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Zucchini Muffins From Vicki Delany #ChristmasBreakfast #recipe: I’m going to be
travelling for more than a month before Christmas so I have to get my holiday
baking done super early.  As my
grandchildren will be with us for Christmas this year, I wanted to get plenty
of muffins into the freezer for…
Zucchini Muffins From Vicki Delany #ChristmasBreakfast #recipe
I’m going to be travelling for more than a month before Christmas so I have to get my holiday baking done super early.  As my grandchildren will be with us for Christmas this year, I wanted to get plenty of muffins into the freezer for us to bring out not only for Christmas breakfast but over the week before.As per the recipe, which I got from Canadian Living magazine, I sprinkled the
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December 5, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Orange Date Scones by Lucy Burdette: LUCY BURDETTE: Back in 2020 in the days of the pandemic, I made a recipe of banana date scones that was fashioned after an amazing scone that we tasted in Scotland. With this scone, I had been hoping to bring back memories of happier times.  Those months and…
Orange Date Scones by Lucy Burdette
LUCY BURDETTE: Back in 2020 in the days of the pandemic, I made a recipe of banana date scones that was fashioned after an amazing scone that we tasted in Scotland. With this scone, I had been hoping to bring back memories of happier times.  Those months and years were so hard, and we were all trying our best to figure out how to survive! For me, food was a big part of it.Today’s recipe is
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December 4, 2025 at 8:17 AM
The World's Best Vanilla Extract #Recipe by @LibbyKlein: Libby Klein: A lot of my recipes include either vanilla beans or vanilla extract. I haven't bought vanilla extract in years. I make my own. I use a lot of vanilla around the holidays, AND this makes a fantastic gift. I've literally had…
The World's Best Vanilla Extract #Recipe by @LibbyKlein
Libby Klein: A lot of my recipes include either vanilla beans or vanilla extract. I haven't bought vanilla extract in years. I make my own. I use a lot of vanilla around the holidays, AND this makes a fantastic gift. I've literally had friends come back to me with an empty bottle before Valentine's Day and ask for more. I'll share this with you because it's so easy and only two ingredients.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Cream Cheese Snowcaps and a #Christmas #giveaway: LESLIE BUDEWITZ:  It’s beginning to look a lot like – National Cookie Day! Officially, December 4 is the day, but a holiday this delish can’t be confined to twenty-four hours, can it?These Snowcaps are new to our celebration. They’re tasty little…
Cream Cheese Snowcaps and a #Christmas #giveaway
LESLIE BUDEWITZ:  It’s beginning to look a lot like – National Cookie Day! Officially, December 4 is the day, but a holiday this delish can’t be confined to twenty-four hours, can it?These Snowcaps are new to our celebration. They’re tasty little morsels that melt in your mouth—and if they leave a little powdered sugar on your fingers, you know what to do! They’re a bit reminiscent
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December 2, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Cinnamon Chip Biscotti #giveaway & #recipe Kim Davis:  KIM DAVIS: It's the first of December and in my kitchen that means COOKIES! Ever since my granddaughters started preschool (oh so many years ago) my favorite holiday tradition of baking cookies for their teachers started. By the time my special…
Cinnamon Chip Biscotti #giveaway & #recipe Kim Davis
 KIM DAVIS: It's the first of December and in my kitchen that means COOKIES! Ever since my granddaughters started preschool (oh so many years ago) my favorite holiday tradition of baking cookies for their teachers started. By the time my special needs granddaughter reached 7th grade, she alone had about 50 people (teachers, aides, therapists, volunteers, etc.) who deserved to be recognized
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December 1, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Cooking With Friends: Poutine with a Plot Twist from agent Nadia Lynch by Ang Pompano: Ang Pompano: Please welcome today’s guest, my wonderful agent, Nadia Lynch from Talcott Notch Literary. In addition to being an incredible advocate for writers, she’s also a dedicated book lover and a true…
Cooking With Friends: Poutine with a Plot Twist from agent Nadia Lynch by Ang Pompano
Ang Pompano: Please welcome today’s guest, my wonderful agent, Nadia Lynch from Talcott Notch Literary. In addition to being an incredible advocate for writers, she’s also a dedicated book lover and a true connoisseur of comfort food. I’m delighted to have her here today to share a cozy seasonal recipe and a little glimpse into her world.Annette and me at lunch with fellow foodie Nadia LynchNadia
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November 30, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Chicken and Broccoli Casserole #Recipe Peg Cochran/Margaret Loudon:   This was quick and easy especially since I started with a rotisserie chicken.  It was also granddaughter approved!  I imagine you could use some of the leftover Thanksgiving turkey for this and it would be equally good and I…
Chicken and Broccoli Casserole #Recipe Peg Cochran/Margaret Loudon
  This was quick and easy especially since I started with a rotisserie chicken.  It was also granddaughter approved!  I imagine you could use some of the leftover Thanksgiving turkey for this and it would be equally good and I don't see why you couldn't switch up the type of cheese if desired. I did not broil this at the end as the recipe says because I'd used my Pyrex baking
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November 29, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Crispy Prosciutto and Parm Puffs @MaddieDayAuthor #Appetizer #giveaway: MADDIE DAY here, still recovering from Thanksgiving dinner. That said, the holiday was late this year, which means Hannukah and Christmas celebrations will begin shortly. And if you need a light and yummy appetizer to bring to…
Crispy Prosciutto and Parm Puffs @MaddieDayAuthor #Appetizer #giveaway
MADDIE DAY here, still recovering from Thanksgiving dinner. That said, the holiday was late this year, which means Hannukah and Christmas celebrations will begin shortly. And if you need a light and yummy appetizer to bring to a holiday party, I have you covered.Crispy Prosciutto and Parmesan PuffsAdapted from Ali Slagle's recipe in NYT CookingIngredients1 8- to 10-ounce sheet puff pastry, thawed
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November 28, 2025 at 7:44 AM
HAPPY THANKSGIVING from MYSTERY LOVERS' KITCHEN:  FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOURS! HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING!HAPPY THANKSGIVINGAT MYSTERY LOVERS' KITCHEN, WE ARE THANKFUL FOR ALL OF YOU! THANKS FOR SUPPORTING OUR BLOG AND SHARING OUR LOVE OF MYSTERIES AND FOOD! SHARE SOMETHING YOU'RE THANKFUL FOR IN THE…
HAPPY THANKSGIVING from MYSTERY LOVERS' KITCHEN
 FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOURS! HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING!HAPPY THANKSGIVINGAT MYSTERY LOVERS' KITCHEN, WE ARE THANKFUL FOR ALL OF YOU! THANKS FOR SUPPORTING OUR BLOG AND SHARING OUR LOVE OF MYSTERIES AND FOOD! SHARE SOMETHING YOU'RE THANKFUL FOR IN THE COMMENTS.
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November 27, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Bread and Pork Sausage Stuffing #ThanksgivingRecipe @LeslieKarst:  

The word “stuffing” is technically
supposed to be used only when it’s actually stuffed in the turkey’s
cavity, and “dressing” for when it’s cooked outside of the
bird. But my family always called it stuffing whether inside or…
Bread and Pork Sausage Stuffing #ThanksgivingRecipe @LeslieKarst
  The word “stuffing” is technically supposed to be used only when it’s actually stuffed in the turkey’s cavity, and “dressing” for when it’s cooked outside of the bird. But my family always called it stuffing whether inside or out—likely to avoid confusion with the “dressing” for a salad—even though we always have made it in a separate casserole, since it tends to get soggy
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November 26, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Paperback Release Day for Deadly Crush @MaddieDayAuthor: Happy Paperback Day to Maddie Day for the release in mass market paperback of Deadly Crush, Cece Barton Mystery #2!The book first released last fall in hardcover, but now it's available in a much more affordable format. Here's the blurb:It’s…
Paperback Release Day for Deadly Crush @MaddieDayAuthor
Happy Paperback Day to Maddie Day for the release in mass market paperback of Deadly Crush, Cece Barton Mystery #2!The book first released last fall in hardcover, but now it's available in a much more affordable format. Here's the blurb:It’s the beginning of a new year, and for widowed single mom and recent L.A. transplant to California wine country, Cece Barton, that means green hillsides,
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November 25, 2025 at 5:58 AM
EASY BABY BERRY HOLIDAY PASTRIES using LEFTOVER CRANBERRY SAUCE by Cleo Coyle #Thanksgiving #HolidayDessert:  From Cleo Coyle: Got extra cranberry sauce? With Thanksgiving Day nearly upon us, Marc and I are already thinking about one of our favorite foodie pleasures: Thanksgiving leftovers. Do you…
EASY BABY BERRY HOLIDAY PASTRIES using LEFTOVER CRANBERRY SAUCE by Cleo Coyle #Thanksgiving #HolidayDessert
 From Cleo Coyle: Got extra cranberry sauce? With Thanksgiving Day nearly upon us, Marc and I are already thinking about one of our favorite foodie pleasures: Thanksgiving leftovers. Do you love leftovers as much as we do? Pumpkin pie for Friday breakfast (yes)! Then there's a whole weekend of open-faced hot turkey and gravy sandwiches, turkey salad, turkey
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November 25, 2025 at 5:58 AM
My Journey from the Pokey Little Puppy to Mystery Lovers’ Kitchen by Ang Pompano: Ang Pompano: Hi Everyone, I’m really pleased to be here today with my first Spotlight piece for Mystery Lovers’ Kitchen. I joined the blog back in June, but this is my first time taking center stage for a couple of…
My Journey from the Pokey Little Puppy to Mystery Lovers’ Kitchen by Ang Pompano
Ang Pompano: Hi Everyone, I’m really pleased to be here today with my first Spotlight piece for Mystery Lovers’ Kitchen. I joined the blog back in June, but this is my first time taking center stage for a couple of days. I’ve popped in before as a guest with some quirky recipes, so I thought I’d stick with that theme and share a little about how I grew up, what I read, and how I ended up writing
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November 23, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Sweet Potato Biscuits #Thanksgiving recipe from Molly MacRae:  We
aren’t a marshmallow and sweet potato family. Sweet potatoes, yes, but tending
more towards the savory. Roasted
sweet potato spears with molasses and horseradish are a Thanksgiving and
Christmas tradition at our house. Black
bean and…
Sweet Potato Biscuits #Thanksgiving recipe from Molly MacRae
 We aren’t a marshmallow and sweet potato family. Sweet potatoes, yes, but tending more towards the savory. Roasted sweet potato spears with molasses and horseradish are a Thanksgiving and Christmas tradition at our house. Black bean and sweet potato burritos with sweet-spicy pickled red onions are a tasty option for vegetarians when you’re having a taco night. Later in the winter I’ll post
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November 22, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Roast Turkey Breast – Perfect for Small Thanksgiving Dinner, from Vicki Delany #Thanksgiving #Recipe:  Canadian Thanksgiving was a few weeks so,
and this year the celebration was very pared down for me as most of my family
were travelling.  There was only my
eldest daughter, my mother, and me this…
Roast Turkey Breast – Perfect for Small Thanksgiving Dinner, from Vicki Delany #Thanksgiving #Recipe
 Canadian Thanksgiving was a few weeks so, and this year the celebration was very pared down for me as most of my family were travelling.  There was only my eldest daughter, my mother, and me this year.  So I did a turkey breast rather than the entire beast.  My daughter is a big fan of the Israeli-English chef Yotam Ottolenghi, and this recipe is from his book, Ottolenghi,
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November 21, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Hayley Snow’s Corn Pudding for Thanksgiving or Any Time a Roast Chicken Appears: LUCY BURDETTE: I imagine that a dish like this might have been one of the first things Hayley made for Nathan when their relationship was new. It’s exactly the kind of homestyle food he loves, and now he requests it…
Hayley Snow’s Corn Pudding for Thanksgiving or Any Time a Roast Chicken Appears
LUCY BURDETTE: I imagine that a dish like this might have been one of the first things Hayley made for Nathan when their relationship was new. It’s exactly the kind of homestyle food he loves, and now he requests it for Thanksgiving as well as any time Hayley roasts a chicken. It’s a little sweet, and very corny, and not at all challenging for fussy palates. It would be perfect for your
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November 20, 2025 at 7:59 AM
New Cover Reveal and #Recipe for Coconut Lime Cake by @LibbyKlein #Holiday #Dessert #Thanksgiving #Christmas: Libby Klein I've been obsessed with the Great British Baking Show lately. I've been sick so I've been binge watching Netflix to distract myself. I'm gutted every time my favorite baker is…
New Cover Reveal and #Recipe for Coconut Lime Cake by @LibbyKlein #Holiday #Dessert #Thanksgiving #Christmas
Libby Klein I've been obsessed with the Great British Baking Show lately. I've been sick so I've been binge watching Netflix to distract myself. I'm gutted every time my favorite baker is booted from the tent. I even got all the books from the library so I could see the recipes. This is from one of the show cookbooks, but a baker is never given credit for the bake. The original recipe is for
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November 19, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Cranberry Fig Compote and Cranberry Coffee Cake - a #ThanksgivingWeek threefer by Leslie Budewitz: LESLIE BUDEWITZ:  It’s not often that one recipe serves as the basis for two fabulous follow-up recipes, each terrific. That’s what happened when we made this classic balsamic cranberry fig compote as…
Cranberry Fig Compote and Cranberry Coffee Cake - a #ThanksgivingWeek threefer by Leslie Budewitz
LESLIE BUDEWITZ:  It’s not often that one recipe serves as the basis for two fabulous follow-up recipes, each terrific. That’s what happened when we made this classic balsamic cranberry fig compote as a side for our Thanksgiving turkey breast last year, then used some of the leftovers in place of fresh cranberries in a coffee cake, the hit of our annual holiday brunch. The bowl wasn’t
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November 18, 2025 at 8:47 AM
The Stolen Recipe That Became Our Thanksgiving Tradition by Ang Pompano. (plus a givaway): Ang Pompano: It goes without saying that Thanksgiving is all about tradition, and traditions mean a lot to Annette and me. One of our longest-standing traditions goes back to when our kids were little: me…
The Stolen Recipe That Became Our Thanksgiving Tradition by Ang Pompano. (plus a givaway)
Ang Pompano: It goes without saying that Thanksgiving is all about tradition, and traditions mean a lot to Annette and me. One of our longest-standing traditions goes back to when our kids were little: me reading A Cranberry Thanksgiving by Wende and Harry Devlin to them, followed by Annette making cranberry bread with their help. The well-worn book, its pages smudged with two
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November 17, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Please welcome guest Catherine Bruns! #Thanksgiving #recipe and #giveaway:  Please welcome today's guest, Catherine Bruns! I'm delighted that Catherine is here to share a tasty Thanksgiving side dish recipe with us... it sounds so delicious and decadent! She is also offering readers a chance to win…
Please welcome guest Catherine Bruns! #Thanksgiving #recipe and #giveaway
 Please welcome today's guest, Catherine Bruns! I'm delighted that Catherine is here to share a tasty Thanksgiving side dish recipe with us... it sounds so delicious and decadent! She is also offering readers a chance to win one of two books. Be sure to scroll down to find out how to enter.  🦃  🦃  🦃Thank you to Kim for inviting me today! It’s been a while since I’ve
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November 16, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Impossible Pumpkin Pie #Thanksgiving #Recipe Peg Cochran/Margaret Loudon:   When I first read this recipe, I thought yeah, sure.  Makes its own crust?  Right.  But it does!  It's a very delicate crust so this pie is perfect for people who think the filling is the best part of any pie.  It should…
Impossible Pumpkin Pie #Thanksgiving #Recipe Peg Cochran/Margaret Loudon
  When I first read this recipe, I thought yeah, sure.  Makes its own crust?  Right.  But it does!  It's a very delicate crust so this pie is perfect for people who think the filling is the best part of any pie.  It should really be called Impossibly Easy Pumpkin Pie because you can put it together in no time at all.  It's perfect when you don't want to
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November 15, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Garlic Ginger Green Beans #Thanksgiving @MaddieDayAuthor: MADDIE DAY here. Today is the first in two weeks of Thanksgiving-themed posts here at the Kitchen. I'll let my author-chef pals bring you the sweeter and more savory dishes. But I recently found a great recipe for something green, and wanted…
Garlic Ginger Green Beans #Thanksgiving @MaddieDayAuthor
MADDIE DAY here. Today is the first in two weeks of Thanksgiving-themed posts here at the Kitchen. I'll let my author-chef pals bring you the sweeter and more savory dishes. But I recently found a great recipe for something green, and wanted to share it here. Because don't we all want one dish that's green and crunchy to go along with the turkey and stuffing and potatoes and pies on
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November 14, 2025 at 7:26 AM
MOM'S POTATO SALAD #recipe @vmburns #Thanksgiving:  VMBURNS: My mom was a good cook, but she wasn't a good teacher. She never taught me to cook. She didn't measure anything. A typical conversation about cooking went something like this:ME: "How much do I need?"MOM: "Depends on how much you want to…
MOM'S POTATO SALAD #recipe @vmburns #Thanksgiving
 VMBURNS: My mom was a good cook, but she wasn't a good teacher. She never taught me to cook. She didn't measure anything. A typical conversation about cooking went something like this:ME: "How much do I need?"MOM: "Depends on how much you want to make?"Me: "How long do I cook this?"MOM: "Until it's done." ME: "How do I know when it's done?" Mom: "Taste it."SIGH! I was content to
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November 13, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Roasted Chickpeas, Peppers, and Eggplant with Miso #recipe by @LeslieKarst:  

It's apparently chickpea week here in the Kitchen--which is a good thing, as that delicious and versatile legume is one of my favorites. I came up with this recipe after one
friend gifted me with a passel (but not a…
Roasted Chickpeas, Peppers, and Eggplant with Miso #recipe by @LeslieKarst
  It's apparently chickpea week here in the Kitchen--which is a good thing, as that delicious and versatile legume is one of my favorites. I came up with this recipe after one friend gifted me with a passel (but not a peck) of Jimmy Nardello peppers and another, several Japanese eggplants—all from their home gardens.  Since you roast everything in the oven rather
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November 12, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Best Ever PECAN PIE BARS (or Bites) from Cleo Coyle #Thanksgiving #ChristmasCookies: From Cleo Coyle: These Pecan Pie Bars make a great dessert for Thanksgiving and a lovely cookie for eating or gifting at Christmas and Hanukkah. They're also a handy pantry recipe for winter because they freeze so…
Best Ever PECAN PIE BARS (or Bites) from Cleo Coyle #Thanksgiving #ChristmasCookies
From Cleo Coyle: These Pecan Pie Bars make a great dessert for Thanksgiving and a lovely cookie for eating or gifting at Christmas and Hanukkah. They're also a handy pantry recipe for winter because they freeze so well. But there are even more reasons why Marc and I call these the "Best Ever" Pecan Pie Bars. And I'll give you those reasons in the recipe below...Cleo Coyle writes
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November 11, 2025 at 5:41 AM