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Tag: old-fashioned recipes

pecan cream cheese pound cake recipe | writes4food.com

Pecan cream cheese pound cake.

It’s been awhile since I shared a sweet recipe — and you’ll love this buttery-rich pound cake with cream cheese and pecans. Get the recipe.

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Join me for a cooking class with favorite vintage recipes.

Join me on Tuesday, September 9, for a class at The Cooking School at Jungle Jim’s in Fairfield, featuring favorite old-fashioned recipes!

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low-fat Green Goddess salad dressing recipe | writes4food.com

Perfect Green Goddess dressing.

File under: old food trends that are hip again. Green Goddess dressing dates to the 1920s, was groovy in the 70s, and it’s back. Get the recipe on the blog.

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The Clara Project: Spanish cream with fresh berries.

This old-fashioned dessert recipe is called Spanish Cream–a feather-light mousse that’s perfect with this season’s fruit.

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