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Classic Victoria sandwich recipe
The perfect party cake, a Victoria sponge is a traditional bake everyone will love. Makes an easy wedding cake, too
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Carrot cake
Delight friends with an afternoon tea that includes this easy carrot cake. You can bake the cake, freeze it and just ...
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Classic scones with jam & clotted cream
You can have a batch of scones on the table in 20 minutes with Jane Hornby's storecupboard recipe, perfect for unexpe...
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Tomato Bruschetta
This recipe has been modified slightly over tim, but is always a winner, whether for an appetizer or main dish. It ev...
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Date Goat Cheese Basil Bites
These date-and-goat-cheese bites are perfect mouthwatering apps to get you started before dinner. The basil adds an h...
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Salmon with Lemon and Dill
Salmon is baked in a lemon dill butter sauce for this wonderful (and easy) recipe I got from my aunt. The flavors rea...
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Creamy Potato Leek Soup II
Really easy, satisfying soup. Can be prepared in less than an hour. Serve hot and garnish with grated cheese.
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Shrimp Scampi with Pasta
Shrimp scampi with linguine is the ultimate seafood pasta dish. Works with any pasta; angel hair is less filling.
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Spaghetti Cacio e Pepe
This spaghetti cacio e pepe recipe has been made in our family for many years, and everyone loves it. It is a very ba...
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Juicy Grilled Chicken Breasts
This grilled chicken breast and marinade is so easy and versatile. My friends and family beg me to make this recipe w...
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Chicken with Lemon-Caper Sauce
A rich lemon sauce for chicken makes this dish perfect for a special meal.
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Marinated Flank Steak
A great flank steak marinade like this one is important if you want a tender, juicy, flavorful steak. Make sure you m...
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Pork Carnitas
Mexican carnitas made with pork shoulder, braised with lime and spices for a delicious, distinctive flavor, then bake...
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Gruyere Potato Gratin
This traditional Swiss Gruyère potato gratin recipe is from my Grossmutter.
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Sweet and Simple Lemon Tart
This simple lemon tart recipe has a taste you'll never forget.
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Strawberry Shortcake
This strawberry shortcake is the classic, biscuit-style shortcake — not the pound cake variety. The cake is sliced ...
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Chocolate Covered Strawberries
These chocolate-covered strawberries are made with the simplest recipe I know. White chocolate may be drizzled over t...
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Chocolate brownie cake
Get kids cooking at the weekend by baking this yummy brownie cake, much better than shop bought
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Iced fairy cakes
Teach 8-14 year olds how to make fairy cakes and guarantee a fun kitchen activity
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Mini Cheesecakes III
This is a delicious recipe that is perfect for an on-the-go snack. Plus it is a great treat.
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Lemon Cupcakes
Here is a lemon cupcake recipe I use for beautifully delicious treats. Ideally, you'd use buttercream frosting to top...
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Old Fashioned Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
This upside-down pineapple cake recipe delivers a really good take on the classic, old-fashioned dessert.
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Fudge Truffle Cheesecake
Truffle-like chocolate cheesecake in a chocolate cookie crust. If this does not drive your mate wild, keep the recipe...
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Chocolate Swiss Roll
This chocolate Swiss roll is a simpler and smaller version of Beth Le Manach's bûche de Noël. It takes time but is ...
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Limoncello Poppy Seed Chiffon Cake
This limoncello poppy seed chiffon cake is a special occasion cake, one I make for the limoncello lovers in my life. ...
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Patriotic French Toast
French toast with a cream cheese topping and fresh fruit!
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Red, White, and Blue Flag Toast
A quick easy, healthy, and fun breakfast for any patriotic holiday such as Memorial Day.
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Red, White, and Blueberry Grilled Chicken
These colors don't run, but they do stain, so I recommend eating this delicious, red, white and blueberry chicken out...
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Star-Spangled Burgers
These tasty red, white, and blue burgers will make any Memorial Day, 4th of July, or Labor Day barbeque that much mor...
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Red, White and Blue Deviled Eggs
These are a great Fourth of July appetizer! They're a bit fussy to make, but the colorful presentation is so fun, it'...
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Red, White, and Blueberry Fruit Salad
This is an easy, refreshing fruit salad recipe that's been in our family for years. We usually make it for our Fourth...
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Baby BLT
Cherry tomatoes stuffed with a mixture of bacon, green onion, and mayonnaise. These BLT stuffed tomatoes may be a lit...
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Blackberry-Cherry Salsa
Make this salsa during the blackberry season! Would also make a unique gift. Garnish with more blackberries and almon...
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Slightly Spicy Roasted Red Pepper Dip
Delicious slightly spicy dip.
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Julia Watermelon Gazpacho
Had very ripe watermelon and several other ingredients in this recipe that needed to be used up. This was a great way...
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Red, White, and Booze Ice Pops
Is there any better way to celebrate the birth of our great nation than with this red, white, and sort-of-blue Popsic...
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Caprese Appetizer
These colorful caprese skewers with bite-sized portions of mozzarella, tomato, and basil make the perfect appetizer f...
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Super Easy Hummus
Learn how to make homemade hummus with this super easy recipe that only takes minutes. Great with veggies or pita chi...
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Classic Savory Deviled Eggs
These classic deviled eggs are delightful. They're stuffed with a creamy blend of mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, and vine...
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Triple Dipped Fried Chicken
This fried chicken batter yields the crispiest, spiciest, homemade fried chicken I have ever tasted! It has been a pi...
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BBQ Pork for Sandwiches
This is so easy and very tasty. Serve on buns with French fries or potato chips.
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Real Nawlins Muffuletta
A genuine muffuletta should be made on oven-fresh round Italian bread loves topped with sesame seeds. The spicy, tang...
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Sweet Restaurant Slaw
This sweet coleslaw recipe tastes like the slaw served at popular fried chicken or fish restaurants. It's excellent w...
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A Memorial Day Carrot Cake Recipe
I find this to be the perfect time of year for carrot cake. It's an ideal dessert for cookouts, picnics, and graduati...
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Cornmeal Strawberry Cake
A sweet and moist cake. Blueberries can be used instead of strawberries.
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Graham Cracker Cake I
Why this isn't as popular as it once was, I will never know.
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Three-Cheese Cauliflower Casserole
I made this cauliflower cheese casserole dish for dinner one night when my husband was gone. It was so good the boys ...
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Seven Layer Dip
My mom's 7-layer dip is a big hit at all small gatherings! Refried beans are layered with guacamole, taco-seasoned so...
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Squash Casserole with Cream of Chicken Soup
This casserole is creamy with a wonderful herbed topping. You can also mix leftover turkey or pork in this dish and s...
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Creamy Cornbread Casserole
This cornbread tastes like the corn cakes from a famous Mexican restaurant chain. Use an ice cream scoop to serve.
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Hawaiian Ham and Cheese Sliders
Hawaiian sliders are great for potlucks for something fun and easy to share.
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Chef John Grilled Garlic and Herb Shrimp
This grilled garlic and herb shrimp recipe is very easy, IF you can just walk out into the backyard, and pick a handf...
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Bacon-Wrapped Barbeque Shrimp
These are spicy and wonderful! As close as I can get to a restaurant version that I am addicted to. Serves 2 as an en...
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Mexican-Style Shrimp Cocktail
Mexican-style shrimp cocktails are commonly spotted on menus in the Bay Area of California, but they don't seem to ha...
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City Ceviche
A wonderful appetizer to enjoy with friends when San Francisco's Indian summer warms the city. The true way to 'cook'...
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Vietnamese Fresh Shrimp Rolls
These Vietnamese spring rolls are a refreshing change from the usual fried variety and have become a family favorite....
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Baked Coconut Shrimp
These crispy baked coconut shrimp are great for dinner or as an appetizer. I serve them with orange marmalade for dip...
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Copycat Bang Bang Shrimp
This bang bang shrimp recipe tastes just like the appetizer at Bonefish Grill! The creamy sauce is sweet and spicy wi...
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Shrimp and Jalapeno Nachos
What better way to 'fiesta' than with this beautiful plate of alternative nachos? This will make a very delicious cha...
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Grilled Shrimp with Lemon Aioli
You'll notice a glaring lack of ingredients in this grilled shrimp with lemon aioli recipe. Thanks to the intensely f...
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Layered Shrimp Dip
Olives not only make this creamy layered shrimp dip look pretty, they add a nice flavor twist to an otherwise straigh...
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Shrimp Scampi Cheesecake
Rich cheesecake with a seafood surprise. Decadent and smooth for adult tastes.
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Hooley Devil Stuffed Shrimp
This tasty crab and shrimp appetizer is simple to prepare and sinfully delicious!
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Grilled Shrimp and Apple Skewers
Shrimp and apples are marinated in a sweet and spicy sauce, then skewered and grilled. Serve over white rice, noodles...
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Chef John Indoor BBQ Shrimp
If the weather puts a damper on your barbeque plans, these indoor barbeque shrimp are so easy and fast. Use the raw, ...
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Honey Walnut Shrimp
Honey walnut shrimp is a delicious Hong Kong-style dish of crispy battered shrimp topped with a creamy sauce and suga...
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Loaded Sour Cream and Onion Waffle Fries
These delicious loaded sour cream & onion waffle fries are made from crisp-baked frozen waffle fries, tossed with a h...
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Crispy Buffalo Potato Salad
This crispy Buffalo potato salad is made with smashed potatoes, blue cheese, and a creamy, spicy mayo-Buffalo dressing.
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Buffalo Chicken Sliders
These Buffalo chicken sliders, made with shredded chicken tossed in spicy Buffalo sauce and ranch dressing, baked on ...
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Buffalo Chicken Breadsticks
These Buffalo chicken breadsticks are a new—and super easy—way to serve up a party favorite. Creamy, spicy Buffal...
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Tropical Salad with Pineapple Vinaigrette
An easy salad to make with a bag of salad greens, pineapple, bacon bits, nuts and toasted coconut. Use fresh pineappl...
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Simple Cake Pops
Cake pops are perfect for birthdays, baby showers, weddings, or any special occasion where sweet treats are needed! T...
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One Bowl Chocolate Cake
This homemade chocolate cake recipe is super easy to prepare in one bowl for a deliciously moist and fluffy chocolate...
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Spanish Garlic Shrimp (Gambas al Ajillo)
Gambas al ajillo are on every Spanish restaurant menu — for good reason! It's a dish of shrimp cloaked in garlic-in...
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Cream Cheese and Crab Sushi Rolls
This crab sushi roll with imitation crabmeat recipe is delicious and surprisingly simple to make. Sushi is expensive ...
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Munn Cookies
These Jewish-style lemon poppy seed cookies are thin crispy cookies that are wonderful with tea.
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Onion Poppy Seed Ring
This braided challah ring uses poppy seeds, a tradition at Purim, in a savory onion filling. "Everyone loves it and r...
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Hamantashen
These hamantashen are the easiest I've ever made. They are a bit sweet, roll out easily, and are consumed quickly. My...
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Cheese Filled Triangles
The only tricky part of this recipe is working with phyllo, and once you get the hang of it, it's fun. Sometimes you ...
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Wine-Braised Beef Brisket
This is yummy the day you make it, but is even more delicious the next day.
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Cornish Game Hens with Garlic and Rosemary
This Cornish hen recipe is perfect for special occasions. Serve with crusty garlic bread and a nice light Chianti wine.
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Great-Grandmother Bubbies Hamantaschen
Hamantaschen are fruit-filled cookies traditionally served during the Jewish holiday Purim. They are put in gift bask...
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Heavenly Lamb Shanks
This recipe for lamb shanks in the oven is simply gorgeous because it's so comforting. The meat is slow-cooked in a g...
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Seans Falafel and Cucumber Sauce
This falafel sauce recipe is great. Everyone that I have made it for loves it. Yum!
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Rugelach
These delicious rugelach are made from scratch with a buttery pastry recipe and the classic walnut, cinnamon, and rai...
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Chicken and Red Wine Sauce
A simple chicken and red wine recipe with a tasty sauce made from brown sugar, garlic, paprika, salt, and pepper. Eve...
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Balsamic Chicken
This balsamic chicken recipe is a tasty, easy-to-make dish — my husband loves it. Sometimes I cut the chicken into ...
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Kolaches From the Bread Machine
This is a family favorite made easy. Preparing the dough in a bread machine saves time kneading the dough by hand. My...
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Beigli (Pastry Roulade Filled With Poppy Seeds and Walnuts)
This yeasted dessert from Hungary can be filled with walnuts or poppy seeds. The recipe comes from Yonit Naftali and ...
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Purim Hamantaschen with Prune Filling
Traditional, sweet hamantaschen for the Jewish holiday of Purim. If you don't have enough prune filling, use raspberr...
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Shrimp and Scallop Crepes
These shrimp and scallop crepes are a seafood lover's dream and will make the taste buds happy. Garnish with more sli...
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Chicken Crepe Riviera
We have a lovely restaurant nearby and my first-ever order was their chicken crêpe riviera. This is my version. The ...
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Hot Mexican Bean Crepes
A spicy crepe that is hot and tasty for a satisfying dinner meal.
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Breakfast Crepes with Ham, Vegetables, and Egg
Enjoy ham, veggies, and eggs in a delicate crepe for a scrumptious breakfast!
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Cajun Shrimp Crepes
These crepes are stuffed with a filling of shrimp and vegetables and completed with a creamy white wine sauce. Crepes...
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Squash Blossom Crepes (Crepas de Flor de Calabaza)
This is a recipe that has been on my family for generations. We serve this on special occasions like Christmas and we...
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Gluten-Free Butter Crepes with Orange Blossom Honey Butter
Buttery, gluten-free crepes are served with whipped honey butter. Real butter makes the difference: the crepes are cr...
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Pumpkin Crepes with Fontina Cheese Sauce
This savory crepe recipe makes a nice first course to any meal. You can change up the cheese, but make sure it's a go...
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