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Molten Chocolate Cake Slow Cooker Molten Chocolate Cake is one of my favorite indulgences! Rich molten chocolate cake is a divinely decadent cake with a rich and creamy chocolate filling in the center. The liquid center can be chocolate, caramel, or any kind of fruit filling. It also goes by the name chocolate lava cake, or lava cake, because of the warm, liquid center. Using a Crockpot makes it so easy to throw ingredients in and watch them transform into a beautiful layered dessert....

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Eggnog French Toast I love the taste of eggnog, and sometimes, I will even pour myself a glass around Christmas-time. But more than drinking it straight-up, I LOVE using it as an ingredient in recipes. The rich, thick, creamy texture makes for a perfect custard mixture for French Toast. Combine that with our gingerbread syrup recipe and you basically have Christmas morning on a plate. Where to Find Eggnog While putting this recipe together, I had the privilege of getting to know the story of the Van Es Dairy....

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But when I’m alone, chirashi sushi is much easier and quicker. It means “scattered sushi” in Japanese. It has all the flavors and components of sushi, without the fuss of forming rolls. Chirashi is similar to a Hawaiian poke bowl, but it takes less time to make because the fish isn’t dressed. It’s a great go-to weeknight meal, as you can prepare the toppings while the rice cooks. Then, season the cooked rice, add the toppings, and you have a restaurant-quality meal in about 30 minutes....

It must have been whatever happened to be in the kitchen of the campus house I lived in with five other girls during my junior year of college. Later, it was probably a knife from a knife set given to me as a wedding present. I don’t remember those knives because cooking wasn’t something I was invested in yet. It was something I did, when I needed to, with what I had on hand....

The History of the Pimm’s Cup Shellfish-monger and oyster bar restaurateur (an oysterateur, if you will) James Pimm is credited with creating this most British summertime drink. Opening his oyster houses in 1840s London, they soon became famous for the “House Cup,” a gin sling built on Pimm’s own patented recipe for the gin-based, be-fruited, and spiced liqueur. Over time, Pimm produced cups based on brandy, rum, rye, Scotch, and even vodka—there are seemingly endless varieties of fruit cup—but it wasn’t long before the Pimm’s Cup became the quintessential blend....

Raspberry Oatmeal Bars Oatmeal Bars are a fruity, nutty, buttery dessert that are always first to disappear at any gathering! This recipe came about as I was rooting through the pantry one night, craving something sweet. I found a can of raspberry pie filling and some coconut, along with a similar recipe on the Betty Crocker website. So I made a few adjustments to my liking and I was surprised when they turned out way better than I hoped!...

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Satu’li Bowls from Pandora – The World of Avatar These bowls are a MUST when visiting Walt Disney World. Each bite is bursting with an array of different fresh flavors. You will feel like you have stepped out of reality and into the World of Avatar. Create your own salad, rice bowl, potato bowl, or noodle bowl using the ingredients in this recipe. The combinations and possibilities are endless! Where in the [Walt Disney] World is Satu’li Canteen?...

Sugar Cookies with Raspberry Cream Cheese Frosting Sugar cookies are practically a staple in our house from December through February (and all through the rest of the year if I’m being honest). Christmas lends itself to whimsical sweets, and we like to keep that tradition going through Valentine’s Day, along with many of our other favorite Valentine treats. To switch it up a bit, we top our heart shaped sugar cookies with a sweet and tangy raspberry cream cheese frosting that will absolutely knock your socks off!...

This main dish Tex-Mex inspired salad makes a family-friend supper that’s teaming with texture and flavor. Crunchy vegetables and sweet corn pair with a tangy, cilantro-flecked dressing. It’s tossed with chicken thighs dredged in old-school taco seasoning mix and cooked in a hot skillet. Crunchy tortilla chips and salty Cotija cheese help the whole thing come together. It’s a crowd-pleasing dish that runs on the lighter side, a perfect warm weather meal....

Thai Chicken Enchiladas My daughter, Kelsey, made these delicious Thai Chicken Enchiladas for her dinner group at college and everyone raved about how good they were. I talked her into making them for me recently and I couldn’t get enough. They are everything I love about Thai food: fresh, sweet, spicy, and flavorful! The chicken in the enchiladas is so good when it is cooked to be moist and tender, not dried out....

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Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins These Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins are so delicious, and easy enough to make as a quick after school snack. Lots of chocolate in each bite, they taste like a sweet treat but are actually much better for you than regular muffins. Ripe bananas and coconut flakes give it so much flavor, and because they’re made with coconut oil and very little sugar, you can feel good about giving them to your family....

It was the best carrot cake recipe. I even photocopied and sent to my parents, with the note, “Make this carrot cake, it’s great!” Carrot Cake With Pineapple and Coconut? Yes! Carrot cake had always been my favorite, and this recipe? Who ever heard of putting coconut AND pineapple in a carrot cake? Twenty-five years ago, no one I knew. But the combination was fantastic. Of course, we’ve made changes over the years to that original carrot cake recipe....

Dark greens, roasted vegetables, and citrus fruits of all colors and stripes are the real players in January and February. They make salads that are both hearty and flavorful. Enter sweet, roasted broccoli. What it lacks in beauty it overcompensates for in flavor. This simple salad, served warm, makes a perfect post-holiday meal. Yes, the oven turns the broccoli a drab green, but ignore that because roasted broccoli is something special....

Elise’s father is one of those people who has been known to drink buttermilk straight out of the glass. I think that’s, well, sort of gross. To me, buttermilk is a second string ingredient best left as a behind the scenes player. It should be the bridesmaid, never the bride. That is, in most cases. Buttermilk Panna Cotta, a Delicious and Smooth Pudding This is not one of those. Buttermilk pudding is something different entirely....

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