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Easter Brunch Idea with Great Value Crescent Rolls

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My final Great Value baking challenge is to create a spring or Easter recipe utilizing Great Value Crescent Rolls. My kids love crescent rolls, and we often eat them as is with meals, so I've really enjoyed the opportunity to get creative with them. Any guesses as to what recipe I'm going to create with [...]

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Easy, Easier, and Easiest Valentine’s Day Baking Solutions

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Our family loves any excuse to bake together, and Valentine's Day is as good an excuse as any! But I know that we all have differing amounts of free time available to devote to creating with our families, so today I want to share three different Valentine's Day baking solutions, varying in difficulty, that will [...]

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Great Value Valentine’s Day Baking Challenge

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I'm back again with a new Valentine's Day baking challenge courtesy of Ralcorp, the company that distributes Great Value and other store brand frozen dough products through Walmart, Publix, and other grocers! This time around, they've asked me to focus on Great Value cookie dough and refrigerated pie crusts, and I've got some fun ideas [...]

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Create Your Own Conversation Hearts

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Valentine's Day just wouldn't be the same without Brach's Conversation Hearts. I've loved those cute little candy hearts, with sayings on them like CRAZY 4 U, ONE & ONLY, and SWEET PEA, for about as long as I can remember. If you're a fan too, you'll want to look for these new Brach's Create Your [...]

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Getting Organized in the Kitchen

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Kitchen organization has been an ongoing process in our house. Since we don't have a pantry (a feature that I really miss and hope to soon rectify), I've had to designate precious cabinet space to dry goods and canned goods. Now that the holiday baking frenzy is over, it's time to repair the damage done [...]

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Dressing Up Store Bought Baked Goods with Sparkling Sugared Cranberries

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If you've been reading Unsophisticook for any length of time, you probably know that I'm typically not big on semi-homemade recipes or store bought baked goods. Oh, you'll find a few in the recipe index, but given a choice and the free time, I prefer to cook from scratch whenever possible. The holidays are hectic [...]

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Holiday Baking Challenge with Great Value Cinnamon Rolls

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I had so much fun working with Ralcorp on some Thanksgiving appetizers using Great Value crescent roll dough last month. If you missed them, you should check them out -- they'd be perfect for Christmas get togethers as well! Again, if you're not familiar with Ralcorp, they're the company that distributes Great Value frozen dough [...]

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