Andrea’s Recipes

Someday, I would like to have pecan trees in my yard. I say things like this all the time, whether it could actually happen or not.
“Someday, I would like to have ______________ in my yard.” Insert any of the following:

nut trees, pecan and almond
bay laurel trees
lemon trees, Meyer lemon and true lemon
orange trees, valencia […]

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During the hot summer months, I avoid heating up the kitchen. I cook foods on the grill, assemble simple salads, and enjoy cold treats whenever possible. So I was happy to see the “Tropical Paradise” theme for this month’s Sugar High Friday event hosted by Mary of Alpineberry. Sugar High Friday is the invention of […]

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This is my contribution to this month’s Sugar High Friday event, hosted by Seven Spoons. The theme for this month is Neutral Territory: Tasting the Many Shades of White, and I anticipate many beautiful and elegant white desserts in the round-up coming later this week.
(UPDATE: Tara has posted the round-up. There are some beautiful photos […]

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There’s a new game in our house. Due to our impending move, we are playing a game that we have dubbed “Freezer Meltdown.” Basically we scan the freezer and figure out what needs to be eaten, then we try to come up with a meal or dessert using that ingredient and as many others that […]

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I am a few weeks early on this one, but I can’t resist. As soon as I saw the theme for this month’s Sugar High Friday (SHF), Sugar Art, I knew that I would make Mom’s Peanut Brittle. This is the sugar art that I grew up with—a crackly, buttery brittle loaded with peanuts that […]

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