With the blueberry season quickly coming to an end I had the strong urge to baking with blueberries one last time. As soon as I saw these Blueberry Cream Cheese Bars on Jen’s blog I knew that they would be a hit. I love baking with oatmeal because I love the texture that it brings to … Read more
I’m to go ahead and say what anyone else who makes chocolate muffins says: Triple Chocolate Muffins are only an excuse to eat chocolate cake for breakfast. Cliche? Yes. True? Yes. 🙂 These Triple Chocolate Muffins are full of chocolatey goodness. You start with unsweetened chocolate, then add semisweet and bittersweet chips to the batter … Read more
Well, even that title “Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins” is a mouthful! I discovered this recipe while searching for a Snickerdoodle cupcake recipe. As soon as I saw Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins recipe, I knew I had to have them. Right then. Luckily it was still morning! (Not that the time of day would have stopped me.) While these are … Read more
As I’ve said before, we are big breakfast people, especially on the weekend. We love both savory and sweet dishes, it just depends on the mood. I don’t think that we have a clear favorite, although an omelet is always on the top of my list. When it comes to pancakes, we have our favorite … Read more
We were hosting a friends’ night, as always, and I decided to make Strawberry Rhubarb Tart, as I knew not everyone likes chocolate cakes. Well, I was scared to death of making a pie crust!! I hadn’t done that before and I didn’t want the dessert to be a flop. It ended up being a strawberry … Read more
I went to clean out the freezer the other day and realized that I had 5 bags of frozen bananas! Holy cow! We eat a lot of bananas, but there is almost always one or two left over at the end of the week that are just too brown to eat. It was obviously time to bake … Read more
I have had a whole bunch of kitchen failures lately, like outright bombs. Dry cakes, cookies falling apart, chewy chicken;) Pies have always, always been my nemesis in the kitchen. I’ve made a few that have been very good but most of them never make it to the blog because they don’t turn out, are soggy, the crust is … Read more
My lovely partner Carlos spent the majority of his summers camping and trekking. In a tent…in the outdoors. He had very fond memories of making s’mores over the campfire, and I decided to make S’mores Brownie for him. And he liked it! This Smores brownie definitely conjured up those campfire memories with ooey gooey marshmallows, … Read more
Technically these Giant Double Chocolate Cookies are a re-post of these cookies…sort of. When I made them the first time, I added third chocolate and didn’t make them a giant size. They were very delicious but when I wanted a chocolate cookie after a few unsuccessful situations in the kitchen, I tried the Double chocolate cookies. These … Read more
Oreo Truffle Brownies are decadent, fudgy, sweet, and full of chocolate. They will immediately cure anyone’s sweet tooth. Oreo Truffle Brownies would be perfect for Christmas treats to give to neighbors or friends (once they firm up in the fridge, they are pretty sturdy and easy for packing). Delicious brownies, Oreo truffle mixture, ganache, more Oreo … Read more