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06 Aug, 2009

Peaches & Cream or Blueberry & Buttermilk Muffins

Years ago, I spent a semester of college in Orlando, Florida, working for The Mouse. While living in Orlando, I discovered the joy that is a Perkins Restaurant muffin for breakfast when you have a very long day of creating Magical Memories ahead of you. My absolute favorite Perkins Muffin is a Peaches and Cream muffin. Sadly, Perkins no longer makes this particular flavor, which I discovered when we moved out into the New Jersey countryside, and we found a Perkins nearby. Such a mix of emotions that day! But you know me – I'm not going to be deterred when I want a favorite. A search of the Interwebs found this recipe. Next came a trip to my local [...]

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09 Jan, 2009

Nanny’s Favorite Potato Soup

My Nan's potato soup has always been on my list of comfort foods. It's never the same twice, but it always tastes amazing. It's one of the few things that I like the taste of pepper in. When we decided to have friends over for New Year's Day, I wanted to keep the food simple. The excesses of the previous few weeks were catching up to all of us, and the last thing we wanted was another heavy calorie-laden meal. Call me crazy, but I was also pretty nervous to be making a meal for a cook book author. She's like a second mother to me these days, but this was my first time really cooking for her. If you [...]

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