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Chocolate Fudge Bundt Cake

Every year, after the massive amounts of food at Thanksgiving dinner, we head over to my sister-in-law's house for dessert.  It has become a tradition for all of the extended family, and everyone enjoys the time together.  I try to make a new dish each year to share.  Last year it was this Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake Cheesecake that took two days to make, but was insanely good and worth every second of effort.  This year I needed something easy and quick to make, but with the same decadence as last year's contribution.  After a short visit to my  Pinterest  page, I found a chocolate cake that I had pinned a while back.  It looked rich and moist, but best of all the recipe was easy.  Perfect to bake the morning of Thanksgiving. Now, I'm not a huge fan of mixes, but when a cake looks this good I am willing to make compromises.  I am so glad that I did.  The recipe called for two cups of sour cream which contributed ...

Memorial Weekend Recipes

I don't know about all of you but I love a great get together with great friends and great food.  Since Memorial Weekend is the kickoff to backyard get-togethers for most of us, I wanted to post some of my favorite grill friendly recipe,s side dishes, and, of course my favorite part of any meal, desserts to go with them.  Enjoy! Salt Rub Chicken on the Grill BBQ Sauce  for the chicken Fresh Corn Salad Warm Potato Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing Calico Beans  Roasted Red Pepper Dip Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus Margarita Cupcakes Lemonade Floats Black and White Brownies