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Butterfinger Candy Bar Frosting


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Butterfinger Candy Bar Frosting a simple recipe that is spectacular enough for special occasions and easy enough for any day. This rich and creamy peanut butter frosting is speckled with Butterfingers and is perfect to top your favorite dessert.

We have received so many emails from our readers raving about the Butterfinger Brownies we shared last month and telling us all the ways you have been enjoying the frosting. We know how good this is because I have had it on brownies, on cupcakes and on a chocolate cake. It is absolutely amazing and if you can keep yourself from eating it with a spoon while you are preparing it you have more will power than I do.

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Cadbury Egg Inspired Easter Trifle


My “Ode to the Cadbury Egg, Trifle”.  This is one that I knocked out of the park; a fabulous dessert that you are not going to want to share.  A simple 5 ingredient recipe that is ready in just 10 minutes!  

I can’t even begin to count all my food favorites or food that I have a ‘thing’ for…  First and foremost I have a cheese ‘thing’, I also have a bread thing, I have a lemon ‘thing’,  I have a sun-dried tomato ‘thing’, I have a pasta ‘thing’… 

Ok, well believe it or not I am not the only one in this house with a food obsession.  Chad has a thing for Cadbury eggs.  Come to think of it, when I first met him Cadbury eggs were about the only food in his freezer.  He had a lot.  Apparently he learned about stocking up from the bears, because he was good to go for the winter.

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Smoky Beer Cheddar Cheese Sauce


This is the most amazing cheese sauce you will ever sink your teeth into.  Beer and cheddar cheese perfectly combine with the smoked paprika and ground chile de arbol to create a rich, smoky deep cheddar cheese flavor that you just can not get enough of!
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Best Ever Simple Chocolate Cake


Our go-to chocolate cake is so easy and absolutely fabulous! This recipe is made with just one bowl, one whisk and it makes the most spectacular chocolate cake! We love it made as cupcakes, fancy cakes or a simple cake. It is truly perfect. 

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Avgolemeno Soup – Totally Epic

Avgolemeno is one of those soups that I’ve made many times, but rarely from scratch. It’s usually a “there’s nothing in the house” type of thing, made with a carton of broth. Even in its quick-and-easy form, it’s a delicious, and comforting meal, but when you use a fresh, whole chicken, it becomes epic.

By the way, I mean “epic” as in ancient Greek poetry, not hipster cliché. Okay, I mean it both ways. Speaking of whole chickens, that’s your big decision here. If you want chicken meat in your soup, then you’ll only want to simmer the bird for about an hour, or just until cooked through.

This way you get a nice broth, and the meat will still be flavorful when you add it back in. If you don’t want meat in the soup, which by the way, is how my wife Michele much prefers it, then keep simmering until the chicken falls apart and all the flavor has been extracted into the broth.

Some recipes call for orzo pasta in this, but I like the Arborio rice. I think it gives just the right amount of starchiness and body, but any rice or small pasta will work here. The perfect amounts of lemon and egg are also up to you, and experimentation is recommended. I really hope you give this classic Greek soup a try soon. Enjoy!


Makes 6 Servings Avgolemeno Soup: 
1 whole chicken, about 3 pounds
3 quarts cold water
2 tsp salt at least, plus more to taste
1 onion, chopped
1 carrot, chopped
2 ribs celery, chopped
2 bay leaves
1/4 tsp dried oregano leaves
2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
2 cups finely diced onion
2/3 to 3/4 cup Arborio rice, depending on how think you like it
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
2 large eggs
1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
pinch of cayenne

30 Minute Meals: Casseroles, Skillets and Soups


Need a quick and easy dinner?  Here are 30 of our favorite recipes created in 30 Minutes or less to help simplify your meal time.  With a plethora of casseroles, skillets and soups there is truly something for everyone.

Fall and winter are the perfect time for comfort food.  But, the holiday season keeps us so busy that it is tough to find the time to create our classic favorite comforting meals.  We receive a lot of emails asking for our help.  Well here you have it!  We have put together 30 comfort foods all ready in half an hour.

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