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  • Grandma’s Rocky Road Candy Squares

    Grandma’s Rocky Road Candy Squares

    Coco: This recipe came from another one of my office’s Zoom happy hours for December. Jake loved it and declared it would be potluck worthy! Baking with Melissa | by Melissa Ingredients Utensils Instructions

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  • Tuscan-Style Sausage Soup with butternut squash and corn

    Tuscan-Style Sausage Soup with butternut squash and corn

    Coco: I’ve been receiving home meal kit deliveries for the last 5 years or so and this one is hands down my favorite. I’ve made it three or four times now. Jake is a huge fan, too. Home Chef | by Rachel Post Ingredients Makes 2 servings; about 30-40 minutes. 8 oz. Italian Pork Sausage (or…

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  • Happy Hour Tiramisu

    Happy Hour Tiramisu

    Coco: This recipe came from a Zoom baking class at my office’s happy hour during the pandemic. Everyone baked from their kitchen and shared progress over the call. So fun! Ingredients 6 egg yolks  ¾ cup white sugar  ⅔ cup milk  2 ½ cups heavy cream  1 teaspoon vanilla extract (divided use) 1 pound mascarpone…

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  • Okra Cupcakes with Fennel Frosting

    Okra Cupcakes with Fennel Frosting

    Coco: I still haven’t tried to make this yet but I love Okra and I love cupcakes.. what could go wrong? Cupcake Project | April 7, 2011 by Stef Ingredients Yield: 12 cupcakes Cupcake Ingredients 1/2 C flour 3/4 tsp baking soda 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp ground fennel 1/4 tsp ground ginger 3/4 C sugar 1/2 C unsalted butter (room temperature) 2 eggs 1 C ginger ale 1 C pulverized raw okra (okra that’s been…

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  • Oatmeal Okra Cookies

    Oatmeal Okra Cookies

    Coco: I still haven’t tried to make this yet but I love Okra and I love cookies.. what could go wrong? Cupcake Project | April 5, 2011 by Stef Ingredients Yield: 12 large cookies 1 C all-purpose flour 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp ground ginger 1 tsp ground fennel 1/2 C unsalted butter room temperature 1/2 cup dark or light brown sugar packed 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1/2 tsp vanilla 1…

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  • Crockpot Cranberry Meatballs

    Crockpot Cranberry Meatballs

    Coco: Tho & Anthony rave about this dish every year at the office Thanksgiving potluck… so here it is, saved for them, forever. The Frugal Girls | February 2010 by Heidi

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  • Roasted Eggplant

    Roasted Eggplant

    Coco: Jake and I accidentally received 2 free eggplants in our last grocery trip and this is the recipe we decided on since we have never cooked eggplant before. It was delicious and we can’t wait to try these again!

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  • Mexican Hot Chocolate (Slow Cooker)

    Mexican Hot Chocolate (Slow Cooker)

    Coco: Michelle made this for Thanksgiving potluck at our office. Anthony said he will have dreams of this hot chocolate.

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  • Jasmine Rice

    Jasmine Rice

    Coco: My mom and I found Jasmine Rice a few years ago, since then it is the only kind of rice we cook! But we have noticed that half the time instructions on the bag are totally WRONG! My mom perfected it, and this is what my friends and I all use to make Jasmine…

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  • Easy Cherry Dump Cake

    Easy Cherry Dump Cake

    Coco: This is my mom’s recipe for Cherry Dump Cake! We like to top ours with coconut and pecans. As well as doubling the cherry filling. I cannot even begin count the amount of times I have made it, let alone how many times my mom has made it. Everyone who tries it always asks…

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