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Simple Chicken Soup… with Hearts

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This soup is the simplest soup ever.

I think.

And that is why I love it so immensely and cook it regularly and gladly.

To make the whole soup-making process a little more exciting, I sometimes cut the vegetables into little heart shapes.

Which totally makes my day.

Try it too, it’s fun…

 

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Here’s what we need.

 

 

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1. Using a peeler and knife, shape the carrots and parsnips into heart-resembling shapes.

As you can see, I was not in a very detail-oriented state of mind. I blame it on… on… hm… late winter… that’s it – late winter blues. It’s not me, it’s the late winter.

 

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Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake Cupcakes

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I think life is perfect.

I really do.

I believe so for many different reasons. Like… recently for example, just when I was starting to think that I might have seen every single cheesecake type and variety in the world I stumbled upon this wonderful recipe and a whole new cheesecake dimension opened up before my eyes.

Life is perfect.

And these cheesecake cupcakes are too…

 

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This is what you need to get as soon as possible.

 

 

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To make the crust, I used store-bought oatmeal cookies that I pulsed in the food processor. And I loved that taste.

But, surely, graham crackers will do just fine.

 

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Chocolate Silk Pie

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I know what you’re asking.

You are asking: ‘Petra, if I eat this, when am I allowed to eat next? In seven days? In two weeks? A year? It looks so rich.’

I truly don’t know the answer to that question.

But what I do know is that St.Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and on that day all things luscious and sinful are more than allowed.

Luscious and sinful, that’s exactly what this dessert is.

And here is how you can make it too…

 

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This is what we need.

 

 

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To make the crust:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F (175 C).

2. In a food processor, pulse the nuts and cookies until small crumbs form.  Melt the butter and add it to the nut-cookie mixture.

 

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Vanilla Latte Cookies

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In the mood for cookies?

Are you?

Then I have something yummy for you.

Vanilla Latte Cookies.

They taste just as nice as their title sounds.

I am sure they will captivate you with their perfectly crumbly texture and the lovely mix of vanilla, coffee and cinnamon flavors that they offer.

This is how the story goes…

 

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First, the ingredients.

Simple as usual.

 

 

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The method…

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F (175 C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

2. In a bowl of your electric mixer, beat the butter until light and fluffy.

 

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Rice Pudding

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Rice pudding used to be one of my most favorite treats when I was a kid.

My beloved Mom liked to prepare it quite often. Sometimes she made a rice pudding, and sometimes she turned rice pudding into a sweet rice pie, a lovely comfort food which you achieve by baking sweet boiled rice for a couple of minutes and then you serve it with fruit syrup. I liked that one too. But frankly, I liked it much better when my Mom had a bit of a lazy day and declared ‘That’s it!’ over a pot of steaming and fragrant boiled rice. I can still remember those days… the pot was green, the rice was sweet, and the life was magical.

Oh yeah, childhood… but back to the recipe… this is how I made the treat today…

 

 

This is what we need.

Oh, how I love simplicity.

 

 

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1. In a medium saucepan combine the milk, …

 

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