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Gumbo Sloppy Joe Sliders

Creamy Gumbo Sloppy Joe Sliders are a great addition to the appetizer table for Game Day. Or for any party!   They are delicious, filling and different from the usual.  Slider means you still have room to sample other goodies – and circle back for more Sloppies!   They are tasty and amazingly easy to make. Saute […]

Cinna Mini Rolls – Air Fryer

  These mini cinnamon rolls were fun to make and offered instant reward!  Well, not exactly instant but they were ready to eat in about 12 minutes and that’s pretty close to instant in cinnamon roll world.  And they are fun to eat and oh so good!  Would make a fun addition to an appetizer […]

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Purple Ribbon No-Knead Cinnamon Rolls

Buttery, sugar crisp and totally delicious, Purple Ribbon No-Knead Cinnamon Rolls are not your grandma’s doughy cinnamon rolls.   No frosting needed, either.    These Cinnamon Rolls are quick and so easy to make you can have them in the oven in just over two hours or you can make the dough the day before and let […]

Cream Cheese Banana Bread

Banana Bread becomes a necessity around here once in a while when the bananas don’t get eaten as quickly as predicted in the grocery store.  It’s a classic supply and demand situation.  The supply quickly exceeds the demand when schedules change, the supply of other fruit surges or whims of resident banana consumers shift with […]

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Lemon Blueberry Scones

I made Lemon Blueberry Scones recently.  Houseguests took us out for a delicious and lingering breakfast and  no one was hungry come lunch time.  We waited until about 2:30 and had tea instead.  Sliced melon, strawberries and other fruit, some cheese and deviled eggs made up the menu, but the star of the show was […]

Overnight Cinnamon Coffee Cake

Sister Kay introduced  the  family to Overnight Coffee Cake at a family reunion two or three years ago.  Crusty cinnamon  sugar atop a light  sweet dough – sooo good.   She shared the recipe which is still in my to do file.  This weekend we were at sister Vee’s home and were awakened with  the wonderful […]