Archive for May, 2014

  • Gooey Chocolate Pecan Coconut Pie with Chocolate Crust

    Gooey Chocolate Pecan Coconut Pie with Chocolate Crust

    May 31st, 2014

    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 Fudge Brownies

    Nutella Fudge Brownies

    May 28th, 2014

    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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  • Rolo Surprise Cookies

    Rolo Surprise Cookies

    May 24th, 2014

    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 Cookie Bars with Lemony Glaze

    Lemon Cookie Bars with Lemony Glaze

    May 21st, 2014

    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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  • Strawberry Rhubarb Coffee Cake

    Strawberry Rhubarb Coffee Cake

    May 17th, 2014

    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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  • Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups

    Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups

    May 14th, 2014

    This is the fancified version of the Reece’s Peanut Butter Cup. So buckle up. (No one needed to improve on the Reece’s masterpiece, but let it be said: making them with fancy dark chocolate and freshly ground organic peanut butter takes the accessible version of this treat to Foodie Land and back.  It’s really an […]

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  • Mistake- Broken Chocolatey Banana Loaf

    The Double Disaster.

    May 7th, 2014

    I have been known to make mistakes.  I bake a lot, so I rationalize that I’m allowed to come up with a few disasters every now and then (like every month, on average.  So if I bake two things a week, I’m disasterizing 12.5% of my recipes.  Hm.  That sounds expensive, considering that the ingredients […]

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  • Chocolatey Banana Bread

    Chocolatey Banana Bread

    May 7th, 2014

    This banana bread is basically a chocolate cake, and for that reason you will love this recipe (and me) forever. This recipe makes two lovely loaves, and takes care of those spotty old bananas on your counter.  And it hits that craving for a dense, rich cake right in the banana bullseye. Bonus moment:  if […]

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  • Healthy Yummy PB Balls

    Healthy Yummy PB Oat Balls

    May 3rd, 2014

    I have a thing for healthy & tasty ingredients rolled into balls.  (Eating things in shapes makes it so much more civilized to eat excessive amounts of them, instead of sitting on the couch with a bowl and eating the healthy & tasty goo right from the spoon you used to stir it altogether.)  Remember […]

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