Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls (Buckeyes) are my absolute FAVORITE dessert for the holidays – and most likely anytime too.I can’t resist the marriage of peanut butter and chocolate (even though I’m not much of a chocolate fan on its own) on any occasion. It may be my ultimate weakness.But peanut butter (almond butter, coconut butter, any…
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You may not think you can bake.Maybe you do.You may not think you have the time to whip up a delicious dessert.Maybe you do – but you just don’t want the effort. This yummy Salted Caramel “Adventure Cookie” Brownie Bar recipe is easy peasy, seamless – effortless, really – and requires only THREE main ingredients…
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Rather than just the traditional marriage of peanut butter and chocolate for a dessert or a cookie (which, by the way, I have NO problem at all with), I wanted a little more texture and a little more aroma. Thus, the scrumptious and fragrant cookies are Almond Butter Blueberry Chocolate Cookies. They contain organic almond…
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Have you ever had one of those days when you just need to bake – for no rhyme, no reason? Comfort Baking, is what it’s termed these days. Whether or not it’s comfort food – it is simply comforting, relaxing, meditative to get in the kitchen and go! I have those days OFTEN (if not…
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We are big fans of chocolate almond bark in our house. The crunch. The bittersweet. The yumminess. You know what I mean.
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Okay, so it’s 4-20 and I’m not posting a recipe for secret brownies this year, but these Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie Bars will fit the bill. You’ll have to trust me on this one. After multiple attempts to create the perfect bourbon cookie, my cookie connoisseurs informed me there just wasn’t enough bourbon flavor. I…
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Avocado Mousse is one of my favorite ways to both magically surprise staunch fruit and veggie eschewers, and to gently “trick” them just a little bit. You see, raw avocado mousse tastes nothing like the creamy goddess green fruit (often confused for a veggie). It also tastes no where near healthy ~ masquerading as mere…
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Dough is one of those things that is incredibly versatile in the kitchen. Pie dough, bread dough, pizza dough…it can all be transformed into a plethora of delightfulness, both sweet and savory. With my leftover pizza dough from last week, I whipped up a super simple cinnamon twist for breakfast – or dessert – or…
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Remember that amazing Flaky Apple Pecan Tart from a few weeks ago? Oh, and remember those gorgeous Apple Rosettes from a few months ago? Well, both have been requested as “gifts” a few times over since posting the recipes. Oh, and both were originally gifts as well. This warms my heart… (gifting and food requests)…
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It happened again This time I want you to pay attention! ? Chocolate salami is a Portuguese and Italian dessert made from dark chocolate, broken cookies, butter, eggs and a bit of port wine or rum. The dessert became popular across Europe and elsewhere, often losing alcohol as an ingredient along the way. Well, if I have my way (and I almost always do), this Portuguese-Italian version of chocolate…
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