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Warm Caramelized Onion Bacon Dip

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this Warm Caramelized Onion Bacon Dip has been our go to appetizer for years! everyone loves it and it will quickly become your favorite, too.

 

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Warm Caramelized Onion Bacon Dip

Just in time for holiday parties, game day, and this coming Tuesday, I am bringing you my favorite dip!

I wish I was actually bringing it to you, that is how much I know you’ll love this dip. This has been a go to appetizer for years, based on a cheese and mayonnaise based classic from way back in the day.

This one is packed with …

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Easy Vegan Candy Cane Truffles

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adding these Easy Vegan Candy Cane Truffles to your holiday cookie trays is a good idea! these cool minty chocolates are easily impressive.

 

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Easy Vegan Candy Cane Truffles

Just slightly more work than my Chocolate Covered Pretzel Reindeer, these festive pops of peppermint are an impressive addition to your holiday baking gifts.

Everyone loves a truffle, and when I show up to parties with them, people always exclaim, “you MADE these?!” because the general consensus is that truffles are difficult.

I am here to tell you again:…

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Chocolate Covered Pretzel Reindeer

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these salty sweet Chocolate Covered Pretzel Reindeer will bring smiles and fun to your holidays! a fun kid friendly craft for your cookie gift trays!

 

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Chocolate Pecan Reindeer

About this time in the holiday celebrations, I am spending my days baking. I gift cookie and candy trays to a long list of loved ones. I also bring bakery boxes to parties, deliver to the cancer tower at the hospital, and I cannot forget the mail person and delivery drivers.

Each year, it seems I attempt to outdo my previous plates of treats. Adding last minute recipes as I think of them, forgoing the …

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Spicy Chipotle Kabocha Dip

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a Spicy Chipotle Kabocha Dip made from everyone’s favorite squash! spicy, sweet, savory – serving it right in the kabocha shell is a fun detail!

 

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Spicy Chipotle Kabocha Dip

In another chapter of Bringing Party Food That I Can Eat, I give you my latest recipe I am loving. This was my contribution to a recent holiday party, and everyone loved the presentation!

I actually love parties where guests bring food, potluck style. Being vegan, I am always guaranteed I will have something to eat.

I do have to say, I am so appreciative of so many friends who do make a point to have vegan options. At a BBQ last summer…

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Vegan Caramel Twix Cookie Bars

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getting your hands on homemade Vegan Caramel Twix Cookie Bars is easier than you think! this updated version improves on our original recipe. gluten free!

 

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Vegan Caramel Twix Cookie Bars

(recipe for Peanut Butter Twix)

Way back in college, one of my desserts classes had a “copycat” assignment. We were to create a …

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Vegan Buffalo Chicken Dip

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everyone raves about this updated Vegan Buffalo Chicken Dip! holidays, parties, game day, Thursday – this tasty goodness fits in at any table.

 

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Vegan Buffalo Chicken Dip

It is almost like quarters two and three of the year are like training for quarter four and one. Holidays and game days – I LIVE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

We love to entertain. I am all about the …

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Sugared Vanilla Snickerdoodle Bread

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a sweet loaf of Sugared Vanilla Snickerdoodle Bread has all the sweet and tangy flavors of our favorite cinnamon cookie. vegan and gluten free!

 

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Sugared Vanilla Snickerdoodle Bread

My favorite childhood cookie was not a classic Chocolate Chip. 

Nope – I loved the tangy, lightly sweet Snickerdoodle. Not the simple cinnamon cookie so many think it is – a true Snickerdoodle gets that tang from an essential ingredient that not everyone …

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Vegan Chicken Cranberry Salad

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this Vegan Chicken Cranberry Salad makes a great entree salad. increase portions and make a large salad for a potluck or party.

 

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Vegan Chicken Cranberry Salad

I love a big salad.

A good entree salad for me must have multiple textures and vibrant complimentary flavors.

Bonus points for a warm protein atop the crisp cool greens!

This Vegan Chicken Cranberry Salad salad was borne out of …

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