Hot Cross Buns
Yum Hot cross buns! Hot cross buns! One a penny, two a penny, Hot cross buns! If you have no daughters, give them to your sons. One a penny two a penny, Hot cross buns! Hot Cross Buns are an…
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Mini Cherry Tarts
Yum Cherry pie is my absolute favorite pie of all time. Although it’s not a pie you see often at get-togethers, to me it represents the timeless beauty of another era. It’s a real treat when I’m lucky enough to have it…
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Homemade Salted Caramels
Yum Well, this post starts with several important announcements: I have created a new facebook page for this ‘ole site, Cookies for England. Check it out here. It’s a new facebook page, so please give the little teensy baby some…
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St. Patrick’s Day Cookies
St. Patrick was a pretty cool guy. According to legend he was actually born in England, but he claimed Ireland as his birthplace because he lived most of his life there. Supposedly ‘ole Patty hated snakes so much that he…
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No Churn Cookies and Cream Ice Cream
Yum Have you ever made homemade ice cream? Boy . . . there is just nothing better on a hot, sticky summer night than going out on the porch, watching the fireflies dance, and mixing up a batch. After the…
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Key Lime Bars with Pecan Shortbread Crust
Yum Spring is whispering. I can feel it. Each day, when I take my walk, I can feel the earth stirring . . . coming to life and stretching its cramped, tired muscles after a long winter of dormant…
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French Pork Chops with Mango Chutney and Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Yum Does looking at pictures of beautiful food make you say “YUM”? Well then, you’ll love the newest feature I’ve added to the blog– the orange “YUM” button you see up there, above the picture. Yummly is an awesome…
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Copycat Honeybaked Ham
Yum This past Christmas, my wonderful Aunt Diane treated us to a Honeybaked Ham. Oh my goodness . . . the excitement, the glory . . . the absolute RAPTURE when we opened that classic red and gold foil and caught a…
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Irish Honey Breakfast Bread
Yum There is something so beautiful about simple, honest food. When you use your own hands to prepare a loaf of bread, from start to finish, and you craft it and form it, you can give a sigh of…
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Oven BBQ Ribs
Yum Well, it’s finally March, and, at last, winter is beginning to loosen its icy grip on the weather. Despite ‘Ole Man Winter’s best efforts, I am starting to see the first signs of spring– crocus and daffodils are peeking…
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