Who doesn’t like fresh strawberries? Really- if you can find that person, bring him or her to me and I’ll get to the bottom of whatever scarring childhood incident caused the aversion. A good old-fashioned force-feeding of this strawberry tartlet should cure anyone of their indifference, believe you me. (Eating anything labelled as a “tartlet” […]
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Holy Moses. Imagine a pecan pie, but in tart form, and without the pecans but with currents and pine nuts instead. Clear as mud? All you have to know is this: This. Dessert. Rocks. The pastry is flaky, light, and easy to make (i.e.: no rolling required! Just press into your tart pan and you’re […]
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Blondies are really just chocolateless brownies, aren’t they? Before you say “why bother” in response to a dessert made without chocolate- because you’re obsessed with it and have a problem- let me tell you that I understand your trepidation. But I think this recipe will expose you to a delectable world outside of the cocoa […]
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Some of you might find this disgusting, but for those of you who don’t (my kind of reader), cheers to an over-abundance of frosting. I know your type. You’re the one that angles for the corner piece of a big square birthday cake when it’s being sliced at a horrible office party, because it’s all […]
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Sometimes you need a quickie to fill an urgent need. An urgent desire. You know what I mean? I have the perfect solution to satisfy the sweets craving that overpowers you on a Wednesday night when the last thing you’re about to do is pull out the stand mixer or food processor and get all […]
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I keep stunning myself with brownie possibilities. Not just any brownie, though- The World’s Greatest Fudge Brownie. But you knew I was going to say that. I have already made 753 different flavor variations to the brownie recipe (remember the Bailey’s Irish Cream ones? Oh, and what about the Panko and Sea Salt Crunch […]
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…if you had this apron. You’ll have the recipe to The World’s Greatest Fudge Brownies handy dandy, and you’ll be able to refer to it while simply glancing down while you’re in the midst of baking said brownies. Because the recipe is printed upside down. I know, I know. It’s unbelievable. All that for only $23.99. I aim […]
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Fair warning: I have extolled the virtues of simplicity time and time again, and I’m going to wax on about it again in this post. So if you’re not up for a soliloquy on the beauty of a simple thing like vanilla cake with vanilla icing, skip to this post on the Fudgy Orange Brownie […]
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This is a three-part disaster, so buckle up. Some of my disasters aren’t really that heartbreaking, like the time I melted plastic wrap all over my bowl of rising dough. Oooooh. Although annoying, I was somehow able to carry on. But this one- sorry, these three disasters- these hurt. Allow me to set the stage: […]
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Bigger isn’t always better. When it comes to dessert. (As long as you can have more of the “good things come in small packages” dessert in question, that is.) Take these little cakes, for example. Although weensie (made in your mini muffin pan, and therefore ready before you know it- a huge plus in the […]
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These bars are really quite innocent, even though they look like a one way ticket to diet hell. Other than the chocolate, which isn’t exactly purely evil (antioxidants- hello?), the bars are made with healthy things like oats (keeping More Sweets, Please readers regular), peanut butter (protein-packed), peanuts (protein again, but with a crunch), honey […]
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Making fudge is highly annoying but immensely rewarding. (Kind of like I imagine what it would be like to have kids.) Who doesn’t like fudge? (Crickets should be chirping, highlighting the silence associated with no one speaking up about not liking fudge.) And since we all like fudge, why not make it with brown sugar? That’s the […]
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Who needs crust? (Hold on. I need to temper that question, because we all know that crust is more than a want, it’s a need when it comes to pies like the Classic Key Lime Pie [think graham cookie crust], or the Proper Peach Pie [think buttery, flaky, lattice-topped crust]. To say that one doesn’t need crust borders on […]
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I am absolutely and entirely mortified by this disaster. My Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake recipe- the recipe which I swear by, and have made more times than is even remotely healthy to admit- let me down in the midst of baking with a friend for her kid’s first birthday party. “Come by- we can bake, have some […]
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Pine nuts? In a cookie? But of course. Fennel seeds? In a cookie? Don’t question it until you’ve tried it. (A full dozen of them. Stuffed into your mouth in rapid succession, because there’s something about that hint of fennel-seed-savoriness when baked with the butter into a crispy-outside, sort-of-soft-inside cookie.) I will confess that my […]
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Look closely, my friends. See them? The two little pieces of egg shell? By the time I noticed them it was too late. I had already mixed, poured, and put what I was baking into the oven. I had no way of knowing whether other shells- evil little renegade shells- made their way into the […]
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Yes, we’ve been down the Sweet German Chocolate road before- but never in the form of cupcakes, and never with a brilliantly caffeinated twist. (You should be nodding right now, in a sort of mesmerized stupor, thinking “yes, it all makes sense- why didn’t I think of adding espresso to German chocolate cake before this moment […]
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I know, I know. I have been on a peanut butter craze as of late, and if you’re sick of the PB and chocolate combo, then I’m heartily sorry. If, on the other hand, you’re a normal person, and you lick your lips at the thought of both fantastically wonderful ingredients forced together into […]
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