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 I hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable Memorial Day! Kemal and I enjoyed both great food and wonderful company at our friends’ home where we grilled out and had one heck of a feast! Vanja grilled some mouth-watering steaks, Kemal made some fantastic veggie kabobs, Vesna made a lovely Greek salad and the best baked … [read more]  Need a quick dessert in less than five minutes that’s got all kinds of good stuff in it and is made without processed sugar? I did. Last night around 2 a.m. I wanted a little something for dessert so I made some nutty no-bake/no-cook oatmeal cookie dough bites. They’re wonderful!!! You can add cinnamon if you … [read more]  I was so tired last night but wanted to make something quickly for dessert that didn’t require much effort. I made this yummy no-bake ginger almond tartlet last night in about 15 minutes. I just used some store-bought ginger cookies I had on-hand and whipped it up quickly. It’s quite rich…so much so that the … [read more]  After working a long, hard holiday week at the restaurant, I got up this morning exhausted, dreading the double-shift I had to work. Normally, I do pretty good working open to close, but during a holiday week, it’s not so easy. I decided I’d better eat just a little bite of something this morning before going … [read more]  One of my Dad’s favorite sweet treats has always been peanut butter and syrup and/or peanut butter and honey, and ever since I was a little girl, it’s been one of my favorite sweet treats as well. Sometimes we’d mix in a little butter but sometimes not. Sometimes we’d just eat it from the spoon while other … [read more]  What can I say? They’re freakin’ awesome!!! They’re so yummy you wouldn’t believe it. Seriously…this is one helluva cookie!!! And guess what? You don’t need to bake it and you don’t need to cook it. How cool is that??!! Flourless-No Bake Honey Almond Oatmeal Cookies Yield: 9 cookies Ingredients: 1/3 cup freshly ground almond butter  I was just dying for some kind of decadent dessert…something chocolaty and creamy. And the strawberries I had in the fridge were calling out to me too…as were the homemade graham crackers I baked the other day. I was also short on time and had no whipping cream in my fridge. I usually keep some … [read more]  There are times when life gets crazy and we just don’t have time to make an elaborate dessert. There are times in the summer when we just can’t bear the thought of turning on our oven but still want something other than fruit or ice cream for dessert. There are times we’re making a heavy … [read more]  This torta is unlike any other cake I’ve ever tried. It’s popular in the Balkans, and there are numerous ways to make it. It’s usually always filled with candy, dried fruit, nuts, and ground cookies. When my friend, Vesna, was telling me about this cake last fall and showed me the picture of the one … [read more]  Last week I mistakenly purchased a huge container of vanilla yogurt. Ooops! I meant to buy plain yogurt. So I decided to return the wrong yogurt and replace it with the right one. I went through my files and found the receipt and put it in my pocket, but I forgot to bring the vanilla … [read more] |
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