Blueberry Cobbler Recipe

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Blueberry Cobbler. Doesn’t the name just make your mouth begin to water? It sure does mine.   This past weekend, my husband hosted another Scout group (not Little Buddy’s group) at the hangar for their rain gutter regatta and space derby. Since we weren’t in charge of the actual Scout group, we decided it would Read More

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Lemon Pound Cake Recipe

Lemon Pound Cake Recipe | ©addapinch.com

Lemon Pound Cake was never my favorite growing up. There was just something about it that didn’t appeal to me.     But then, I reworked a favorite pound cake recipe of my family’s and now, I’m addicted to this Lemon Pound Cake. I mean addicted. The fresh burst of lemon flavor coupled with the Read More

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Spring Fling Entertaining with Cracker Barrel®

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As the weather warms up, we begin to invite more friends and family over for spontaneous afternoons to play and enjoy meals together. We seem to always gather around on our back porch, munching on appetizers while finishing up supper on the grill and watching the children run and play in the back yard. It Read More

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Green Tea Lemonade Recipe

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We’re home and slowly digging into getting back into our daily routines. Spring Break was fast, fun, and absolutely fabulous. One of my favorite things I sipped on during the week was this Green Tea Lemonade.   Refreshing and oh so delicious! I also think it gives me just a little bit of energy. Maybe Read More

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Spring Cheese Pairings with Cracker Barrel Cheese

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I was fortunate to travel to Chicago to visit Cracker Barrel last week as a brand ambassador and to learn as much as possible about what goes into making one of my favorite foods – cheese! We spent time learning the history of cheese, cheese making, cheese pairings with wines, beers, chocolates, herbs, and so, Read More

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Bruleed Lemon Tart Recipe

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You know how crème brûlée is just amazing with that crunchy, sugary glass topping? Also, you know how a lemon tart is just perfect for spring with all that citrus zing? What if those two decided to join forces? Well, I kind of did that with this Bruleed Lemon Tart.   Pin It

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Fruit Salad Recipe

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Fruit salad makes a wonderful addition to just about any meal or for a snack or even a dessert, but with whipped cream and a drizzle of honey? Oh my stars!   So simple to make, it’s easy to just customize fruit salad to the fruits you have on hand or to your personal preferences. Read More

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Triple Berry Sauce and Triple Berry Parfait Recipes

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Even though I’m ready for sweaters, long sleeves, jeans and boots, I’m still holding on to the fruits of summer as long as I can. Strawberries, blueberries and late season blackberries have been favorites for the last few days. Luckily though, even though they aren’t in prime season throughout the year, these three fruits are Read More

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Cherry Cobbler Recipe

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This post brought to you by Nectresse™ Sweetener. All opinions are 100% mine. Since we toured around Williamsburg, VA and Washington, D.C. recently, I’ve had an insatiable affinity for apple pie and cherry cobbler. I know, I know, so cliche, right? Well, I can’t help myself! The apple pie served at Shield’s Tavern in Williamsburg Read More

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Watermelon Water Recipe | Add a Pinch

Watermelon Water | Add a Pinch

Watermelon water makes a delicious, refreshing drink to serve when entertaining, too. Great for picnics, BBQs, and especially baby and wedding showers. Make a pitcher to serve at your next event.

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Peach Bars Recipe | Add a Pinch

Peach Bars | Add a Pinch

Peach bars make a wonderful make-ahead breakfast, delicious snack, or an amazing dessert.

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Nectarine Upside-Down Cake Recipe

Nectarine Upside-Down Cake

    Life sometimes happens in waves. Periods where you learn of so many family and friends who are sick, who have suffered a loss, who just need a pick me up. Then, the wave seems to swell again taking us all high on a crest full of graduations, marriages, births, and other major happy Read More

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Strawberries and Cream Stuffed French Toast Recipe

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  Mother’s Day is just right around the corner and it always seems to bring with it the endless advertisements for kitchen appliances and gadgets. Those things are definitely special and as a Mama who spends a great deal of time in her kitchen, I more than appreciate any of those that I receive. However, Read More

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Frozen Cherry Pineapple Pie Recipe

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  Okay, so remember that Frozen Fruit Salad that I talked about the other day? Well, if you even half-way thought about making it, this is going to send you right on over the edge. You should just go ahead and write this down on your Recipes I Have to Make Immediately list. Don’t you Read More

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Frozen Fruit Salad Recipe

Frozen Fruit Salad Recipe

There is a frozen fruit salad that my aunt always made when I was growing up. It was far from my favorite. Green with pecans and pineapple bits, she would serve it on a lettuce leaf alongside a plate of chicken salad during the summer. I would eat a few bites and then hurriedly drink Read More

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Coconut Lime Cheesecake Bars Recipe

Coconut Lime Cheesecake Bars Recipe

These Coconut Lime Cheesecake Bars make a wonderful dessert for so many special occasions – St. Patrick’s Day comes to mind for an upscale, yet so simple dessert, Easter, summer picnics, and yes, even those showers we’ll be hosting throughout the spring and summer. But really, who am I kidding? These are perfect in the Read More

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Simple Fruit Cobbler

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I’m excited to share this almost too easy to believe Simple Fruit Cobbler recipe as part of my simple, easy recipes series. Y’all know how much I love my Grandmother’s cobbler recipes for peach, blackberry, and even her chocolate, but sometimes I need a simple dessert recipe that I can let the oven do all Read More

Southern Blackberry Cobbler

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I grew up having a definite love / hate relationship with blackberry cobbler. You see, during the summer my sister and I would spend days with our Grandparents while our parents worked. Our days were filled with all of the love and fun little girls could possibly pack into them – with the exception of Read More

Banana Split Cake

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Looking for a dessert that instantly screams fun? How about delicious? Would simple and no-bake make it any better? I have just the recipe for you – banana split cake! I just can’t wait to share the recipe for this amazing cake with you! My sister-in-law first shared this recipe with me over 16 years Read More

Fruity Rice Krispies Kebabs

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  The summertime Kellogg’s Rice Krispies Treat Challenge is here and after much delicious experimentation, Team Asheville is ready to share our entry. When TheMotherhood.com announced the theme of this season’s challenge “favorite summer pastimes”, we knew cookouts were at the top of our list.   Summertime cookouts are something children and adults alike look Read More