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I love it when something great leads you into something equally good: just like “500 Days of Summer” got me to this amazing song, this delicious cake got me into trying – and liking – dates.

Fluffy ginger and date cake
DH mag #48

2 cups + 2 tablespoons (300g) all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
1 ½ teaspoons ground ginger
3 cups (420g) fresh pitted dates, chopped
1 cup

Happy Halloween!  Today’s recipe is a a quick and easy dip you could easily add to your Halloween menu.  I found it in a issue I had from Simple and Delicious.  I liked the idea of a dip for apples that wasn’t caramel.  It is so yummy and creamy.  That 1 tbsp of peanut butter really packs a punch of flavor.  I also loved the addition of the pumpkin pie spice.  I think next time I may even add a

I served this fluffy honey butter along with the pumpkin cornbread I shared yesterday.  This recipe comes from My Kitchen Cafe.  The main difference with this honey butter is that you use marshmallow creme with it in addtion to the butter and honey. The marshmallow creme gave it a different element of sweetness.  I also thought it went very well the the pumpkin cornbread.

Honey Butter
 
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… Being in NZ where fresh milk makes the world go round, we are having fun serving fresh milk as thick fluffy froth on champorado!