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June 9, 2016

Black walnut cake, Really different chocolate cake, Rhubarb dump cake

By Melanie Behrens

First, I was able to taste it and enjoyed it so much that I was thrilled when Jeanne Haynes sent this recipe for her Aunt Lydia’s cake. Jeanne said: “She was a relative on my mother’s side. The farm they developed when arriving in Hancock county in the 1800s is still in the family and the blac...

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Easy chocolate mousse, Chocolate toffee bars, Chocolate trifle
By Melanie Behrens 
April 16, 2020
Chocolate is a wonderful thing. Enjoy these recipes. Easy chocolate mousse 1 tub (8 oz.) Cool Whip Whipped Topping, thawed 1 pkg. (4 oz.) bittersweet chocolate squares, melted 1/2 C fresh raspberries ...
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By Melanie Behrens 
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Hope you can enjoy these nice treats. Easy ribs 2 to 2-1/2 lbs. baby back pork ribs salt and black pepper Sweet barbecue sauce: 1 TBS olive oil 1/4 C finely diced onion 1/2 tsp. ground cumin 1/2 C ket...
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Mel’s Favorite Fare
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Easy ribs 2 to 2-1/2 lbs. baby back pork ribs salt and black pepper Sweet barbecue sauce: 1 TBS olive oil 1/4 C finely diced onion 1/2 tsp. ground cumin 1/2 C ketchup (try our homemade ketchup recipe)...
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