Date and Nut Cake with Chocolate Chips

Date and Nut Cake with Chocolate Chips

Our Moroccan Tagine class ends with this particular treat and it's a favorite. We are sharing it during the holiday seasons as it's also a really nice alternative to the typical holiday fruit cake - mainly because everyone agrees it's absolutely delicious! It's also a snap to make. Check out the recipe and we hope it will become a tasty new addition to your family's holiday baking traditions!

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Chicken Enchiladas with Homemade Green Chili Sauce

Chicken Enchiladas with Homemade Green Chili Sauce

We made this dish by borrowing from several different recipes including great ‘from scratch” Enchilada Recipe in the Cooking for Keeps blog. This one walks through the steps of cooking and shredding the chicken, but their dish included a red sauce. We were craving a green chili sauce and were in luck in finding a Homemade Green Enchilada Sauce recipe at Mel’s Kitchen Cafe.

So we printed these recipes out, took a little from here and little from there, adding our own twists and this was the delicious result!

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How To Tip: Zesting and Juicing a Lemon

How To Tip: Zesting and Juicing a Lemon

Our twins' birthday was last weekend, so cake baking was totally happening and lemon was the flavor of choice. Some of our favorite lemon cake recipes are from Sally’s Baking Addiction and Once Upon a Chef for birthdays past, which call for fresh lemon juice and lemon zest. There are lots of little tips and tricks people have for getting the most out of their lemons so it made sense to share ours. Hope you enjoy our latest "movie short"

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