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Last weekend I posted a recipe for a Chocolate and Peppermint Bundt Cake over at Mom Spark. Head on over to check it out!

The kiddos made their own smaller trees. It was a fun project for the family.

If you are a fan of overpriced jelly sticks covered in chocolate, try out this simple two ingredient recipe. I have tried a few different brands of candy orange slices and my favorite is the Great Value brand from Walmart. I think it has the best orange flavor, more so than Brach's brand.

For the chocolate, I used chocolate almond bark which I find melts much smoother, faster and easier than regular chocolate chips. I hadn't used 'almond bark' chocolate until the past year but I love it for dipping cookies or candies. Chocolate chips can be a bit temperamental and thicken up but the chocolate bark stays nice and smooth. Many thanks to Blissful Roots for the inspiration for this recipe.

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Chewy, buttery, spicy and sweet. This recipe came from Betty Crocker and Parade.com. We loved it. Please note that you need to let the dough chill for two hours before baking so plan ahead. Enjoy!

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For the twelve months I have very selectively been adding recipes to a Pinterest board, my best recipes of 2013. It is hard to believe the year is almost at an end! This Cranberry Eggnog Bread is going on the best of 2013 board and without any hesitation. This has to be one of the best sweet breads I have ever made. The texture, the taste, everything about it was absolutely fantastic.

Many thanks to the wonderful blog, Your Cup of Cake for this recipe. I skipped the glaze only because I used every last drop of eggnog in the bread itself. Enjoy!

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Pineapple, cheese, brown sugar...three ingredients that probably sound like they don't go together and wouldn't taste good either. I've seen recipes floating around for years that referenced pineapple casseroles, but I wasn't brave enough to try it, until recently.

To get straight to the result - I enjoyed this dish. It was different, that is for sure, but it tasted good and I can see why so many people make it. I crushed my cracker crumbs too fine so I was missing a bit of texture there. I went with brown sugar instead of white. I imagine that if you can get your hands on fresh pineapple it would be even better. Enjoy!

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