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Pistachio Pudding with Fresh Raspberries

October 18, 2010

Yep, that’s right I made a green pudding! And isn’t it pretty! We love pudding and I make it frequently. And I’ve found I can use a sugar substitute (I use Nevella) and it makes no difference what so ever in the taste or consistency of the pudding which is wonderful for Mr. Tastebuds because [...]

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Macadamia Nut Chocolate Cherry Bombs

October 6, 2010

It appears as if I am on a Cookie roll here at Spend-A-Buck Farm and I am having a great time! This is the third batch of cookies I’ve made in the last ten days and Mr. Tastebuds could not be happier. The below recipe I’ve used forever and you can mix just about any [...]

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Welcome to the 20th HBinFive Bread Braid

September 30, 2010

Is it just me or has the month of September just zipped by? But I do love Fall, it really is my favorite season and I welcome the smell of apples, cinnamon and pumpkin. I had so much fun with the Pumpkin Pie Brioche and it is such an easy dough to work with, you [...]

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Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies – Diabetic Approved!

September 20, 2010

Mr. Tastebuds just loves Chocolate Chip Cookies but since he is diabetic he has to be careful. So I’ve been experimenting with cookie recipe after cookie recipe, trying to find a good substitute for the All-American Chocolate Chip Cookie. So far I have found Chocolate Chip Cookie recipes that were awful and some that were [...]

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Frisée with Pears, Goat Cheese, and Salted Pecans

September 3, 2010

Pear, Apple, Goat Cheese and Salted Pecan Salad

Pears are one of my favorite fruits, yet I don’t serve them as much as I should. And when I saw the recipe for Tyler Florence’s Frisée with Pears, Goat Cheese, and Salted Pecans salad I immediately bookmarked it! But the bookmarking took place well over a year ago. There’s just too many recipes and not [...]

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Soft Pumpkin Cookies with a Cinnamon Glaze

August 23, 2010

Is Fall coming sooner then we think? I was at the hardware store last week buying more canning jars and I had the oddest conversation. The checkout lady loves to talk and if I’m in a hurry I do avoid her line. But anyways, she started talking about canning and said “I have so many [...]

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Champagne Pasta

June 9, 2010

According to our local weatherman this the the warmest summer on record for the Chicago Area. Although we are now receiving some much needed rain, this is the first time it’s rained in probably ten days. It’s just so dry! But enough about weather and on to the food! Ever since I made the Drunken Pasta, [...]

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Linguine with Spinach Pesto Sauce

April 19, 2010

Linguine; (often written erroneously linguini in English, yet consistent with its usual English pronunciation) are a form of pasta — flat like fettuccine and trenette, but narrow like spaghetti. The name linguine means “little tongues” in Italian, where it is a plural of the feminine linguina. While spaghetti traditionally accompany meat and tomato dishes, linguine [...]