So rich and decadent with a perfect balance of sweet, bitter and sour tang for interest. The cake is Shirley Temple Chocolate Cake (source Fanny Farmer Baking Book) which a rich dense chocolate cake, so named because it was supposedly the favorite of the child actress. The whipped ganache made with bittersweet chocolate adds a [...]

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We will be on vacation starting July 27, 2012 through August 16, 2012. Orders can still be place but will not be shipped until August 17 or, 18th or 20th (depending on how many orders are received.)

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Easy and so tasty, really nice if you have some already cooked chicken and brocoli tossed with it: 1/2 – 1lb of pasta 1/2 medium onion 5 cloves of Garlic couple tbl of oil 1 stick of butter dash of salt prepare pasta according to instructions While pasta is cooking, mince the onion and garlic. [...]

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I’m a bit late for Yule/Solstice but Happy Midwinter festival of your personal flavor. My mom is basically my inspiration for all my crafting. I grew up with my mom sewing, knitting, embroidering, crocheting. So I learned to sew and knit from her, embroidery I am self taught (from a book my mother gave me [...]

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Delicious lemony pound cake (I glaze it with an easy lemon glaze), the key is the ingredients being room temp (or so) including the eggs and butter. This is a fantastic afternoon tea and cake snack. It supposedly keeps well but it never lasts more than 24 hours at my house. Ingredients: 1 cup butter [...]

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I have made croissants a few times and I used a recipe found online and tweaked it slightly, recipe found here. This is fairly labor intensive, tho few ingredients are needed. I always let the dough rise over night before making the croissants (since then we can have them fresh for breakfast, altho you do [...]

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I copied this (without pictures) from this instructibles tutorial for mostly my own easy to read use. The link above has handy pictures too First you will need to make a couple measurements to calculate the amount of fabric you need. Make sure you write these down as you will also need them when we [...]

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A fantastic collection featuring my plurky buds with items inspired by the 4 elements The Elements Curated By: 28SidesDesigns ArtFire.com Handmade Gifts

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So I’ve decided to get a head start on my Christmas gifts this year and have already finished one! I like to make my gifts instead of buying for two reasons: one, money is tight and we have 9 nieces and nephews so by making the gifts we can give nicer items that are less [...]

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