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SPICED PECANS If spicy-hot Cajun seasoning isn’t to your liking, you can use sweet-hot barbecue sea- soning blend, savory Italian seasoning blend, or another seasoning mix instead. Yield: 16 (1-ounce) servings INGREDIENTS: 3 pounds pecan halves 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil or melted butter 2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning blend 1.Add the pecans, oil or butter, and Cajun seasoning blend to the slow cooker. Stir to combine. Cover and cook on low for 1 hour. Taste for…

A few weeks ago I was being a “screenager” and stalking my social media pages, mainly Pinterest, because… well… its Pinterest. It’s kind of an obsession and I spend an insane amount of time pinning things that I want to eat, and things that I want at my wedding. Yes, I’m 16 and already have over 50 pins of things I want at my wedding. But while I was knee deep in my wedding pinning extravaganza, I stumbled across something called trashy Brownies. Trashy Brownies are a great combination of…

Cast Iron is a trusted symbol of old-world Americana. And cast iron forms, molds, and griddles have taken on many interesting shapes to help in countless culinary delights. Not only does it cook with that trusted iron quality, but delivers tempting treats in which everyone can participate and enjoy. Below are some of the more popular ones. Cornbread Pans You can savor flawless cornbread each time if you know how. These iron forms come in a variety of sizes, most having the mold of an "ear" of…

Winston: Aww! People left us! They’re never coming home! I can’t wait ‘til they get home! If they ever come back in which the chances are slim... Penny: Hey Winston… You want a cookie? For some reason, they thought if they put the cookie jar on top of the refrigerator I wouldn’t be able to get it. Humans! They’re so naive. Winston: No you lazy loaf! Waiting for people! Penny: Meh, suit yourself. (Bites Cookie) Wow, these are really good. Winston: Quiet! I think they are home! Oh boy oh boy oh…

If you're looking for a new way to decorate your eggs for Easter this year, you can try one of these three decorating styles. They are easy yet incredibly creative. You can do them with your children or have a decorating party with your family and friends. The items used to decorate the eggs are things you already have around the home and don't require extra trips to the store. Nail Polish For this style, you'll need a bowl of warm water and several colors of nail polish. The nail polish…

Georgetown Cupcake was founded on February 14th, 2008, almost at the beginning of the economic crises. Two sisters who left their glamorous corporate jobs to go after their own passion-- Sophie and Katherine, run the store. The sisters are only a year apart and were raised in Toronto. Sophie Kallinis LaMontagne pursued a Bachelors of Arts degree in Molecular Biology from Princeton University. Katherine Kallinis Berman received a Bachelors of Arts in Politics from Marymount University in VA. What…

Okay so it might be a little early for this since it’s not officially fall but I can’t help it. Yesterday I may have even made a sweet potato pie…so on that note, on to todays recipe. It took me a few attempts to make this refined sugar-free pumpkin cobbler but it was sooo worth it! I managed to create a gooey caramel flavoured pumpkin pecan cobbler using natural sugars. In this recipe I used lucuma powder and coconut sugar to replace the typical white and brown sugar. Lucuma powder is a…

How to Make Delicious and Spooky Halloween Cupcakes Halloween is a day when many people enjoying celebrate, and a common way of celebrating is going treat-treating,carving pumpkins, hosting a Halloween party. The ways of celebrating, mentioned from above are quite common, therefore if there is another way that is excited to do at home with friends is decorating Halloween cupcakes. Decorating cupcakes is a way you can express your creative and an activity that can be done with a large group of…

KEBIRE KABASOGLU JOURNAL 4 Today was an exciting day because of my culture. Our traditional Asure day. Asure is a special dessert cooked ones a year within Asure month in Turkey. This traditional dessert originated from a very popular story or a legend about Noah and his ark. I woke up at 9 o’clock in the morning. My family and I had a breakfast. Later on, I started to make an Asure. This beautiful dessert takes 5 to 6 hours to make it. Asure made in large quantities and shared with friends and…

Do you love candy bars like I do? Out of all the candy bars I have tasted, Snickers is definitely the best. Snickers is the best because the peanuts inside of the bar give it protein. Chocolate is not the most healthy snack ever. The peanuts give it the protein you need in your life. Another reason Snickers is the best is because of the creaminess of the marshmallow cream. It does not have too much cream and it does not have too little cream. When you bite into a snickers and taste the…