amandaformaro
I’m Amanda Formaro, home cook and baker behind the scenes of Amanda’s Cookin’. I've been baking, cooking, and creating recipes for my family and friends for over 30 years! I provide a mix of recipes from scratch and semi-homemade for all cooking and baking levels.
Mashed Sweet Potatoes
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These mashed sweet potatoes are slightly savory and a little bit sweet making them the perfect base for many flavor additions.
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Instant Pot Lemon Curd Cheesecake
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Instant pot lemon curd cheesecake has a rich and creamy filling flavored with lemon juice and zest then topped with tangy lemon curd.
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Oreo Cheesecake
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Cookies and cream flavor all throughout a deliciously rich and creamy center on top of a classic Oreo cookie crust, this Oreo cheesecake is a real show-stopper.
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Coconut Cream Pie
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Coconut cream pie is a light dessert full of silky smooth coconut custard and a topping of whipped cream and shredded coconut. It isn't difficult to make and comes together in under 35 minutes.
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Pumpkin Chicken Pot Pie
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Savory pumpkin chicken pot pie will fill your bellies and warm your soul. Fresh pumpkin provides subtle winter squash flavor and pairs beautifully with chicken and flaky puff pastry.
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Oreo Cupcakes
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We'll start with a homemade vanilla cupcake batter that's mixed with crushed Oreos featuring an Oreo surprise at the bottom and a topping of fluffy cookies and cream frosting.
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7 Layer Taco Dip
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Taco seasoned refried beans, guacamole, sour cream, salsa, Mexican cheese, tomatoes, olives, and a topping of chopped cilantro bump this dish right into one of our favorite appetizer categories.
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Potato Pancakes
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Coarsely grated potatoes and onions are mixed with flour, egg, salt, and pepper to make incredibly crisp potato pancakes right on the stovetop.
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Frankenstein Margarita
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Green goo meets this refreshing Frankenstein margarita loaded with tequila and lime juice in a black lava salt rimmed glass.
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Microwave Caramels
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Soft caramels make sweet little treats perfect for gift giving during the holidays, or even to have goodies in reaching distance year-round.
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Chicken Piccata
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Chicken piccata is a simple recipe, but it's full of rich-bodied flavors from its fresh ingredients. Capers, lemon juice, chicken breasts, white wine, parsley, and butter all add their own distinct to
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Lasagna
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You start with a crunchy, OREO-cookie crust, then top it with a cream cheese-peanut butter layer that is smooth and out of this world amazing. Next, top it with instant chocolate pudding, Cool Whip, a
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German Chocolate Cake
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This gorgeous tiered German chocolate cake is swoon-worthy. Coconut pecan filling provides a delicate crunch between layers of moist cake.
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Elvis Presley Cake
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Elvis Presley cake is made with a simple yellow cake mix that's doctored up with pineapple chunks to make an incredibly moist cream cheese frosted cake with chopped pecans sprinkled on top.
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Vampire Sandwich Cookies
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Vampire sandwich cookies, Dracula's dentures, whichever you call them, know they'll bring a ghastly good time to your Halloween baking experience!
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Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies
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These thumbprint cookies feature a silky smooth chocolate filling puddled inside a soft cookie base with a hint of almond.
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Marshmallow Frankensteins
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All you need are marshmallows, white chocolate mixed with green food coloring as well as sprinkles, pretzel sticks, and cute candy eyeballs to make these marshmallow Frankensteins come to life.
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