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lemon cupcakes and yellow doors

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lemon cupcakes and yellow doors
Since our sister store, Yellow Door Art Market celebrated their first birthday last weekend, it was only appropriate to make yellow treats for all our party goers. After a few searches on Pinterest I decided on these pretties. They received rave reviews by all who indulged so next time you’re craving a mix of citrus & sweet, you may want to whip up a batch… Lemon Cake: 1 box lemon cake mix 1 cup .
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cheesy broccoli soup

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cheesy broccoli soup
Soup season has officially begun now that the temps are dipping into the 30’s & 40’s in the evenings.  One soup combination that I have a hard time resisting is the perfect marriage of broccoli & cheese. This hearty variation I found in our Michigan Cookbook will definitely leave your family full & satisfied. 4 cups of water 1 12oz package of frozen hash brown potatoes 1 cup chopped celery 1 cup chopped onion .
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neighborhood fall fiesta

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neighborhood fall fiesta
With summer vacations behind us and fall schedules getting into a groove, Steve & I thought it was a fine time to reconnect with our neighbors & hear all about thier summer adventures. So I dropped these invites in their mailboxes a couple of weeks ago & we had a fine fall party last Sunday.  (Not realizing that the 1st Lion’s game was also on at this time, I made sure to have our .
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mmmmm…. michigan

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mmmmm…. michigan
Now that we’re hosting Tessa, our German exchange student… it was the perfect excuse to whip up some Michigan shaped cookies to celebrate. I used the simple recipe on the card that came with the cookie cutter set & they came out just perfect!  (upper peninsulas & all) Nothing like a geography lesson that also doubles as a sweet treat! Like seeing what’s happening around my home?  Then sign up to receive these behind-the-scenes .
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It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood…

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It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood…
A beautiful day for a neighbor, Would you be mine? Could you be mine? We just had two new families move in on our street so we put together a couple of welcome packages filled with delicious scones from Elwin & Co and tasty blueberry butter from Yellow Door. I remember our next door neighbor did something very similar for us when we moved to the area seven years ago and it just warmed .
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mini margarita cupcakes for the misses

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mini margarita cupcakes for the misses
Since Girl’s Night Out fell on Cinco De Mayo this year, we whipped up some themed cupcakes for our sweet snacks. I found this tasty recipe via RecipeGirl.com Yields 24 regular cupcakes or 48 mini cupcakes CAKE: 9 ounces Margarita Mixer, bottled liquid 3 ounces tequila 1 (18.25 ounce) box white cake mix 3 large egg whites 2 Tablespoons canola oil 1 Tablespoon lime zest LIME BUTTERCREAM ICING: 1 cup unsalted butter, at room .
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tempting turtle cake

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tempting turtle cake
This rich-rich-rich recipe was submitted by one of our Yellow Door artists and after we posted it, we got LOTS-O-COMMENTS on facebook so I decided to whip one up for a recent event at our sister store, Yellow Door Art Market. Here’s what ya need… 1 box chocolate cake mix 1 14 oz. bag of caramels 1 5 oz. can of evaporated milk 2 cups chocolate chips 1 cup pecans 1 stick butter chocolate .
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crock pot candy

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crock pot candy
There are always loads of treats floating around our stores around the holidays & when team member, Kathy brought these tasty goodies in, they didn’t last long.  After inquiring about the recipe, I found out they were really easy to make… and that’s all I needed to hear before I insisted on her sending it to me. Ingredients 1 jar (16 ounces) salted dry roasted peanuts 1 jar (16 ounces) unsalted dry roasted peanuts .
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and the cookie giveaway winner is…

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and the cookie giveaway winner is…
Thank you for participating in our “Life is Short – Eat Cookies Giveaway”! Some of  your favorites sound so tasty… I ‘d like to get my hands on your recipe.  Also, thanks for spreading the news to your friends through facebook, twitter and email forwards. Word of mouth has always been our best form of advertising and we couldn’t do it without YOU! Out of all our entries, Laurie is our winner… Mmmm,oatmeal peanut .
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