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Coffee Marshmallows

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Hot Butterscotch

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So Happy you are here. I’m a passionate cook and baker. After teaching special education for 16 years, I left teaching and attended the Orlando Culinary Academy in 2005-2006.

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French-Style Strawberry Preserves

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