Beef Stroganoff 7

Lightened-Up Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff

I promise I haven’t abandoned my stove. It’s just that this time of year is perfect for experimenting with the ‘ol slow cooker, and I’ve been on a bit of…

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Chocolate Drizzled Toffee- Chocolate Chip Cookies

If you’re on a diet… I’m sorry. You’ll want to cheat on it to make these cookies:  Toffee- Chocolate Chip Cookies with Chocolate Drizzle. They’re a simple little toffee &…

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Ham and Lentil Soup

Healthy Start to the Year & Healthy Recipes to Share

As usual, I’ve started the year on a healthy journey… eating right and exercising. My facebook fans have asked for more healthy recipes this year, so I’ll be taking Saturdays…

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Tuscan Soup 4

A Crockpot Recipe… and it’s GOOD!

It’s such a great invention, really… a pot that you can throw a bunch of stuff in and let it do all of the cooking for you. At the end…

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Chocolate Cake 2

Celebrating 3 Years with CAKE

Today I’m celebrating a 3 year blog birthday! RecipeGirl.com has been up and running for a good 4 1/2 years, but the blog itself debuted Jan. 1, 2008.  Here’s my…

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Top 10 Recipes of 2010

Top 10 Recipes of 2010

It’s always fun to look back and see what the most visited recipes were for the past year. And since I’ve done a round up each year… Ten best recipes…

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Eggnog Scones 11

Eggnog Scones

This is a great breakfast recipe to make with your leftover eggnog for your lingering relatives… really delicious, addictive, not-dry-at-all scones! The recipe can be found here: Cinnamon- Eggnog Scones….

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White Chocolate- Peppermint Hot Cocoa

White Chocolate- Peppermint Hot Cocoa

Wishing you and those you love much happiness, good health and happy holidays! The very simple recipe for this delicious, warm mug of goodness can be found here: White Chocolate-…

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Apple iPad Giveaway!

Happy Holidays from RecipeGirl and Kraft Foods!  I’m teaming up with Kraft Foods to give away an Apple iPad.  in celebration of their new Apple iPad app Big Fork Little…

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cinnamon fudge

Five Delicious and Easy Fudge Recipes

Lots of baking and candy-making goes on in the RecipeGirl house during the holidays. I prefer to give homemade gifts to the special people in our lives, so they usually…

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Red Velvet Trifle 4

Red Velvet Trifle… Oh My!

My neighborhood’s Gourmet Group met for holiday festivities last weekend, and I was in charge of dessert. Since I tend to be enamored with all things red velvet, I decided…

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GLuten Free Kiss Cookies 4

Calphalon Roaster Giveaway & Peanut Butter Christmas Cookie Recipe

One of our family’s favorite Christmas cookie recipes has always been the Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies. Since my Mom has gone gluten free this last year, I’m tasked with trying…

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Sharing My Addiction:  Candy Cane Kisses

Sharing My Addiction: Candy Cane Kisses

I love these things. I mean truly love these. They’re addicting, and they shouldn’t be purchased unless you plan to share… or bake cookies:  Candy Cane Kiss Cookies I’m being…

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Share Our Holiday Table:  Sundried Tomato Polenta Bites

Share Our Holiday Table: Sundried Tomato Polenta Bites

Today, I’m featuring Share Our Holiday Table, a virtual, progressive fund-raising dinner designed to raise awareness of child hunger in the U.S. and raise funds for Share Our Strength during…

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Favorite Cookbooks

$200 Amazon.com Holiday Giveaway + My Favorite Cookbooks of 2010

Because I love my blog… and my readers… and books…and toys… I thought this would be the sort of holiday gift that would be appropriate this year. I’m giving away…

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Win $250 Gift Card to Williams Sonoma

Win $250 Gift Card to Williams Sonoma

Dear Readers, GoodBite and I have joined forces this holiday season to share my favorite family heirloom recipe: Grandma Billie’s Cinnamon Rolls. Go to the GoodBite website to watch my…

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desserts4today

Eggnog Custard & Desserts 4 Today Cookbook

I’ve been following Abby Dodge’s recipes in Fine Cooking and other magazines for a very long time. It seems like every time I spot a cookie recipe that I want…

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Black Friday Cookies

I couldn’t resist. These cookies came out so ooey, gooey, brownie-like and dark chocolate… that I simply had to dub them as Black Friday Cookies. For those not in-the-know, Black…

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