these cupcakes are to-die-for, y’all. they also rivaled little she for top billing at her first birthday party. i made the mistake last time of making them in mini cupcake cups instead of the standard size. read: i ate way more than my share of these babies. dude, i was fighting people off most of…
Category: sweets
pb&j cookies
there is something about the fact that these cookies are called “peanut butter and jelly” cookies that makes me feel like it’s totally ok to eat lots of them and also give them to my toddler. i mean, hey, they have lots of good protein (the peanut butter and the eggs), fruit (the jam) and…
chocolate-ginger brownies
if you love chocolate and you love brownies, i am pretty sure you’re going to love this spin on the homemade fudgy brownie. even if you don’t like ginger, you can omit the ginger part of the recipe and continue on your merry way. but i do hope you like ginger. as i do. because…
double chocolate & espresso cookies
i’m not playin’ around y’all. these are serious cookies. if you are extremely strange and don’t like chocolate in the least, you should stay away from this recipe. they are basically the perfect chocolate chip cookie but with chocolate in the batter too. plus they have this surprise of espresso in them which is lovely…
mixed berries with mascarpone whipped cream
this just might be the perfect spring dessert. but we had some friends over this weekend, and it was just what the doctor ordered… even thought it’s the dead of winter. and it’s really simple, requiring only berries and a few more ingredients. the berries are sweetened with sugar and then the tartness from the…
kahlua cake
how does that picture make you feel? mmmmnn, seeing all that chocolate gooey goodness makes me serenely warm and happy inside. maybe it’s just because i am a girl and well, girls like chocolate. i made this last week for girls night and it was DEvoured. besides the taste of the cake that makes you…
sweet potato pudding with pecan and gingersnap streusel
as i was going through last year’s bon appetit thanksgiving issue looking for recipe ideas for our holiday dinner party, i stumbled upon this little treasure. it is a yummy twist on the traditional sweet potato dish with marshmallows. after making the base batter, you fold in a homemade meringue, which makes it refreshingly light…
pumpkin vanilla cinnamon roll cake
my husband and i just went to our first holiday dinner party of the season with a handful of our closest friends. it was potluck-style, so each of us girls brought several dishes. i brought the i-can’t-stop-eating-it marinated cheese, sweet potato pudding and this amazing dessert from the picky palate. it’s now one of my favorite holiday…
sweet potato tart
this recipe is one of my favorite holiday desserts. it’s a play on the original sweet potato pie, but with a twist. it has mashed bananas in it, giving it a sweet second dimension and creamy texture. the recipe was created by a chef’s wife, who likes to serve it with a scoop of vanilla…
black bottom cupcakes
we had a little dinner party the other night that consisted of lemon pepper grilled chicken, corn & rice with cilantro and avocado, cheddar-green onion muffins and then we finished the meal with these: chocolate cream cheese cupcakes. i mean, after such a healthy meal, you need some cupcakes like these. it’s genius really –…
cake batter bars
i. love. batter. anything i make that consists of batter, pre-baking – you can betcha i am licking that bowl and spatula until they’re dry. (besides, a good friend told me once that it doesn’t have calories until you bake it. bless her.) that is why i fell in love with these cake batter bars……
spiced molten chocolate cakes
once a week, i have several close girlfriends that come over & invade my house. for girls night. my favorite night of the week. and for girls night, we love to get our sweet on. and THIS recipe is the best way to indulge. this is the best molten chocolate cake i have ever tasted….
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