Surprisingly the combination of orange and bleu cheese along with pomegranate seeds and the peppery bite of arugula tastes really good together in a salad.
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Apple Walnut Spice Cake
This apple spice cake from all recipes.com has to be the moistest cake I have ever made. I shouldn’t be surprised given that the recipe requires 4 cups of chopped apples which makes a large apple spice cake, perfect to take to a party or for a large gathering at home. Give this recipe a try if you are craving a super moist cake chock full of walnuts and fresh apples. Apple Walnut Spice Cake Continue reading Apple Walnut Spice Cake
Sweet Wine & Dried Fruit Poundcake
Sweet Wine & Dried Fruit Poundcake
makes 2 poundcakes
Ingredients:
- 2 cups of all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup softened butter (1 stick), plus about 1 tsp softened butter for pan
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp Vanilla
- 1 cup fresh grated apple
- 2 tbsp orange zest
- 1/4 cup sweet dessert wine
- 1/2 cup dried fruits such as raisins, dried cherries, dried cranberries, dried figs, and dried apricots. Soak overnight in 1/4 cup sweet wine.
All-Natural Christmas Fruitcake
Amazingly delicious super moist with lots of naturally sweet dried fruits chock full of nuts, and not overly sweet this is an outstanding fruitcake recipe.
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Ginger Vanilla Orange Pound Cake with Golden Raisins
This ginger vanilla pound cake was my attempt to make a soft, buttery, moist pound cake with half of the butter required, while still keeping that unique pound cake characteristics.
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Kale Salad with Apples & Dried Cranberries with Maple Syrup Dressing
Curly kale, dinosaur Kale and Tuscan Kale can all be tough and chewy when used raw in salads, however there is a way to get these tough kale leaves to become tender so they taste great and have a great texture too.
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Dark Chocolate Stuffed Fresh Figs
I’ve been wanting to make something fun and exciting with fresh figs for a while now. The idea for stuffed figs enrobed in dark chocolate is what came to my mind.
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Fresh Figs and Spinach Salad with Gorgonzola, Walnuts & Fig Jam Vinaigrette
One of my favorite fall-inspired salads to make especially when fresh figs are in season is a big spinach salad with fresh figs, Gorgonzola cheese, and walnuts; all tossed together with a sweet fig dressing.
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Fig Jam Vinaigrette Dressing
When I want a change from my usual vinaigrette, I like to make a Fig Jam Vinaigrette, which is sweeter, thicker, and has a wonderful Mediterranean fig flavor along with little bits of mashed figs.
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Kale, Fennel & Apple Salad with Dubliner Cheese and Honey Mustard Dressing
Raw fennel and kale that are both chewy and crunchy work perfectly together in this salad, while apples add the right amount of sweetness. But the real nice surprise in this salad was Dubliner cheese.
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