From The Advocate in Baton Rouge, LA:
Cheesecake Squares
Makes about 4 dozen
1 cup flour
1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
1 cup pecans, chopped fine
1 stick butter, melted
16 ozs. cream cheese, softened to room temperature
1 cup plus 6 tbls. sugar, divided
2 tsps. vanilla, divided
3 eggs
2 cups sour cream
Maraschino cherries, if desired, for decorating
To make crust, in a small […]

And I thought every day was Chocolate Day…
Fudge Ecstasies
1 (12-oz.) package semisweet chocolate chips
2 squares unsweetened chocolate
2 Tbls. butter
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup flour
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/8 tsp. salt
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
Melt together 1 cup chocolate chips, unsweetened chocolate squares, and butter.
In a mixing bowl, beat melted chocolate, eggs, sugar, and vanilla. Add flour, baking […]

Chili Dog Wraps
10 (6- or 8-inch) flour tortillas
10 hot dogs
1 (16 ounce) can chili or 2 cups leftover chili
1/2 sweet onion, diced
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
Cook hotdogs.
Place 1 hot dog on each tortilla. Top with 3 tablespoons of chili, a sprinkle of diced onion, and some cheese.
Roll up and secure with toothpick.

For all marinades: Pierce chicken with a fork and place the chicken pieces in a zipper-top plastic bag. Pour in enough marinade to just cover the meat. Keep in the refrigerator while marinating. Discard any leftover marinade that has been in contact with the meat. See chicken cooking and […]

Peppercorn Honey Mustard
2-1/2 cups Dijon mustard
1 jar (9-1/2 ounces) extra-grainy Dijon mustard
3/4 cup honey
2 tablespoons cracked black pepper
Combine Dijon mustard, extra-grainy Dijon mustard, honey, and pepper in medium bowl. Whisk until blended.
Spoon into 4 (1-1/4-cup) containers.
Store refrigerated up to 4 weeks.

Join the Nestlé Chocolatier team during September and receive a coupon for free Chocolatier.
Chocolatier is a new premium baking chocolate created for making desserts. (”Rich and decadent desserts” is the description they use…my favorite kind.) It will be available in chips, chunks, and baking bars. They have a recipe search where you […]

A Minnesota State Fair winning recipe. The article also has winning recipes for white bread, apple pie, strawberry jelly, and sweet cucumber pickles.
Dark Bundt Cake
Makes 16 servings.
2 1/2 ounces (2 1/2 squares) unsweetened chocolate
2 3/8 cups cake flour or 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 7/8 cups sugar
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup vegetable shortening
1 1/4 […]