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English Toffee Pudding

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 1, 2011 - 4:46pm

Thanks to Paula Pyzik Scott for contributing this Christmas recipe.

English Toffee Pudding

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Grandma Beery's Old Fashioned Chocolate Molasses Cookies

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 25, 2011 - 3:40pm

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My grandmother always made this recipe around Christmas time. The recipe has been passed down thru a few generations, and my daughter just surprised me with a batch this past Saturday at her home for Thanksgiving. So Christmas came early this year!

Tom Beery

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Joanne Niswander - On the "Maine" road again

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 5, 2011 - 7:43am

By Joanne Niswander

I've been traveling again, which leads to another column for any of you interested in another part of the world.

Not across the equator this time, but at the far eastern end of our time zone - Maine. Many of you have visited that state, and I suspect that most of your trips have taken place during Maine's glorious, but short, vacation season.

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Sugar Bowl Party Cheeseball

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 31, 2011 - 6:25am

Recipe shared from the Maple Crest kitchen

Cheeseball
1 pkg. Hidden Valley Ranch dressing
8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
3 T. mayonnaise
1/4 c. minced onions (green stems & all)
1 c. cheddar cheese (medium), softened

1. Mix all ingredients together. Put into refrigerator to chill. Form into ball and roll in chopped pecans or shredded cheese. Cooks.com
*This recipe was used at the Sugar Bowl Party!

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Joanne Niswander: The "other" Blaze

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 8, 2010 - 6:08pm

By Joanne Niswander

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I know, there's nothing quite comparable to Bluffton's "Blaze of Lights," but I have to share what I experienced this year on the same weekend of our "Blaze."

It was Carlsbad, New Mexico's "Christmas on the Pecos." For starters, let's set the scene. Carlsbad is way down in the southeast corner of New Mexico, in the high desert.

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15-year-old bakes up a storm

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 7, 2010 - 8:58am
Lily Schumacher framed by her dough hook

By Mary Pannabecker Steiner

Like most young children, Lily Schumacher enjoyed helping out in the kitchen.

But about the time she reached third grade, she took matters into her own hands and embarked on a baking spree. Six years later, she's still mid-spree. Her baking knowledge far outweighs that of many adults.

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