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Archive for January, 2012

Mini Raspberry Linzer Cookies for Dough-Nibbling Bakers

Posted in Cookies, Valentine's Day, tagged , , , on January 31, 2012 | 27 Comments »

These delicate, raspberry or Nutella filled mini Linzer cookies are rich and buttery, just slightly crispy and have so few ingredients, you are guaranteed to have them on hand. This recipe is from the Barefoot Contessa and requires NO EGGS which concerned me at the get-go, but after tasting them, I was sold and so was my Girl [...]

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A Seventies Lunch Box Revival: Twinkies! {Chocolate Squared Style}

Posted in Cakes, Chocolate, Cupcakes, tagged , , , on January 30, 2012 | 30 Comments »

I saw these totally retro, devilishly chocolate, homemade Twinkies on Simple Math Bakery’s site last week (check Jeanne’s site out…much better photos there my friends). They immediately brought back memories of sitting in the school lunch shelter at turquoise painted picnic tables (gum stuck to the underneath of course), chatting with my friends and trading [...]

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Where Did All the Whoopies Go?

Posted in Chocolate, Cookies, tagged , on January 25, 2012 | 36 Comments »

Those beautiful visions of snackdom you see there are peanut butter whoopie pies with dark chocolate buttercream filling. My dad sent me an email yesterday with this link, making sure I was fully aware that it was National Peanut Butter Day. There’s a National Peanut Butter Day?! How exciting!!! Who knew?  So I gleefully hopped [...]

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Take a Walk on the Wild Side with a Pumpkin Apple Crumb Cake

Posted in Cakes, Pumpkin, tagged , , on January 21, 2012 | 34 Comments »

I am not confused. It is not fall here nor most likely where you are either which is especially apparent if you are under five feet of snow. But who says that pumpkin anything must be reserved for Fall? We don’t reserve wonderful things like chocolate nor vanilla beans for one season. Yes, the argument [...]

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Pimped Out Low-Fat Fluffy Scones

Posted in Bread, Breakfast, tagged , , on January 19, 2012 | 38 Comments »

Have you ever had an Emergency Chocolate Situation? I usually keep a bag of Ghirardelli bittersweet chocolate chips on hand for these moments. I eat at least three or four a day. I honestly can’t remember having gone an entire day without chocolate. Ever. So when I was craving something sweet, chocolatey and frankly buttery [...]

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Two Rocky Road Cupcakes and the Bad List

Posted in Chocolate, Cupcakes, tagged on January 12, 2012 | 35 Comments »

These Rocky Road cupcakes are a perfect example of my tug-of-war with my family over good taste.  My daughter and I had to make two versions of these lovely cupcakes to please both sides of the food spectrum at my house. You know that old song, “You say tomato (to-may-to) and I say tomato (to-maw-to), [...]

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Striving for Mediocrity and My Low-Cal/Low-Fat Heavenly Apple Blueberry Muffins

Posted in Bread, tagged , , , on January 10, 2012 | 30 Comments »

I will start with these lightly spiced cardamom and cinnamon, apple-blueberry muffins because most of you come here for the recipes and this one is a doozy—And it’s my own creation! Our biggest losers group started our diets again this weekend and weighed in.  I brought muffins to share, and yes, I am a little [...]

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I Did it MY Way—Hoisin Glazed Pork Pizza

Posted in Pizza, tagged , , , on January 7, 2012 | 30 Comments »

This Hoisin bathed pork topped pizza was my dream pizza this week. With sliced pears and apples, chopped green onions and dots of aged Gorgonzola, this pizza made me feel like quite the gourmet as I proudly rubbed my knuckles on my imaginary chef’s whites and obnoxiously touted my own horn. Yes, one of my [...]

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TGIF Peanut Butter Blondies

Posted in Cookies on January 6, 2012 | 27 Comments »

Hey all, these are my very favorite bar cookie recipe hands down, and even though it’s a re-post, it’s a good one. A really good one. And it’s been one heck of a week so the TGIF sentiments definitely apply to the here and now.  Wishing everyone a great weekend and a note to check [...]

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A Day Late And a Dollar Short Drunken Cointreau Cupcakes

Posted in Chocolate, Cupcakes, tagged , , , , , on January 1, 2012 | 36 Comments »

Yes, this would have been a good post for FRIDAY or even SATURDAY as you were getting ready to party on, but as the title suggests, I am a day late and a dollar short. That’s just how it is folks. This week has been nuts. At best. We have visited TWO ER’s, THREE other [...]

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