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. Â So not true! Â 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 