Pecans

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Apple Cranberry Crisp

November 21, 2012

Thanksgiving is almost here and I couldn’t be more excited. I’ve got cranberry sauce, cornbread, and a pie to make today. Then tomorrow, the real cooking marathon begins. Luckily, my parents are getting into town early tomorrow morning, so I’ll have my mom here to lend a helping hand. Thanksgiving for me growing up was [...]

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Bourbon Pecan Pie + Texas Road Trip Pics

July 28, 2012

This next recipe is inspired by a slice of pie that I had while Andrew and I were on our road trip through West Texas. The Bourbon Pecan Pie was so good at Blue Mountain Bistro in Fort Davis that I came back the next day for brunch, hoping to talk the chef into giving [...]

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Sugared Pecans

December 14, 2011

I had planned on baking cookies all this week and here it is, Wednesday night, and I still haven’t baked a single cookie. Instead of baking cookies, I have been doing things like finishing up the rest of my Christmas shopping, taking my pups to get haircuts (seriously), and eating these sugared pecans. I can’t [...]

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Pecan Toffee Shortbread

November 29, 2011

Our Christmas tree is up, I have some of my holiday shopping done, and I’ve officially baked my first batch of cookies this cookie season. I love this time of year! I wanted to try this recipe last year, but I never got around to it, so I put it first on my cookie baking [...]