Archive for October, 2012

  • Peanut Butter & Banana Muffins

    PB Honey Banana Muffins

    October 30th, 2012

      PB & banana works on toast (obviously- check out the Toast Post for a wacked out version of the original flavor combo), so why not marry the two in a muffin?  And honey with PB has been a classic for decades.  It’s time to get serious, muffin lovers. This recipe is easy and fast […]

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  • Chocolate Mint Bars

    Layered Chocolate Mint Candies

    October 27th, 2012

    I can only go so long without making a chocolate and mint concoction. The last time I melded the two flavors together was in serious celebration of National Chocolate Mint Day (yes, it’s an actual day, and quite the auspicious occasion at that)… an orgy of Mint Chocolate Bark, Brownies, and even a Chocolate Mintini drink made the cut.  Oh- […]

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  • Mint Bar mistake that looks like alien brains

    Grotesque Alien Brains.

    October 27th, 2012

    This was supposed to look like a creamy, green layer of Callebeaut white chocolate minty goodness. Instead it turned out like alien brains, spread over a perfectly good layer of semi-sweet chocolate. Which would be fine if I was serving them at a kid’s Halloween party.  But I don’t know any kids and I’m not […]

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  • Apple Oat and Swiss Cheese Muffins

    Apple Oatmeal Swiss Cheese Muffins

    October 24th, 2012

    This recipe is more attractive when baked into a loaf, I have to admit. You might be wondering about the combination of apples and swiss cheese, but it works if you like a salty & sweet combination (which is a really great thing in life- the counterbalance between one sin and another.  Sugar and salt. […]

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  • Lemon Bars

    October 19th, 2012

    I am thoroughly shocked with myself that I haven’t put up a lemon bar post prior to this one, since they are a Top 10 Dessert in my (dessert-obsessed and convoluted) mind. I am also thoroughly ashamed with myself that I haven’t been a better wife to The Husband, who has made it clear to […]

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  • Old-Fashioned Vegan Chocolate Cake

    Old-Fashioned (Vegan!) Chocolate Cake

    October 17th, 2012

    This cake is amazing, and it just happens to be vegan.  Don’t think that it’s in any way compromised in the Fantastic Department just because it’s not made with animal parts and pieces and products (translation: no butter or eggs or milk, which are mainstays in the world of all things cake, usually). Nope- this cake relies […]

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  • Mistake of "Broken" Cake

    The Crappy Cake Break.

    October 17th, 2012

    So there’s this new thing called non-stick spray. Huh. Who knew? (In actuality, I’m not that much of an idiot.  I did use spray- although clearly not enough [in lieu of butter, because this glorious Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake is vegan and I didn’t want to taint the pan with the horror of dairy in this instance], […]

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  • Lemon Olive Oil Cake

    Lemon Olive Oil Cake

    October 13th, 2012

    A friend of mine recently returned from Italy and as a way of thanking me for the grueling, exhausting task of picking up her mail a few times (oh, and watering her basil & rosemary plants once or twice- which The Husband did, anyway), gave me a gallon of lemon-infused extra virgin olive oil (and […]

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  • Garden Harvest Bread

    Garden Harvest Bread

    October 10th, 2012

    I haven’t baked with vegetables this much since my honestly and truly yummified Morning Glory Muffins, and must say: veggies rock- especially when a little bit of fruit comes to the party. Don’t worry- this bread isn’t healthy to the point of cardboardosis.  In fact, it’s downright moist and sweet (thanks to the apple, I […]

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  • Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins

    Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins

    October 6th, 2012

    Boys and girls: It’s Pumpkin Time. I stumbled across these muffins a couple of years ago and have been thinking about them ever since.  Seriously.  I contemplated making them again last summer, and thought it would be wrong- in the stupid “don’t wear white shoes after labor day” sort of way- because who makes a […]

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  • Gooey Nut Bars

    Gooey Nut Bars

    October 3rd, 2012

    Dear Lord. I have a lot of things to be thankful for in life, and this dessert is definitely one of them. That might sound blasphemous but I really mean it. It’s the goo in this recipe that makes it so… holy.  (Okay, I’m going to quit the whole religious parallel because it’s getting weird.) […]

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