Gluten Free Girl and the Chef

Gluten- Free Thanksgiving Menu

Last week, I shared a Traditional Thanksgiving Menu. I told you a little about my Mom and her knack for making stuffing and orange jello salad. I wrote about how…

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How to Roast a Turkey

A Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner Menu (10 Recipes)

I always look forward to spending Thanksgiving with Mom.  She seems to (effortlessly) make the best turkey and mashed potatoes. I should pay more attention to her gravy-making-method because that’s…

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Real Women of Philly- Recap & Wrap-Up

Real Women of Philly- Recap & Wrap-Up

Earlier this summer, I had the most amazing experience of traveling to Savannah to help judge the Real Women of Philadelphia Cream Cheese Recipe Contest with Paula Deen. Here’s a…

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Food Porn Daily

Food Porn Daily and Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls

Are you a fan of Food Porn Daily, the website where you can view a droolworthy food photo, click, drool again, and repeat? A brand new food photo (that will…

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Bunuelos

Cinnamon Bunuelos

Cinnamon Buñuelos www.RecipeGirl.com ½ cup (1 stick) salted butter, melted 4 large (burrito-size) flour tortillas 1 cup granulated white sugar 2 tsp. ground cinnamon ¼ cup red sugar sprinkles ¼…

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Creamy Pumpkin Pasta with Sweet Italian Sausage

I tend to be a bit of a pumpkin fanatic, so you might begin to see some pumpkin-flavored things on the blog in the month of November. Not exclusively pumpkin,…

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Eyeball Truffles

Eyeball Truffles

Today I’ve partnered with GoodBite to share a Halloween How-To Video with you… on how to make some creepy Eyeball Truffles. They’re simple to make and you’ll need just a…

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Candied Pecans

Candied Pecans

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Favorite Halloween Recipe 2010: Candy Corn Cheesecake

Browsing the Halloween-themed magazines this year, I spotted this recipe for a candy Corn Cheesecake. I was impressed with the colors, how it was made, and it was one of…

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Pilgrim Pork Chops

Pork Chops with Creamy Apple- Cranberry Sauce

Here’s my video recipe for Pilgrim Pork Chops, one of the winning recipes in the Real Women of Philadelphia recipe contest. Click the box below to view the very short…

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Baked Apple Cider Doughnuts

When I was growing up, Sunday mornings were all about donuts. I remember hopping in the car to accompany my Dad to Winchell’s, where we’d choose a variety of donuts…

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Pumpkin Shortbread Cookies (Good Coffee Dunkers)

I’ve never been much of a coffee drinker. My body seems to run on natural fuel.  I’m one of those freaky people who can wake up in the morning with…

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Three Cheese & Bacon Mac & Cheese

I’ve had many a decadent Macaroni and Cheese recipe– in restaurants or even that Trader Joe’s frozen version– but I’d never made mine own until this past weekend. It has…

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Witches Fingers

Win a KitchenAid Stand Mixer!

Dear Readers, Goodbite & I have joined forces to share a spooky treat with you this Halloween: Witch Finger Cookies. Go to the Goodbite site to watch my Witch Finger…

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Cranberry Cornbread

Cranberry Cornbread

Here’s my video recipe for Cranberry Cornbread, as well as a little update on the Real Women of Philadelphia community cookbook recipe contest. Just click the photo box below to…

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Chocolate- Nutella Thumbprint Cookies

Feeling rather down and depressed a few days ago, I found myself wandering into the pantry and opening a rather snugly sealed jar of Nutella. I slid a spoon out…

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Twix Bar Cheesecake Pie… A Pie Contest Winner!

Every fall my son and I enter our community’s pie contest. I’m really not very good at pies (crust challenged, you see…) and my son likes choosing a recipe that’s…

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Fall-Dinner-Party

Fall Dinner Party Menu

Our neighborhood’s Gourmet Group gathered for our monthly dinner party last weekend, and I had the opportunity to host with a Fall Dinner Party Menu. I went simple with my…

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