It was my sister's birthday yesterday! As she was told by a coworker, she is 21 with 20 years experience... love that! I haven't been able to celebrate her birthday with her in YEARS since she lives in Washington and I was in Montana, so I wanted to do something special today. The only downside …
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When I told Matt we were having baked ziti for dinner, he said "Sounds great!... what's a ziti?" To most people, pasta is just simply pasta... the different types and names don't matter. The long ones are spaghetti, the tubed ones are penne, the curved ones are macaroni. So not true! There are SOO many …
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As my little bio section mentions, I learned how to cook from my fabulous mother. I have several recipes of hers that are my go-to favorites. This banana bread is one of them! Mom's Banana Bread 1/2 cup shortening 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 4 ripe bananas 2 cups flour 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 …
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Oh yeah baby... margaritas in a cupcake! Complete with tequila in the batter AND in the frosting! Are you drooling yet? Patience my friends... I can only type so fast! (Tip: The better the tequila you use, the better the flavor will be... we all know what cheap tequila tastes and smells like (blech!). That's …
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Dishing with Des 