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Nutella, Banana and Coconut Puff Pastry Cups

If you haven’t noticed by now, I’m obsessed with puff pastry. Up until about a month ago I was absolutely terrified to work with it. Now, there is no stopping me. Whenever I need to throw together a quick appetizer, the first thing that pops into my mind is puff pastry. The same goes for…

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Apple Cinnamon Puff Pastry Twists

This post originally appeared on The Confident Mom’s Blog, where How To: Simplify regularly contributes monthly guest posts filled with tips, tricks and recipes to simplify life in the kitchen. Having never worked with puff pastry dough prior to this recipe, I bought frozen puff pastry and allowed it to sit in my freezer for…

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Hasselback Potatoes

Hassbelback Potatoes, Accordion Potatoes or Fancy Schmancy Potatoes (I prefer this cute nickname), are absolutely gorgeous and…get this…they are incredibly easy to make. You wouldn’t think that just by looking at them, would you? For all the history buffs out there, these potatoes were first introduced in the 1700s by a restaurant located in Stockholm…

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Nutella and Coconut Puffs

I’m all about making confessions here. I’ve already told you about my love affair with cheesecake, my obsession with pasta and the olive monster that I turned into when I was younger…just to name a few. Here’s another one: My newfound love for puff pastry is out of control and I’m pretty sure it doubled…

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Mozzarella and Basil Puff Pastry Twists

If you read my post from yesterday and my guest post on The Confident Mom’s blog for this month, I think you’ll start to see a pattern. Ever since I tackled my fear of puff pastry dough, I have turned into the puff pastry queen. I’ve become completely obsessed with this magical dough and I…

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Olive and Cheese Puff Pastry Squares

I’m about to admit something that is completely embarrassing so please don’t make fun of me too much. Here goes nothing…when I was younger, I used to put black olives on my fingertips and run around the house like a little olive monster…and my parents have pictures to prove it. In fact, my love for…

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Corn and Zucchini Salad

To me, nothing says summer quite like corn on the cob. Growing up in the suburbs of Detroit, there used to be a farm by my parent’s house called Korpaks Corn. The streets leading to my parent’s house were lined with what seemed like miles and miles of their corn stalks. When the summer months…

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