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Icelandic “Happy Marriage” Cake

About the Recipe:

The Icelandic Recipe Story: This as a not a wedding cake but a traditional cake baked later at home. The oat crust filled rhubarb jam cake is one of those recipes that is passed down from one family to another. It is believed that if a wife baked this for her husband, they would have a happy marriage, and the marriage like this cake just gets better with age. It sounds like a great recipe to make!

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Oatmeal Butter Brittle Cookies

Oatmeal Butter Brittle Cookies

Crunchy almond flavored cookie brittle is simple to mix up, press into pan, and bake. It’s easy enough to let the kids help out. The cookie is covered with rich dark chocolate and topped with crushed lightly smoked almonds.  It’s a delicious classic almond cookie with a new twist.

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Pumpkin Spiced Sweet Potato Crisps

IMG_2318AWELCOME TO FALL AND THE WONDERFUL FLAVOR OF SWEET POTATOES

Did you ever think how delicious sweet potato chips would be with a touch of pumpkin pie spice? We couldn’t buy them so we headed to the kitchen. We started by using some of the suggested internet techniques. We soaked some of the chips in cold water and gave others a hot water bath. Some were fried au natural while others were coated with cornstarch. We tried different temperatures, time limits, and group sizes. After three days of chip tripping, our final results surprised us.

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Samples from Various Tests of Sweet Potato Fries

Fryer Used for Sweet Potato Crisps

Finally, the recipe below did give us crisp chips that stood the test of waiting until we served supper. They didn’t burn and kept a golden color. If you want to give them a try, you can start with this recipe for:  Golden Pumpkin Pie Spiced Sweet Potato Crisps

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Baked Golden Pumpkin Pie Spiced Sweet Potato Fries

IMG_2251A But yet, there stands another opportunity – THE BAKED CHIP CHALLENGE –

Your mission is to create the perfect baked sweet potato chip. If you decide to try this, use tools and ingredients found in an average kitchen.  No tech food tricks allowed.

Try to invent one that stays crisp, doesn’t burn, isn’t dehydrated, is delicious to eat and easy to make. After extensive research and consuming a mountain of taters, we concluded that the recipe below was okay but didn’t reach that crispy chip we all love. If you discover the forever hidden secret, please share it with all of us.

Baked Pumpkin Pie Spiced Sweet Potato Chips

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Salmon Bagel Chip Dippers

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About the Recipe: Crisp bagel chips are topped with spoonfuls of cream cheese with salmon, sprinkled with light meltaway peppered shredded cheese, and topped with minced green onions and roasted red peppers.  It’s perfect to serve as an informal snack or party appetizer

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