I have been watching some of the Food Network Holiday baking shows, and I think that he is feeling confident in flavor combinations because of it!...

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It's soup season! Actually...every season is soup season in my opinion, but as the days turn colder, and darkness sets in earlier each night,  nothing is better than a warm bowl of soup.  At least once a week I look at what is in the cupboards and refrigerator, throw it into a pot...and cross my fingers for success. Then, if I feel that...

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Cookies might be Brendan's favorite snack food.  Actually, I can't say ALL cookies because he does not like chocolate chip cookies...which I learned the hard way early on in our relationship.  I made him the famous, award winning, globally known and loved List Chocolate Chip Cookies to impress him one day, and to my surprise he didn't gobble them up - but confessed to...

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Brendan LOVES pumpkin pie (but really just the pumpkin pie filling). I think he gets this from his grandpa who would always enjoy a large piece immediately following Thanksgiving dinner - no waiting needed....and the more whip on top, the better!   His grandma would make two pies every year, and they were both probably gone by the time she got to sit...

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This might be my favorite soup.  It seems that I always have the ingredients on hand, and I think that this was actually one of the first meals that I made for Brendan when we started dating (3 years ago!)  Of course back then I would have made a nice crusty bread to dip into it....but oh how the times have changed. You...

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