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How to Make Apple Pie Blossoms
“They’re adorable!” That’s what Rachel in Marketing called them. I love pies. I love little pies. These are a different take on little pies . . . because they’re loaded with cream cheese or Bavarian...
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15 Ways to Make Mashed Potatoes
Author’s note: It’s been a busy week. It’s that time of year plus we’ve been in Salt Lake welcoming a really cute little baby granddaughter into the world. So we pulled this article out of one of our...
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Look What You Can Make with Leftover Meat, Potatoes, and Gravy!
Is Meridian worth 13 cents an issue? If it is, please become a voluntary subscriber and donate today.We need your support. Click here. Whether it’s Sunday dinner or Thanksgiving, you’re going to...
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Seven Kitchen Breakthroughs to Simplify Your Holidays
I may have the most fun job on the planet! I’m a food explorer. I have an office just down the hall from the test kitchen. I don’t do all of the baking but I know what’s going on. I get to explore...
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How to Make Little Crostata in Four Easy Steps
Crostata are free-form pies. These are little pies that you can quickly put together to make individual desserts. The one below is caramel apple made with a just-add-water pie crust, premade apple pie...
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How to Make Rainbow Colored Cookies
Make these cookies in all shapes and in all colors. Make some of them into sandwich cookies. They’re right for any occasion. Step 1. Mix and color/flavor the dough Follow the directions to make the...
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Ideas for Family Home Evening Treats
I was raised with goodly parents. My folks spent as much time with their kids as they could. My dad worked long hours but his vacations and Saturdays were with his kids. My mom tried to man the family...
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Fun Family Food: Pigs in a Blanket
I grew up with pigs in a blanket. Loved them. My mother wrapped biscuit dough around sausages or hot dogs. They were quick and easy and her kids were excited about them. She could add a salad and...
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Baked Alaska in a Cup
If you can whip an egg white, you can make these classy little desserts. They are quick and scrumptious. A baked Alaska is fascinating. It’s made with three parts: A cake base, a body of ice cream, and...
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A Guide to Making Great Sandwiches
To sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE. We eat a lot of sandwiches. They’re quick and they’re easy. But they get boring if we don’t get creative. Today, we’ll deconstruct a...
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What People Want Most in a Sweet Roll and How You Can Make Them
To sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE. “Looks like a party,” one of our associates in the store said. (I don’t remember which one.) She was buying a bunch of raised, glazed donut...
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How to Make a Flourless Chocolate Cake
To sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE. Guests are coming for dinner. And you just found out that one of them is gluten free. What do you do? You can run to the store, maybe the...
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Six Scrumptious Brownies You Can Make
It’s almost Valentine’s Day and we’re making six kinds of scrumptious brownies to serve in our store, free “samples” for customers to enjoy. They’re scrumptious. You can make them too. We’re having a...
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Five Easy-as-Pie Ways to Delight Your Sweetie Pie
To sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE. So your sweetie pie likes pie . . . and chocolate. So why not combine the two?. I love smooth, silky chocolate pie. Here are five pies that...
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Why You Should Make Pannekoeken
To sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE. Why should you make pannekoeken? Everyone likes them–and they are so darned fun. They’re dramatic and it’s nice to show off once in a...
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Three Essentials for Bread Bakers
To sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE. Three Things that Every Bread Baker Should Have and Why My mother taught me to bake bread before I was a teenager. We didn’t have a...
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Five Essential Frostings for (Cupcake) Lovers
To sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE. These recipes are from Creative Cupcake Ideas by Dennis Weaver. Click here to get a free electronic copy of the book. We’ve compiled a list...
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How to Have a Brownie Pizza Party
To sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE. If you are going to have a party, make it a brownie pizza party. It’s going to be fun—brownies and pizza just sound like fun and you can...
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How to Make Frozen Leprechaun Pies out of Limeade
To sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE. St. Patrick’s day is like the beginning of Spring around here and we are ready to start seeing some green after the white and brown of...
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The Secret to Buttermilk Syrup
To sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE. The local school district was sponsoring a science fair and they asked me to do a kitchen demonstration, one that demonstrated a principle...
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