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Spooky Halloween Chocolate Cups

Spooky Halloween Chocolate Cups. Halloween is just around the corner! Oh, MAN that came quickly! I’ve had a lot going on in the wonderful month of October, including my best friend’s wedding back in Seattle. It was such a beautiful wedding put together by the bride herself who is such an incredibly creative young lady! […]

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Pumpkin Dip and the Gotye Concert

Tah-dah!!! It’s pumpkin time! I find it amazing how many pumpkin recipes we all have to share, and all of them quite different from each other. I only have 2 or 3 to share with you this year, so I promise not drown you in pumpkin– This particular “recipe”, however, is the easiest freakin’ appetizer […]

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Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcakes with Marzipan Bottoms

Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcakes with Marzipan Bottoms This fall weather is absolutely wonderful. Not only has it brought down the temperatures at least a good ten degrees, but it’s brought about a brand new crop of strawberries for me! My strawberry plants really seem to love the cooler weather, and they’re prolifically putting out berries to […]

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Triple Berry and Vanilla Bean Cream Parfait

Triple Berry and Vanilla Bean Cream Parfait Summer is here. I know it’s still technically spring, but no one told the weather that. Yesterday was a blistering 90°, and even though I was prancing around in the cutest little sun dress and flip flops and spent a bit of the day with my legs in […]

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Nutella S’more Sandwich Cookies

Nutella S’more Sandwich Cookies Should I be completely embarrassed that I am such a late boarder on the Nutella Express? A friend of mine used to talk constantly about how great Nutella was for breakfast on toast. And of course I’ve seen many a Nutella dessert photo. But it wasn’t until my sister came back […]

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“Soft Boiled” Easter Egg Cakes

“Soft Boiled” Easter Egg Cakes Watch the step-by-step video tutorial here! I have the most egg-cellent, most egg-citing news! A few weeks ago I came up with the most ingenious idea! How cool would it be to put a cake inside of an egg?! HOW COOL WOULD THAT BE?! Seriously…. Literally the coolest thing I’ve […]

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Reese’s Pieces Brownies

So, in an attempt to eat perpetually healthy, sugar free, full-of-greens-and-protein food, I tend to walk into the grocery store with blinders on and head straight to the produce section, keeping my head low to avoid eye contact with the gargantuan display of seasonal items and candies. With Easter coming up, there are all the […]

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Mini Orange-Lime-Coconut Cupcakes

Spring is coming! I’m so excited! I’m so ready for warmer weather, flowers, refreshing vegetables and fruits from the local farmer’s market. The warmer weather, longer days, and sunshine tend to evoke a longing for lighter foods. Creamy, buttery comfort food and pasta dishes are suddenly less desirable and rich chocolate and hot caramely desserts […]

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Blood Orange Cream Cheese Brownies

Happy Valentine’s Day! So, even though I recently revealed that I have never had a Valentine before, I love Valentine’s Day. I love hearts and chocolate and that everything is pink and cheesy. I even went to go see that movie, The Vow, on Sunday, hoping that it would make me bawl my eyes out at […]

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Chocolate Coffee Cupcakes with Bailey’s Pudding Filling and Kahlua Frosting

Oops! I did it again! I got boozy with my dessert, but I think I’ve created a winner. So, with it being February and all, I’m of course thinking about Valentine’s Day and Cupid and pink and red and chocolate and roses…. Well, I haven’t really been thinking about that, but when I walk into […]

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