OMG! You need to try these muffins asap. Jason and I had a real sweet tooth around 8:30 p.m the other night. He didn’t want ice cream and there really wasn’t anything else handy to fill that void. The old standard of spoonfuls of peanut butter topped with semi-sweet chocolate chips wasn’t working either. I [...]

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These brownies are so decadent and rich they should be illegal in some states. They’re super easy to make and can be left in the freezer until you’re ready to serve. I love that you make this guilty pleasure in foil cake pans and can be brought to friends houses as gifts. I make these [...]

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Call them what you want. Either way, these chocolate peanut butter balls, Reese’s or buckeyes will be gone in minutes. It’s as easy as melting a few ingredients together, rolling into balls and then dipping in chocolate. Cool and eat. You can save time by melting the chocolate in the microwave. These treats are so flippin good and addictive. Chocolate [...]

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I’m awfully impressed with myself- the non baker. I can’t follow recipes and math isn’t my thing. But after spending $1.50 for one tiny macaroon at breakfast on Sunday from my local French bakery and saddened by the lack of taste and authenticity, I headed on over to David Lebovitz for solace. His meringue like [...]

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Celebrate the New Year with this decadent dessert. These rich, molten chocolate cakes can be made hours ahead of time and kept refrigerated until just before baking. Please make note that they may need to cook a minute or two longer, since they were chilled. After they’ve been baked, they can be served cold the [...]

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The holidays are not complete without Kimmy’s Gooey Butter Cake. It’s what I like to call Crack Cake because you will seriously form an addiction to this dessert. It’s not really gooey but decadent and sweet and super easy to make. Even my non-cooking friend Stephanie has made this a staple for entertaining. Crack Cake [...]

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I always feel guilty having white bread in my house. Some recipes call for it , then I have the rest of the loaf sitting around my house saying “eat me- eat me”. This gem of a recipe gets rid of ingredients that usually need to be disposed of. The puddings are packed into individual [...]

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How do you get rid of your remaining Halloween candy without the guilt? Throw it into a light, vanilla bundt cake and voila… Watch all the faces in the room light up. It’s a great recipe with even the weight conscious adults going back for seconds. It’s that good it will definitely become a tradition. Leftover [...]

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Last week my girlfriend was invited to a friends house for dinner and was in charge of a dessert. We all got excited with the possibility of trying out something new for a discerning crowd. Apples were still running through my head. So many recipes so little time. We came up with a few ideas only [...]

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Day 4 of Giadapalooza and how could I not include one of her favorite things… chocolate? Her espresso caramel bars are an adult version of  the candy bar Twix. This dessert is rich and decadent with an undertone of espresso. A smidge will definitely fill your fix. Don’t have smoked sea salt? No worries. It’s amazing without it [...]

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