There’s a lot going on here, and it’s all for a good cause. Trust me. For most people, all you need to do is hear the word ‘trifle’, and it’s pretty much game over… because really- anything layered in between fresh whipped cream is a winner, and we all know it. But what if said […]
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Damn it. I know better. Lightly beaten eggs + heat (oh, like from hot butter, for example) = scrambled eggs. I was making a batch of my almost-too-good-to-eat Chewy Pecan Bars the other day (wait- I know that’s stupid- if something is too good to eat then by definition one should eat more of it) and made […]
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First off, let’s get this out of the way: yes, it IS possible to bake cake into ice cream cup cones. So now that you know that, I know you won’t be able to not make these. Who needs cupcakes when you can have cake cones? Especially in the summer? Secondly, let’s get this out of […]
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I know. It’s impressive. It’s so… American. You can’t not sing the national anthem (or at least hum it in your head) after slicing into this patriotic cake. You can’t not see fireworks after stabbing your fork into the layers of Red Velvet Cake and Buttermilk Vanilla Cake glued together with Cream Cheese Frosting. And you can’t not love […]
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I am a girl who loves banana bread. And although I can’t do coffee anymore (still mourning the fact that my stomach says an adamant No to caffeine, even decaf tea and coffee, boo hoo), I bake with it as often as I can so I can live vicariously through the lives of the lucky […]
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Word to the wise: This is what happens when you don’t use a measuring spoon to carefully dispense a tablespoon of espresso powder into your bowl of flour + baking soda + salt for your most excellent Mochanana Cake. This is what happens when you think “I can just sprinkle the espresso powder into the […]
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Why have one cookie when you can sandwich two together with a particularly decadent chocolate ganache frosting? And don’t cheap out on the cookie size, alright? The joy of a cookie sandwich is to bite into the sloppiness of two regular sized cookies, feeling giddy because you get TWO of them with even more joy glueing them […]
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I have a thing for brown sugar, which is alternatingly glorious and dangerous (seriously- I could eat it with a spoon on its own, and have done so many many times). Ever since sprinkling (pouring) it on my Shreddies and Life cereal as a kid, there’s been no turning back. (Case in point- the Quickie […]
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I had heard rumors about this cake on the internet machine. Was it really true? Was it really possible? Could one actually mix and bake a cake in its baking pan without having to dirty a single bowl in the kitchen (Fantasyland, here we come!)? Yes. Imagine taking the ingredients, tossing them into your baking pan, […]
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PB & chocolate. I’ve been doing a lot of that lately and all I have to say to that is “you’re welcome”. You already know and love the World’s Greatest Fudge Brownie, and if you love peanut butter, then this dessert will be the one you can request as your last meal if you ever […]
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I was given a ginormous bag full of fresh rhubarb the other day (thanks, Charles!) and had to do something with the approximately 8,000 stalks taking up way too much room in our fridge. (For real- the bag took up so much room that our Brita water thingy had to sit on the kitchen counter. […]
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So I was aiming to make the uber-amazing Caramel Chocolate Pecan Cubes (or something similar enough), and something went awry. Something irreparable. Something I still can’t explain. All I know is this: I melted the caramel. I pressed the pecans into the caramel, while simultaneously fantasizing about how cute the finished product would look cut […]
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Yeah, we’ve all heard about the White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookie. (And we all love it, I know, especially when you add a hint of lime to the situation.) But what about the cashew? Ah, yes. The cashew. It’s totally compatible with white chocolate, and it has that richly satisfying texture that macadamia nuts have […]
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I’m not going to lie to you. There’s a lot going on with this little pie. And that’s precisely what makes it so good. Roll your eyes all you want at the title of this dessert- I know, it would have been impossible to fit in any more ingredients into its name- but just you […]
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Nutella. Nutella swirled into The World’s Greatest Fudge Brownie. (And a bit of Frangelico to amplify the hazelnut flavor.) Sold yet? I haven’t been to Eataly yet here in Chicago (Mario Batali’s food-filled haven)- shame on me, I know- so I have yet to see their glorious Nutella Bar… but The Husband went a couple […]
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Everyone loves a surprise, especially a chocolate-covered-caramel one snuck into a cookie. (Correction: no one likes a surprise with a mint chocolate treat stuffed into a mini brownie when the mint chocolate treat ends up looking like a disgusting neon green blob of goo. Other than that, surprises all day long, please.) Okay, Rolo. Have […]
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Lemon on lemon. If you like lemon, then this dessert is for you. If you like crunchy cookie situations with tart icing on top, then you’ll love me forever. And if you like being lazy (rather than waiting for 9 minutes for each sheet of cookies to maybe be done baking, oh- 1 more minute and […]
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I love nothing more than a baking request. (Well, that might be an exaggeration. I love Kosta Browne wine [we got on the wine club list! we got on the wine club list! we got on the wine club list! after only 3 years of waiting, we got on the wine club list!] + The […]
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