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The Starving Chef Recipe: Sticky Toffee Pudding

This recipe came as a request all the way from the UK—and now it just might be my new favorite dessert. For step-by-step instructions with photos, click here. Sticky Toffee Pudding Prep time: 10 minutesCook time: 1 hour totalMakes: 4 servings Ingredients-Pudding Cake1 C dried dates, chopped1 1/2 C water3/4 C + 2 T flour1/3 C + 1...

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The Starving Chef Recipe: Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Beef Stew

With juicy pieces of beef steak and tender sweet potato, this hearty soup is sure to fill you up. A hint of chili for heat and undertones of cinnamon spice really can warm you to the core on a brisk evening. For step-by-step instructions with photos, click here. Sweet Potato Beef Stew Prep time: 30 minutesCook time: 6-8 hours on...

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The Starving Chef Recipe: Caramel Apple Crisp Cheesecake

I was really craving an apple crisp and decided what better way to eat it than on a delicious cheesecake? With a savory cheesecake base infused with ginger and brown sugar, the apple crisp crust and topping really propel this dessert to a whole new level of amazing. For step-by-step instructions with photos, click here. Caramel...

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The Starving Chef Recipe: Pretzel Poppers

If there’s one thing many of us Midwesterners love, it’s our German heritage and stuffing things with cheese. My pretzel poppers are filled with a variety of cheeses and, for some added fun, I added jalapenos to half of them for a game of “pretzel roulette.” For step-by-step instructions with photos, click...

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The Starving Chef Recipe: Zucchini Boats

My garden is pumping out gigantic zucchini. At three to four pounds each, they are almost bigger than my dog. While smaller zucchinis are preferred for cooking, these enormous zucchinis are better off used as “boats” for dishing delicious food directly into your mouth. For step-by-step instructions with photos, click...

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