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Articles

Make Your Own Ice Cream Pie
An Easy Dessert Sure to Please

Where did Ice Cream Come From?
You scream . . . I scream . . . We all scream for ICE SCREAM ...but who Screamed first? Learn about the history of this popular dessert.

A Sugar Lesson for Sweet Cooking
Before you whip up that special dessert, keep in mind that granulated white sugar differs in size, as well as use in the kitchen.

Make Your Own Cooking Mixes
Save Time and Money Like the convenience of store-bought cookie, cake, brownie and other mixes, but don't like the cost? Here's a solution.

Oh My! Shoefly Pie
How did these pies get their name? The most logical explanation seems to be that the sweet ingredients attracted flies when the pies were cooling. The cooks had to "shoo" the flies away, hence the name shoofly pie.

Little Known Pumpkin Facts
What do pumpkins have to do with freckles and snakebites? What state grows the most pumpkins annually?

Slow Cooking: Hints and Recipes for the Crock Pot
Dinner is never easier than when you use the crock pot. Get helpful hints and great recipes here.

Recipes

Blackberry Pie
There is nothing quite like a blackberry pie warm from the oven.

Easy Fudge Brownies
When I think brownies, I think fudge. These were anything but. They satisfied the sweet tooth, and have you coming back for more.

Black Magic Cake
Spooky dark chocolate cake that's suitable for all your black magic get-togethers.

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Easy Almond Brittle


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Peaches Supreme


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Marshmallow Bars

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Blockbusters


Boo-berry Coffin Cake
Scare up this cake for all your ghosts and goblins on Halloween. You'll have them shouting "yum" instead of "boo!"

Videos

Spotlight on Herbs: Lemon Verbena
Lemon Verbena is a rapidly growing shrub that is used often in puddings, sorbets, and more!

Recipes: Apple Dumplings
Check out this great recipe for apple dumplings.

Weather Chatter

Fall - Apples - Pies
September 27, 2007 10:01 AM

Blog

Cooking Outside the Bread Box
September 5, 2005 10:28 PM