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Blueberry Turnovers

Flaky, gooey, sweet…. best served warm, fresh outta the oven 🙂  Perfect semi-homemade treat! Enough said… check below for the recipe.

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Citrus Crescent Rolls

Earlier this year, I spent about 3 days in Paris.  I made about 3-5 stops everyday to pick up a “snack” to make up for the short time I had.  I made sure I ate all the baked goods, crepes possible and loved every bite. As usual I gravitated towards all the savory crepes, but

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Onion Tart

Soooo… it’s a random Thursday evening and I’m alerted that we are having guest over…. NOW!  Before I could say who/what/when… I hear the buzzer going off.  Urrrrgghh! Times like these, I always go semi-homemade.  I also almost always go with pre-made puff pastry…. as my sister says “it is your knight in shining (egg-wash glistening) armor.”

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Blueberry Muffins

Not much to say about this, except that it’s amazing.  I’ve made this numerous times and it’s practically fool proof.  The original recipe didn’t call for it, but Sammys Kitchen suggested a hint of lemon (thanks Sammy 🙂  ) and trust me you don’t want to skip it.  Something about blueberries and lemon, they just go really well together.  Can’t

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Cranberries and Pistachio Pastry

This was a pleasant accidental success.  I was going for escargot chocolat-pistache, cuz I can’t get my recent trip to Paris out of my head, but totally messed it up.  The dough wasn’t moist, I used the wrong type of dough.  But it made for some delicious crispy treats 🙂

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Easy Peasy Super Bowl Appetizers

Super bowl can be a scary, stressful event.  If the need for constant flow of food wasn’t stressful enough, I hate the way I feel after eating bowls of chips, cheese balls….. and other random processed food. Fear not, I have a solution…. hummus!  You can make this a few days ahead and it’s super healthy.