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Tweets From The East

Watermelon Fruit Bowl

2009-07-05@09-27-12

We adjusted this recipe and bought whatever fruit was in season. We added fresh: grapes, mangoes, peaches, plums, pineapple, etc. Any fruit will work! We didn’t measure anything out. We just bought about the same amount of everything, cleaned it, cut it and mixed it in a bowl then poured the bowl into the watermelon.

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Yogurt Muffins

2009-06-08@14-33-04

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
pinch of salt
1 cup yogurt (8 ounces)
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup raisins

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly grease 8-10 muffin cups.
2. In a medium-sized bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt.
3.

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Chocolate Muffins

2009-03-30@15-28-37

INGREDIENTS

2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 cup flour
6 tablespoons cocoa
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
2/3 cup milk
2/3 cup butter (1/3 cup oil)
4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)

DIRECTIONS

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease 6 extra large muffin tins or 12-15 medium cups.
3. Beat the eggs with sugar, mix with flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, vanilla and milk.
4.

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Cream Cheese Muffins

2009-06-08@13-57-26

INGREDIENTS

2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup cream cheese at room temperature (or any kind of soft cheese)
2 eggs
2/3 cup milk
4 tablespoons butter, melted (2 tablespoons oil)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup coarsely chopped dates (raisins)

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Great 10-12 muffin cups.

2. Combine the flour, sugar,

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Poogan’s Porch Buttermilk Biscuits

2009-01-06@10-06-11

In October I stumbled into a nice little Charleston restaurant called Poogan’s Porch. That evening I was served the best buttermilk biscuits I have ever tasted, along with some honey-butter. I salivate.

So, being in a land where our motto is “if you can’t get ‘em, make ‘em”, I ran across a recipe for Poogan’s Porch

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Old Fashioned Pancakes

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INGREDIENTS

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (or wheat flour)
3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon white sugar
1 1/4 cups milk
1 egg
3 tablespoons butter, melted

DIRECTIONS

In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Make a well in the center and pour in the milk,

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