12 Monday Apr 2021
Posted in dressings & marinades, gluten free, love to cook, salads
I adore each of the individual components of this salad. Fresh tender spinach, shaved Brussels sprouts, toasted pecans, parmesan crisps, dried cranberries, and warm maple bacon dressing. Together you have salty, savory and sweet with a little crunch and texture in each bite making this Spinach & Brussels Sprout Salad {with Warm Maple Bacon Dressing} a new year-round favorite.
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20 Thursday Aug 2020
Posted in beef, pork, lamb, breakfast & brunch, love to cook
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bacon, bourbon, coconut aminos, fresh rosemary, honey, maple syrup, pecans, sriracha
I am unashamed of my love for bacon. It has and always will be a treat for my taste buds and the epitome of comfort food.
That’s before it’s oven roasted then slathered in Praline & Maple or drizzled with Sriracha Honey or submerged in Peach Bourbon Glaze or brushed with Rosemary & Black Pepper Honey. Candied Bacon is a meat-lover, sweets-lover dream come true!
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28 Monday Sep 2015
Posted in breads, breakfast & brunch, love to cook
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butter, cream cheese, eggs, flour, pecans, pumpkin puree, sugar
Pumpkin, pumpkin everywhere. I had to jump in and join the party. Keeping it simple, by taking our most favorite Banana Bread recipe and replacing mashed bananas with pumpkin puree. The result is a Pumpkin Pecan Bread that is super moist, not too pumpkin-y, with subtle hints of cinnamon.
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27 Friday Feb 2015
Posted in adventures in chocolate, desserts, love to cook, Share the Love
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caramel, chocolate chips, coconut, old fashioned oats, pecans, Pretzels, sweetened condensed milk
I struggled with what to call these heavenly bars. I kicked around a few ideas. Pretzel Toffee Bars. Chocolate Coconut Layered Love Bars. Magic Bars. Seven Layer Bars. Toothachers Met Their Match Bars. Truth be told…they are a casserole with a little bit of this and a little bit of that. A dessert casserole. I’m not sure anyone would click on a recipe called dessert casserole.
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18 Wednesday Feb 2015
Posted in breads, breakfast & brunch, desserts
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apple sauce, brown sugar, carrots, cinnamon, coconut oil, eggs, flour, pecans, sugar, zucchini
Let me talk quickly. We are currently experiencing unseasonably cold temps with wind gusts in the….well below our comfort level. My computer has been off and on again with power outages and server issues.
Carrot Cake Breakfast Bread served with hot comforting coffee makes ‘unseasonably’ seem novel.
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26 Wednesday Nov 2014
Posted in desserts, love to cook
This Strawberry Pecan Cake is a family recipe. One that has been passed down from generation to generation. Granny Cile, aka The Cake Lady, shared her cake craft with our community for many years. Whether it was baking for a church event or delivering her signature cakes to the parish hall for a family in need, Granny baked.
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23 Tuesday Sep 2014
Posted in desserts, love to cook, Share the Love
She requested a Hummingbird Cake.
It was about six months ago and it went something like this. Oh. My Word! You have GOT to make a Hummingbird Cake and share it on Lemony Thyme. And with me. Of course you have to share it with me.
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20 Sunday Jul 2014
Posted in desserts, love to cook, Share the Love
I uttered the words “I have an abundance of blueberries” the other day and oh my word….you got on to me. I promise you not a single blueberry was left unturned or uneaten. The majority of them found their way into these awe-mazing Blueberry Pecan Crumble Bars.
Mercy.
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07 Monday Jul 2014
Posted in desserts, love to cook, Share the Love
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brown sugar, butter, eggs, flour, pecans, sugar, sweet potatoes
This Sweet Potato Praline Cake is a combination of our favorite Praline Banana Nut Muffins and heavenly Sweet Potato Casserole with Brown Sugar & Pecans. I debated back and forth on what to name this coffee cake. The cake itself is sweet, yet in a subtle way and oh so moist. The praline topping is amazing. Definitely reminiscent of a favorite Thanksgiving side dish. I thought I’d let these pictures do most of the talking. Enjoy!
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14 Saturday Jun 2014
Posted in adventures in chocolate, desserts, love to cook
I logged onto my computer this morning and was greeted by 85 new Facebook friends. Whoa! Those of us who use Facebook to promote our blogs have been feeling a little bewildered lately. Facebook has implemented new algorithms that ultimately reduce the number of people that see our posts (typically only 1%…yikes). The way to fix that, at least in their eyes, is to pay to “Promote” our posts.
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