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July 2012 Recipes

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It’s the last day of the month and time for me to recap the noteworthy things I made this month:

Spinach Artichoke and Roasted Red Pepper Cheesy Squares – If you like spinach and artichoke dip, that’s what these are, but in bar form and we loved them.

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Homemade Peanut Butter

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Thanks to Pinterest , many people told me they tried making peanut butter at home and were surprised at how easy it is.

And how amazing it tastes.

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Cinnamon Sugar Crust Cream Cheese Danish Squares – made with an easy shortcut and remind me of Entenmann’s danish

Cinnamon Sugar Crust Cream Cheese Danish Squares stacked - 9 Cinnamon Sugar Crust Cream Cheese Danish Squares stacked - 10

Vinegar Recipes and Balsamic Glaze

Roasted Grapes and Balsamic Reduction with Cheese and Crackers - 11 Roasted Grapes and Balsamic Reduction with Cheese and Crackers - 12

Cheddar Cheese and Olive Oil Savory Muffins

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Chocolate Cake Batter Milkshake – One of my favorite milkshakes, ever

Chocolate Cake Batter Milkshake with cake batter on rim - 15 Chocolate Cake Batter Milkshake with cake batter on rim - 16

Peachy Keen

Baked Orange Banana Coconut Donuts with Orange Coconut Vanilla Cream Cheese Glaze - 17 Baked Orange Banana Coconut Donuts with Orange Coconut Vanilla Cream Cheese Glaze - 18

Barbeque Tofu with Pineapple and Mango (vegan, GF)

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Rainbow Flag Recipes

Strawberry and Cream Smoothie - 21 Strawberry and Cream Smoothie - 22

Corn and Double Cheese Dip – can be baked or served cold (vegan, GF, can be made reduced/no fat)

Corn and Double Cheese Dip on crackers - 23 Corn and Double Cheese Dip on crackers - 24

Vanilla + Ice Cream

Double Chocolate Chip Cookie Cups and Ice Cream - 25 Double Chocolate Chip Cookie Cups and Ice Cream - 26

Chocolate Chip and Cherry Blondies – Thanks to so many of you who made these within a day or two of the recipe being posted and who wrote to me telling me about it and what kind of customizing you did to your versions. I love that kind of feedback.

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Homemade Thin Mints – vegan, no-bake, ridiculously easy

Homemade Thin Mints stacked - 29 Homemade Thin Mints stacked - 30

A few noteworthy and fun non-food posts:

Vintage Cast Iron

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Thursday Things – Interviewed and featured on the Better Homes & Gardens website.

Honored and humbled!

Bloggers we love: Averie Cooks and recipe examples - 33 Bloggers we love: Averie Cooks and recipe examples - 34

Oldies But Goodies

Vintage pastry cutter and rusted vintage pans - 35 Vintage pastry cutter and rusted vintage pans - 36

Aruba Bound

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What were the highlights of your July?

I tried to post plenty of no-bake and no-fuss recipes this month, especially since it’s the peak of summer. Very few people have the time or desire to stand in a (hot) kitchen all day and cook when it’s warm outside, or the kids are out of school, and the outdoors or your family rather than the kitchen is calling your name.

In non-food related matters, the antique shopping finds I scored were fun.

And of course, our month-long trip to Aruba that I knew I had coming was the total highlight.

Previous Months:

January 2012 February 2012 March 2012 April 2012 May 2012 June 2012

Thanks for the Capresso Espresso and Cappuccino Machine Giveaway entries