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lime bars.
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Lime Bars

ByCynthia

These lime bars are based on my favorite recipe for lemon bars. A tangy, creamy filling is baked on a buttery shortbread crust for a deliciously lime dessert bar. Winter is citrus season, even though we often think of lemons and limes as “summer time” fruits. If you’re lucky enough to have key limes, you…

7 layer bars in a stack.
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7 Layer Bars

ByCynthia

7-layer bars are a vintage dessert that have been around since at least the mid-60s, but possibly the mid-50s. They are known by several different names including “Hello Dolly bars” or “magic bars”, but I grew up calling them 7 layer bars. When my grandmother would visit us from Chicago during the Christmas holidays, it…

carmelitas bars.
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Carmelitas

ByCynthia

If you have a sweet tooth, you’re going to love this recipe! I have a distinct memory of the first time I tasted a Carmelita bar, it was April, 1995. A cookie bar like this one is not easily forgotten. One bite of these oatmeal carmelitas and I was hooked. They have a crust similar to a…

Rendezvous Court Afternoon Tea
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Afternoon Tea At The Historic Millennium Biltmore Hotel

ByCynthia

Disclosure: The Millennium Biltmore hotel in downtown Los Angeles hosted me for afternoon tea. As always, all my opinions are my own. One recent afternoon I got together with real-life blogger friend, Christina from Christina’s Cucina  for tea at the Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. I have been to many lovely events in the…