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Mocha Chocolate Chip Cookies

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I made coffee extract with Dripping Springs vodka and Noble Coyote coffee beans, two Texas businesses that I admire. I’m always looking for fun ways to utilize fun local products in my baking. Several years ago I happened upon the notion of making my own vanilla extract, and now I use it all the …click to continue Mocha Chocolate Chip Cookies

Homemade Vanilla Part 2: Dripping Springs Vodka Vanilla

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[The middle bottle of vanilla extract is but a week old...just think how great it will be in six months.]

Last week my friend Courtney asked me if I had any favorite homemade food gifts and I said no. And, then I remembered that homemade vanilla would be a great little gift. I couldn’t …click to continue Homemade Vanilla Part 2: Dripping Springs Vodka Vanilla

Vanilla Cake

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I’m calling this Vanilla Cake because, The Cake that Kelly and Carol brought to the Family Reunion at Harry and Diana’s House a Few Years Back seems a bit cumbersome. But that is what it is. My mom pulled the mother of this recipe out of the paper years ago. I have played with …click to continue Vanilla Cake