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Chocolate Rum Balls~Easy, No-Bake!

Chocolate rum balls, no-bake! (Adults only since they are not baked!) They are easy to make and soo good!!  It is hard to eat just one!   England, the United States, Australia, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, Austria, Slovenia, Hungary, Greece, the Czech Republic, and Denmark are countries where chocolate rum balls are loved and made a lot. They all use chocolate and rum but the…

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Popovers-The BEST!

Chef John of Allrecipes has a foolproof technique for making the BEST, airy, spongy, yet delicate popovers ever! He puts them in a COLD OVEN first, then turns up the heat. I love it! It’s genius! They turn out perfectly every time! No more soggy doughy results! My husband is a big fan of popovers, and I love them too! A Little Popover History: The…

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Mock Devonshire Cream

     “When you can’t get to England to have a scone with the real clotted Devonshire cream, this is a great substitute, and it’s so easy!They say only the cows from Devon can produce that thick, yet creamy, silky, and nutty tasting clotted cream which is a really long involved process that takes days to make. No time? No extra cash? Believe me, this…

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Blueberry Scones

  Blueberry Scones made my way have a blueberry overload! A scone really is in between a muffin and a biscuit. I make scones the American way which is a little different than European scones across the pond! Americans like their scones a little sweet, fluffy, and moist, almost like a muffin but not quite. Europeans prefer scones leaning more towards a biscuit and not so…

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Cornish Pasties

Cornish Pasties! The real deal! I first tasted a pastie in a little tiny shop in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England and I got hooked on them!  I cannot say enough about how delicious they are! They are made with all different combinations of meats and vegetables.  I wish you could get one in as many U.S. shops like you can in England!  It seemed like pasty shops…

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Cranberry Orange Scones

This is my own version of cranberry scones.  I like a lot of orange zest, or at least it has enough to taste the orange flavor!  And I like my scones the American way, which is sweet and soft!  Europeans prefer a drier and less sweet scone, more like a biscuit. This is soft and yummy, bursting with plenty of real cranberries! It is a very…

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