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Orange Caramel Bars

September 6, 2012
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In addition to hand-written recipes on weathered index cards, I also found lots of newspaper and magazine clippings in my grandmother’s recipe box. I have to say they are highly amusing. You had me at “vitamin cereal.” Astrologers. Ripping people off since…forever.  I’m not confident of what a “wheat nut” is. I see wheat pictured, [...]

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Bitten Surfboard Cookies

August 15, 2012
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I’m not a water sport person. I spent lots of time on the water as a kid. My grandfather was a crabber and fishing was a pretty constant activity. When your county is pretty much surrounded by water on three sides, you are automatically “rivah” folk. And, while I like being “on” the water (boats, [...]

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Home Sweet Home: Virginia Cookies

May 25, 2012
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We’re home! Even though we had an incredible time, we are so happy to be home. Nothing beats the attention of three love-starved kitties and sleeping in our own bed. Now it’s time for massive amounts of laundry and trying to sort through all of the pictures I took. Oh, and for “home sweet home” [...]

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Magical Frog Cookies

April 30, 2012
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The well-meaning Elder Cunningham in the Book of Mormon musical tries his best to connect with the Ugandan people…and tells a few small lies along the way: “Uh, behold! The Lord said to the Mormon prophet Joseph Smith: I shall give unto you… a FROG! And thus, Joesph laid with the frog, and his AIDS [...]

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Irish Week: Guinness Toucan Cookie

March 12, 2012
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In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, it is Irish Week here at Not Your Momma’s Cookie! Ireland is near and dear to my (and my husband’s) heart. We went to Ireland for a two week vacation last year and it was magical. Not Lucky Charms, pot of gold, magical – but really and truly magical. [...]

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