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Napa Cabbage and Tofu Salad
At a recent book luncheon at Melissa’s Produce, I had the pleasure of meeting chef Katie Chin who introduced us to her newly released book Katie Chin’s Everyday Chinese Cookbook. We sampled a...
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Ukrainian Cabbage Salad
Come warm days, I crave vegetable salads more than anything else. The lighter the salad, the better. Although, at times I don’t mind going for substantial and filling ones. This is a classic...
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Cabbage Rolls Stuffed with Meat
Hi there. I am back (did I sound like I just awoke from a winter sleep or what?). I hope you all had a great time during the holidays. Happy New Year to...
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Red as Red Can Be – Borsch
Borsch (also known as borscht) is one of the most popular soups across the vast region of Eastern Europe. Originating in Ukraine, it traveled to Azerbaijan during the Soviet reign and has been ever since...
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Pickled Mixed Vegetables with Herbs
In Azerbaijan, canning is a big culinary tradition. Jars with homemade preserves, jams, pickles, relishes, and sauces can be found in almost every household. They are usually prepared in the summer, when fruits...
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Cardamom-Walnut Cookies – Mutekke (Video)
This post was originally published on March 20, 2017 and is now updated. I have added a recipe video and tweaked the recipe for best results. ______ These tender Cardamom-Walnut Cookies hailing from...
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Apple Butter
Our recent trip to the apple orchard with my daughter’s Girl Scout troop was a lot of fun. Just like last time we were there, there were not too many apples left to...
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Cardamom-Lemon Sweet Rolls
I am obsessed with recipes. Cookbooks, magazine cutouts with recipes, a new recipe hastily scribbled down on a piece of napkin, recipes I memorize for dishes I see demonstrated on a grocery store...
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Shekerbura – Step by Step
If Samani is a green symbol of Novruz, two desserts, Pakhlava (baklava) and Shekerbura, are the spring holiday’s sweet symbols. No Novruz table is complete without these delicious nut filled delights. I have...
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Lemon-Cardamom Ricotta Cookies
The other day during one my regular refrigerator clean-ups, I found a container of unused ricotta cheese staring at me. I remembered buying it a while ago when I ventured into making a...
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Danish Braid – Daring Bakers Challenge
Time’s up! Posting the June Daring Bakers Challenge. This month we had to bake Danish Braid, something I had always wanted to make but never dared, up until I had to:)) The hosts...
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Turkish Carrot Salad with Yogurt Dressing (Video)
This post was originally published on April 15, 2008 and is now updated. I have added a recipe video and tweaked the recipe for best results. _____ Nutritious, vibrant, and delicious. What’s not...
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Artichoke Salad with Carrots and Green Peas
Sometimes the fewer the ingredients a salad contains and the brighter and contrasting the colors, the more appealing it looks, and the more delicious it is, too. Like this salad. It only has...
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White Radish and Carrot Salad
I make the white radish and carrot salad you see in the center of the table quite often, both for guests and for ourselves. Super easy to make, delicious, and good for you....
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Savory Potato-Carrot Loaf
The minute my reader Gunel from Azerbaijan sent me this recipe, I was hooked. Savory potato-carrot loaf? Baked in a loaf pan? Really? I mean, I am familiar with potato breads, but this...
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Red as Red Can Be – Borsch
Borsch (also known as borscht) is one of the most popular soups across the vast region of Eastern Europe. Originating in Ukraine, it traveled to Azerbaijan during the Soviet reign and has been ever since...
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Pickled Mixed Vegetables with Herbs
In Azerbaijan, canning is a big culinary tradition. Jars with homemade preserves, jams, pickles, relishes, and sauces can be found in almost every household. They are usually prepared in the summer, when fruits...
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A Cup-of-Garden Soup
Here’s a wonderful colorful soup that is filling, nutritious, and delicious at the same time. One thing I particularly like about this recipe is that it is generously open to improvisation. Don’t have kale?...
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A Cup-of-Garden Soup
Here’s a wonderful colorful soup that is filling, nutritious, and delicious at the same time. One thing I particularly like about this recipe is that it is generously open to improvisation. Don’t have kale?...
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Chicken-Celery Salad with Yogurt Dressing
This chicken-celery salad with yogurt dressing my favorite salads from Turkish cuisine. I love how tender chicken meat pairs with crunchy celery, cucumber, and walnuts. I also love it that this salad is...
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Braised Lamb with Pomegranates and Chestnuts
Nar, nar, more nar! This is what the family has been saying the most ever since nars (pomegranates) hit the Long Beach markets stalls about a month ago. We buy loads of nar....
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Layered Rice Pilaff With Dried Fruit and Chestnuts
Eziz Qonaqlar, Meclisimize Ash Gelir! Ok, no panicking, it’s in Azeri, I’ll translate, word by word: Dear Guests, Pilaff is Entering Our Ceremony! This is how the Tamada, a Toastmaster always announces the...
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How to Peel Chestnuts
Chestnuts are widely used in Azerbaijani cuisine, especially in Rice Pilaffs. They make a perfect snack when roasted, too. Here’s how you peel them to use in your recipes. 1. There are two...
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Mimosa Salad (Video)
This post was originally published on June 8, 2008 and is now updated. I have added a recipe video and tweaked the recipe for best results. ______ Mimosa Salad is a festive layered...
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Georgian-Style Chicken with Tomatoes and Herbs – Chakhokhbili (Video)
This post was originally published on July 15, 2009 and is now updated. I have added a recipe video and tweaked the recipe for best results. ____ When I was a kid, together...
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Greek Chicken with Carrots and Fennel
If you are looking for an easy, one-pot meal that will save you a lot of time preparing and cooking while satisfying your taste buds, look no further. Make Greek Chicken with Carrots...
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Elle’s Teriyaki Chicken Wings
This weekend food bloggers around the world are getting together to celebrate the life of a fellow blogger, Elle, from Elle’s New England Kitchen. Elle left this world suddenly and unexpectedly on January...
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Saj-Fried Chicken with Vegetables
“What-fried? Saj-fried?” you may ask. And I will explain. Saj is a nifty kitchen utensil, my friends. And it has a long history. Before the invention of frying pans and a gas stove,...
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Chicken Cacciatore
Don’t you just love dishes that pretty much cook for themselves and all you have to do is toss (or nicely arrange) the ingredients together and your job is complete? I do. Especially...
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Chicken-Celery Salad with Yogurt Dressing
This chicken-celery salad with yogurt dressing my favorite salads from Turkish cuisine. I love how tender chicken meat pairs with crunchy celery, cucumber, and walnuts. I also love it that this salad is...
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One of a Kind – Tall Chicken or Turkey Pie
My friend Victoria (remember her?) knows I am always on the lookout for great recipes to share with you. Not that I don’t have enough recipes in the house (this reminds me I...
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Flattened Spiced-Herbed Chicken
I spotted this recipe a while ago on this livejournal with plans to use it one day. The lucky day was yesterday. The recipe comes from Stalik, a celebrated gourmand who spreads his...
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Baked Honey Chicken Wings
I am a glutton. I mean, what should I call myself after eating more than half of what was meant to be my children’s meal I fixed from a recipe in a kid...
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Chicken With Eggs (Toyug Chighirtmasi)
It’s been a while since I’ve posted a chicken recipe, hasn’t it? Considering that chicken is a widely used type of poultry in Azerbaijan and that there are countless recipes with it, I...
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Chicken Salad with Bell Peppers
Dear friends, Thank you so much for all your lovely comments and wishes you left on my previous post! Here I am again. Up and running, but not on my new blog as...
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Saffron Chicken With Quince
My friend Maryam once made this chicken stew with quince infused with saffron. After having at least 3 servings (yes, I am a glutton) of it, I was ready to write the recipe...
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Moroccan Chickpea Salad With Onions and Paprika
I think Moroccan cuisine is fascinating. This may sound a bit strange as it comes from someone who, to her biggest shame, has never tried Moroccan food made by Moroccan natives (I am yet...
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Hummus
Hummus, the Middle Eastern delight. I love it. Long before I found out hummus was super easy to make, I bought it from stores. Some were delicious, others we not. Then one day...
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Yogurt Soup with Fresh Herbs and Chickpeas (Dovgha)
I wrote on AZ Cookbook facebook page that the epitome of spring and summer in Azerbaijan was soon coming to my blog. I gave a hint, alright, that it was going to be...
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Vienna Chocolate Cake
Spring is here and today I am sharing with you the most spring-fitting recipe ever! OK. I am not. I am bad, I know. Because today we have lots of chocolate on the...
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Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
My last-minute holiday baking (cookies to share with neighbors and whoever walks in our door) yielded the ultimate chocolate crinkle cookies. Crisply and crinkled on the outside and chewy and somewhat fudgy on...
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Cranberry-Chocolate Sweet Buns
I am one of those people who go grocery shopping with two separate lists: a physical list of things to buy and a mental list that forms up in your head spontaneously—when you...
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Light Chocolate Chip Cookies
I was planning on a completely different recipe for today’s post but changed my mind. The culprit is the photo of the freshly baked cookies I boasted about on my instagram account. I...
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Chocolatiest Crinkles
A very brief description of these chocolatiest crinkles would be something like this: They are darn good! They are chewy on the inside and crispy on the outside. And beware, they disappear fast....
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Fudgy Brownies
Some like them soft, cakey, and spongy, some like them dense, moist, and fudgy. I belong to the latter group that would never say no to the kind of brownies you see in...
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Chocolate Pear Cake
Pear season is in full swing in California. Chocolate season is always in full swing in the family. I combined the two and received this very chocolate-ful pear-ful cake that I wished could...
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Black Velvet Chocolate Mousse
Here’s the recipe for a super easy chocolate mousse that you can whip up in no time. The waiting time to devour it is a little long, but it is totally worth it....
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Ganache Mousse Macaron Sandwich Cookies
So, what do you do when you have 5-6 egg whites sitting in your fridge and waiting to be used up before they go bad? Right! You make Helen’s Macaron sandwich cookies! Helen...
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Flourless Chocolate Cake – Daring Bakers Challenge
The February 2009 challenge is hosted by Wendy of WMPE‘s blog and Dharm of Dad ~ Baker & Chef. We have chosen a Chocolate Valentino cake by Chef Wan; a Vanilla Ice Cream...
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Chocolate Banana Bread
Finally! It happened. I am launching my newly redesigned blog! Thank you very much for all your encouraging comments and emails I’ve been receiving along the way. I haven’t blogged in a while...
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Zesty Fiesta Chocolate Fridge Cake
When my friend Marysol of Memories In the Baking commented on my Cheese and Yogurt Cake with Lemon Zest quoting David Lebovitz : “there are two kinds of people in this world, the...
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Prunes Dipped in Chocolate
Today is the 8th of March – International Women’s Day. I don’t think it is celebrated in the US, but in Azerbaijan it is big. Good for women, bad for men:)) They have...
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Georgian-Style Chicken with Tomatoes and Herbs – Chakhokhbili (Video)
This post was originally published on July 15, 2009 and is now updated. I have added a recipe video and tweaked the recipe for best results. ____ When I was a kid, together...
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Fresh Herb Kükü
In Azerbaijan, kükü (read: kyukyu) is the general name given to dishes in which main ingredients—vegetables, herbs, meat or fish—are bound with eggs, then browned on both sides on a stovetop. It is...
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Yogurt Soup with Fresh Herbs and Chickpeas (Dovgha)
I wrote on AZ Cookbook facebook page that the epitome of spring and summer in Azerbaijan was soon coming to my blog. I gave a hint, alright, that it was going to be...
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Perfect Pumpkin Bread (Video)
Looking for the recipe for that Perfect Pumpkin Bread that is moist, not overwhelmingly spiced and has the right flavors? Look no further, because I did the job so you don’t have to...
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Easy Apple Coffee Cake (Video)
This post was originally published on November 8, 2003, and I am updating it today with the video recipe from my new YoutTube Channel – AZCookbook with Feride. Please SUBSCRIBE to it and...
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Cinnamon Raisin Babka
A couple of days ago, I found myself craving sweet breads, and as a result, frantically leafing through cookbooks in search of something tall, filled, tender, and perfect with a cup of tea....
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Swirled Pumpkin-Cream Cheese Cake Bars
We’ve made our pumpkin puree, so we are now ready to use it. Right? Right. Let’s start with luscious, cream cheese—swirled pumpkin bars. Bars, but caky. Super delicious caky. Swirled into the batter...
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Cinnamon-Walnut Apple Roll-Ups
Hello 2012! Hello AZ Cookbook readers! I hope you had a great time during the holidays and are ready for another hopefully wonderful year ahead. I can’t wait to share new recipes with...
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Apple Butter
Our recent trip to the apple orchard with my daughter’s Girl Scout troop was a lot of fun. Just like last time we were there, there were not too many apples left to...
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Cinnamon Rolls
Do you like your cinnamon rolls super soft and puffy or do you prefer them somewhat crunchy on the outside and soft, yet not bread-like on the inside? I belong to both camps....
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Spiced Banana-Walnut Loaf
I made this delicious spiced banana-walnut loaf bread a couple of days ago and it was gone in an instant. The bread is filled with a thick cinnamon-perfumed walnut ripple that is swirled into the...
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Spiced Walnuts
I am happy to be sharing with you this wonderful recipe for spiced walnuts that I made a couple of days ago. I loved the result. The walnuts were soft, yet somewhat crunchy...
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Zebra Cake (Video)
This post was originally published on February 15, 2008, thus starting zebra cake recipe trend all over the Internet (yes, I claim to be the original zebra cake recipe sharer with step by...
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Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
My last-minute holiday baking (cookies to share with neighbors and whoever walks in our door) yielded the ultimate chocolate crinkle cookies. Crisply and crinkled on the outside and chewy and somewhat fudgy on...
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Chocolate Bundt Cake
Meet chocolate Bundt cake. The lighter version of it, to be exact. Just the right amount of sweetness, lighter than its regular not-so-light cousin, still moist enough (don’t expect it to be super...
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Chocolate Curd Cheese (or Ricotta) Muffins
We have mastered the art of making curd cheese at home, haven’t we? Now the time has come to incorporate our cheese into delicious dishes, both savory and sweet. We’ll begin with sweet...
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Cream Cheese-Swirled Brownies
Today AZ Cookbook is 2 years and 2 days old! Yay! For some odd reason I thought the blogiversary, that is the 2 years mark, was today, but after checking back on my...
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Cocoa-Sour Cherry Slices
I’ve been busy for the past few days baking cookies to give neighbors and friends as our family gift for the holidays. I haven’t forgotten you and just wanted to write a short...
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Cocoa Almond Meringues
Thanksgiving is almost here! A wonderful reminder that we have so much in life to be thankful for. So I wanted to thank you, my readers, for the tremendous support you have shown...
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“Oreshki” Walnut Cookies with Dulce de Leche
Meet some of the most unique cookies that hail from my childhood—walnut-shaped cookies called oreshki. Oreshki means “nuts” in Russian. In this particular case, it means “walnuts.” How are these cookies and my...
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Easy Homemade Dulce De Leche
Years ago, when I first heard the term dulce de leche in America, it struck me as fancy and I didn’t quite know what it was. Candy made of milk, or sweet made...
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Honey Cake (Medovik) – Step by Step
In my recent interview to Women’s Forum I mentioned that I didn’t cook much back in Azerbaijan, but that I baked a few cakes. Well, honey cake, known as medovik or medoviy tort...
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Turkish Shepherd’s Salad (Video)
Turkish Shepherd’s Salad, or Çoban Salatası, is, perhaps, the most frequently served salad on a Turkish table. In our family it is a must when we have grilled meats, rice and bulgur pilafs,...
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Crunchy Vegetable Salad with Marinated Mushrooms (Video)
This post was originally published on September 2, 2009 and I am updating it today with the video recipe from my new YoutTube Channel – AZCookbook with Feride. Please SUBSCRIBE to it and...
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Shorgoghal, or Spice-Filled Flaky Breads
Spring is here and so is the spring holiday Novruz! A lot of holiday baking has been done by Azerbaijanis around the world to celebrate the arrival of spring on March 21st. Along...
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Tajik Green Lentil and Rice Soup
A few days ago, my friend Ayten in Baku posted a video from Tajikistan on her social media – she is moving to the country because she was offered a head position in...
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Flattened Spiced-Herbed Chicken
I spotted this recipe a while ago on this livejournal with plans to use it one day. The lucky day was yesterday. The recipe comes from Stalik, a celebrated gourmand who spreads his...
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Shorgoghal, or Spice-Filled Flaky Breads
Spring is here and so is the spring holiday Novruz! A lot of holiday baking has been done by Azerbaijanis around the world to celebrate the arrival of spring on March 21st. Along...
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Tajik Green Lentil and Rice Soup
A few days ago, my friend Ayten in Baku posted a video from Tajikistan on her social media – she is moving to the country because she was offered a head position in...
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Flattened Spiced-Herbed Chicken
I spotted this recipe a while ago on this livejournal with plans to use it one day. The lucky day was yesterday. The recipe comes from Stalik, a celebrated gourmand who spreads his...
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Cream Cheese-Swirled Brownies
Today AZ Cookbook is 2 years and 2 days old! Yay! For some odd reason I thought the blogiversary, that is the 2 years mark, was today, but after checking back on my...
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Strawberry Cheesecake – Daring Bakers Challenge
Here it comes again – another sweet and delicious DB treat. The April 2009 challenge is hosted by Jenny from Jenny Bakes. She has chosen Abbey’s Infamous Cheesecake as the challenge. Abbey is...
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Cheesecake Pops – My First Daring Bakers Challenge!
Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome Mr. and Mrs. Cheezypop! Today is a very special day in my blogging history! I just accomplished my first Daring Bakers Challenge! This month’s challenge is being hosted...