Kitchen Mix Up #5: The Tasting

Welcome back to the fifth Kitchen Mix Up!

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If you were here to "Open the Basket" earlier this month, you saw that we introduced some exciting changes planned to our little link up.  We will no longer have 4 "mystery ingredients," but instead a general theme with which to center your original recipes.  These recipes can be new or from many blog posts ago!

Here was February's KMU theme:

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The Guidelines:

- "Open The Basket" on the first Tuesday of the month to see your theme and sign up.  

- Cook/Bake/Fry/Grill an original recipe during the month or find an old recipe in your blog archives related to the theme.

- Link up with our "Tasting" on the last Tuesday of the month with your recipe and/or photos of your creation.

- Use our button if you wish!

Here is my FAVORITE Valentine's Day recipe: 

Homemade Heart-Shaped Samoas

By this time of year, I am just CRAVING that delicious caramel-coconut-chocolate goodness!  We're SO CLOSE to Girl Scout Cookie season, but still not quite there yet.  Last year, I made Samoas in the shape of hearts, and everyone at my office just loved them!  Here is where you can find the recipe.

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