Stephanie’s (Grandma’s) Famous Chocolate Pudding & Pie Filling

 
I love recipes that are handed down in families.  My friend, Stephanie, whips up a batch of this decadent chocolate pudding anytime she wants to pamper someone special.  The recipe came from her grandmother, who (as you’ll see by the end of the recipe, transcribed from her recipe card) is quite the funny lady. 
This is a [...]

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To Try: Homemade Chewy Granola Bars

 
A box of Kashi chewy granola bars runs more than $4.00 where I live.  Surely one could make them at home for pennies on the dollar, and they’d probably taste better, too.  Here’s one recipe I’m considering, courtesy of Cooks.com:
 
 
-1 c. brown sugar
-1/4 c. sugar
-1/2 c. butter
-2 Tbsp. honey
-1/2 tsp. vanilla
-1 egg
-1 c. flour
-1 tsp. cinnamon
-1/2 tsp. [...]

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I Scream for…

…gelato!
I wasn’t much of a store-bought ice cream person until I tried, on a whim, a “gelato” carried by my local Giant grocery store.  It was…life-altering.  OK, maybe just waistline-altering.  This stuff is like crack:

Credit: Peapod
I’ve never had store-bought ice cream like this.  Think light, fluffy, rich (if that’s not a contradiction) dairy goodness, in amazingly [...]

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