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Spiced Chocolate Cream Cheese Spread with Sugar Cookies and served with a vintage spreader stamped with "Spread the Love".
Appetizers, Dessert

Spiced Chocolate Cream Cheese Spread

A little brown sugar, along with cinnamon, chili and chocolate, adds an appealing hint of heat to velvety cool cream cheese. Top with chocolate curls and cocoa powder then serve with ginger snaps or shortbread cookies for a pretty deconstructed cheesecake to share with friends.

Several Outdoor Scones served from a baking stone.
Bread, Breakfast

Outdoor Scones

These gorgeous Buttermilk Scones, baked on an outdoor grill, are crispy on the outside, soft and pillowy on the inside. The taste has a pleasing touch of smokiness from the grill that complements the crunch of the golden crust. Spread them with butter and strawberry jam for a deliciously rustic treat.

Appetizers

Fried Nuts with Rosemary

Rosemary in the Garden… As autumn approaches, rosemary has become the star of my garden. In my new yard in Tennessee the serpentine retaining wall near our small vegetable garden is topped with a row of five rosemary bushes. As the other herbs and vegetables begin to play out these […]

Main Dish

Salmon Croquettes

Mid-Century Favorites… I have been reading about William Faulkner since we visited Rowan Oak, his home in Oxford, Mississippi, last month. In the process, I have found several references to Salmon Croquettes. They are said to have been his favorite meal. The recipe was from the back of the can. […]

Dessert

Peach Cup-pies

The Littlest Peach Pie A few years ago I posted a recipe for A Little Peach Pie. Some might call it a Galette. Some might call it a Rustic or Folded Pie. It was simple, delicious and just the right size for a weeknight dinner or a casual treat. That […]