Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles

Cream cheese is one of my favorite things ever. I've never made a recipe with cream cheese that I didn't like. Even things I don't like taste better with cream cheese. ..

Red Velvet Rockslide Brownies {Cookbook Review}

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They're not just brownies but red velvet brownies with marshmallows and chocolate on top. Because... well,... why not?..

Orange Rice Pudding

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If I'm going to bother with rice pudding, I'm going to take it up a notch and infuse some kind of interesting flavor in it. Which is how I landed on orange and pecan...

Chocolate Lava Cookies

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Being the self-proclaimed cookie connoisseur that I am, I've been racking my brain to figure out the best way to turn this gorgeous, over the top, heavenly chocolate lava cake into a cookie. And I think I found it...

Baklava Bread

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This bread came out the victor because while I won the battle of eating the entire loaf, the bread won the war of making me want to die for having done so. ..

English Muffins

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I have good memories of English muffins as a kid. We used to toast them and spread butter on them for breakfast. It never occurred to me that I could actually make them myself...

Hummingbird Cake

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If you're wondering what it tastes like, it's basically a banana nut cake, but with pineapple, which gives it this sweet, slightly tangy edge to it that is surprising and very tasty. No one expects to find pineapple in their banana cake...

Fruit and Nut Granola

This simple granola recipe is one of my favorites. It's chock full of nuts and dried fruits, with a touch of sweetness from honey. It's a great way to get a little energy for your morning...

Oatmeal Cut-Out Cookies

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Besides being my first recipe of 2015, this crunchy oatmeal cookie was another first as well. It was the first thing I baked in my new oven! ..

Christmas Morning Punch

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And yes, I will be drinking this on Christmas morning. And Christmas Eve morning. And the day before that. And the day before that...