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Pretzel Ball Christmas Tree

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A local tavern is to blame for my current obsession with soft, fresh-baked pretzels accompanied by a creamy cheese dip. For a dazzling holiday appetizer, arrange these pretzel balls as a Christmas tree! 1 cup lukewarm water (110 degrees F) 3 tablespoons sugar 1 package active dry yeast (1 ½ teaspoons) 2 tablespoons margarine, melted […]

December 16, 2014 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

4th of July Patriotic Pizza Flag

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Show your patriotism on a pizza with red, white, and blue toppings for the 4th of July, Memorial Day, or Labor Day. Boy, where do I start with this recipe and its many trials before I felt it worthy of an all-American celebration. First, make everything from scratch. Jarred pizza sauces usually don’t have the same bright […]

May 23, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Caramel Corn-Topped Corn Muffins

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Until I did the Hoe Down epsiode of the show I hosted and designed from food to decor, Weekend Entertaining on the DIY Network, I wasn’t aware that cornmeal was very different depending on what part of the U.S.A. you bought it in. In Los Angeles, cornmeal is grainy, and in the South, or rather […]

September 9, 2010 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Shitake Paratha Pizza

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On my last post, I wrote about Off-Beat Fruit with some shots of exotic beauties that I picked up from a local Asian Market. I also purchased ingredients to make this pizza with a paratha bread base. Paratha bread is most commonly seen in Indian restaurants and when I saw a frozen version in the […]

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