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Spiral Sugar Cookies

As a high school student, I know that teenagers get their moment in the spotlight in various ways.  Some are perfectly comfortable singing onstage with an auditorium full of people.  Others bask in the glory of a cheering crowd as they score their sixth goal in a single game. I …

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Raspberry Peach Pretzel Bars

They say that absence makes the heart grow fonder.  That you really don’t appreciate what you have until it’s gone.  I suppose this usually applies to couples in love tragically split apart and losing a prized possession.  But I can honestly say that it also applies to kitchens. After a …

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Pretzel Tots

Thank goodness it is finally fall.  By the end of August (or truthfully, June), I am already tired of blazing-hot days and equally scorching nights.  Fall is my favorite season, with it’s beautiful colors and changing weather.  Gone are the days of shorts and swimsuits.  It is officially jeans, all …

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Cream Puffs

Summer break:  three months out of the year with blazing temperatures and humidity.  Or, three months to relax and restore, a hibernation of sorts.  To me, summer break is just that, a break.  Take some time from the hustle and bustle that fills the other nine months of the year.  …