Chocolate Strawberry Trifle
Chocolate and strawberries are what Valentine dreams are made of, right? This trifle is an easy but decadent dessert for the special people in your life.
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Homemade Peanut Butter Cups
Hi guys. It’s been a while. So… I know I keep promising you the rest of the Homemade Pasta 101 series of articles, and I still will complete them. Really, I swear. (I know, me thinks she doth protest a little too much.) But, here’s the deal, I finally realized I’ve been avoiding blogging because I feel…
No Churn Chocolate Peanut Butter Swirl Ice Cream
No churn ice cream recipes have been hurtling their way around the internet for at least a few years now. I’ve been meaning to give the whole concept a try, preeetty much since I started blogging. Brilliant right? Homemade ice cream that doesn’t require special equipment, tons of advanced thought, chilling of bowls, custards, etc; but…
Mini Chocolate Saucepan Cakes For Two
Life finally feels like it’s returning to normal. After several weeks of recuperation Aiden is finally well. He had a chest x-ray, and the aspiration and infection are both gone. It’s so good to see him back to himself! He went back to school this week; and our whole family is starting to pick back up our…
Small Batch Baking: Vanilla Almond Cream Cheese Scones
I AM SO FRIED. I am only writing today because the world NEEDS TO KNOW about cream cheese scones, and it can not wait even another day. But, seriously, I am so fried. Last week the kids (and I) were sick all week, again. This is literally our 4th week in a row being sick….
Decadent Dairy Free / Gluten Free Brownies
Some love for my dairy free / gluten free peeps today! Yes, I totally just said peeps. But, seriously. I made some absolutely amazing decadent chocolate brownies for Valentine’s Day last week, and I couldn’t leave the people dealing with food allergies or intolerances out. As I mentioned a while back I have a lot of people…
Mini Tuxedo Cakes For Two
Valentine’s Day is tomorrow… But that’s all good, because today I have the weeks chocolate pièce de résistance! Mini Tuxedo Cakes For Two. If this doesn’t take your Valentines Day over the top, honestly, you’re just sunk. Sunk I tell you.
Mocha Dipped Strawberries
I’ve noticed that lately I keep hearing (or think up) little turns of phrase that I think would make great blog titles. The Italian Oven, The Laws of Ketchup (love this one!), The Allergic Minimalist, Sweet Mother of Pecan, Kitchen Hacks…. Don’t those all sound totally blog-ish? When I was getting ready to start my blog I couldn’t…
Decadent Chocolate Brownies
As everyone and their mothers know, Saturday is Valentines Day. Which obviously means I have a sacred duty, ok let’s be honest, a great excuse to make this week all about chocolate. Valentines is all about the chocolate am I right? I know some people hate Valentines Day (I’m sure this isn’t counting the chocolate….
Big Puffy Monster (Chocolate Flecked) Meringue Cookies
You know how you read a recipe online, or in a cookbook, and the author claims it’s “super-easy” or it’s labeled as a beginners recipe? You know you have the ingredients on hand, and it looks good, so you decide to give it a go, thinking you’ll be able to pull it all together in a…
Classic English Toffee
You guys, if you’ll indulge me, I’m going to complain for a moment about something that is horrifying me: I just watched an ad for a bluetooth enabled stuffed animal. Yes, SERIOUSLY! Bluetooth puppies, bears, and bunnies. How ridiculous is this? I love technology as much as the next girl, in fact, probably more then…