I forgot to tell you about Saturday’s prep for the party. Don’t do what I did, once you put your menu together get all your ingredients the day before if you can, as otherwise it gets to stressful. Also, make some of the dishes like soup or Chocolate Mousse for dessert the day before, just [...]

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I am off to send some mail it is the only time I don’t have to wait an hour to get this done, then off to the Farmers Market to get lettuce, bread and yogurt at Hawthorne Valley Farm.
I mixed the yogurt with whip cream for my second 65th Birthday Party,
my grandchildren all came as [...]

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Here are some great recipes to try that call for Vanilla Extract.
Chocolate Mousse, Vanilla Bavarian Cream, as well as my favorite fudge brownies.

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