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I'm celebrating Galentine's Day with this take on chocolate-covered strawberries: cream puffs filled with strawberry pastry cream and drizzled in chocolate. Happy Galentine's Day! What is Galentine's Day, you ask? It's a fictional celebration from the television show "Parks and Recreation." It's the best day of the year. Celebrated on February 13th, women leave their husbands and their boyfriends …

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I'm sharing Dorie Greenspan's Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with Dulce de Leche filling for OXO's Bake a Difference campaign in support of Cookies for Kid's Cancer. Two soft, light pumpkin cookies studded with fresh cranberries are sandwiched with creamy dulce de leche marshmallow filling.

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Whenever one of my many cooking magazine subscriptions arrives in the mail, I try to take the time to read it then, partly because the recipes are seasonal, and partly because if I don't, they pile up quickly. I often print out the recipes that interest me, as I'm never able to remember which magazine …

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In honor of the evil co-worker who brought in mini cream puffs and eclairs, and left them in the break room (where I was tempted to bring the whole box back to my office, so I could eat them all), I'm posting my recipes for choux (pronounced "choo") dough, and pastry cream. Pâte à choux …

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This chocolate-covered strawberry layer cake is a show-stopper! With layers of chocolate cake and strawberry buttercream topped with chocolate-covered strawberries, it is the perfect serving size for a romantic dessert for two. Chocolate-covered strawberries are a classic Valentine's Day dessert. But this show-stopping chocolate-covered strawberry layer cake takes it a step further. Three layers of …

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Holiday season, with large dinners, rich desserts and drinks, is upon us. Save calories without sacrificing flavor with this lightened-up eggnog! It's here: holiday season. Halloween candy, Thanksgiving dinner, cookie swaps, Christmas parties ... Eating healthy? See you after New Year's! But wait! Today's #SundaySupper is all about lightening up holiday food. One of my …

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**Taking a semi-break from food talk today. If you're here for the recipes only, please stop back on Wednesday!** I'm now 16 weeks along! According to TheBump.com, our little Pumpkin (our nickname for the baby since he/she is due in late October) is the size of an avocado. I've had a much easier time eating …

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