Posted on August 31, 2010 by Annie
The sweet-salty combo has long been a favorite of many, many people. Why do you think peanut butter and chocolate are such a perfect pair? Yet I’ll admit that when I saw these salted chocolate chunk cookies, I was a bit hesitant. I suppose my palate is not as sophisticated as some, but I just [...]
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Posted on July 30, 2010 by Annie
Okay, it’s really strawberry sour cream ice cream. But wait! Don’t you dare go running away or turn up your nose in disgust at the inclusion of sour cream in this recipe. Believe me, when I first read the recipe title I thought, “Ew, gross!” and moved right along. But recently I have seen this [...]
Filed under: Berries, Dessert, Ice creams & Sorbets | 34 Comments »
Posted on July 9, 2010 by Annie
Celebrating National Ice Cream Month with a new flavor each week is one of the best chores I have ever created for myself. I mean, does it even count as a chore if I enjoy it this much? I asked Ben for input on the flavor for the week and it took him about 0.02 [...]
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Posted on July 7, 2010 by Annie
It seems somewhere along the way I blinked my eyes and I have finished my first year of residency. Wow, that was fast! I measured the year not in 525,600 minutes (sorry, couldn’t resist), but in batches of birthday cupcakes – to be exact. It has been so much fun playing cupcake fairy for everyone, [...]
Filed under: Berries, Chocolate, Cupcakes, Dessert | 42 Comments »
Posted on June 7, 2010 by Annie
I’ve never been one to think decorated sugar cookies were too complicated or time-consuming. None of the steps take all that long and anyway, they are fun to make! But for those that need a quick, low maintenance sugar cookie, look no further. These are even easier than drop cookies because you just press the [...]
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Posted on May 19, 2010 by Annie
Yep, it’s another recipe with oatmeal It took me no time at all to know I was going to make these cookie bars after seeing them made recently by the members of Tuesdays With Dorie. Dorie’s cookbook is one of my favorites because her recipes never disappoint. Another thing I love about her is all [...]
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Posted on May 17, 2010 by Annie
Remember when I mentioned operation: use up the excessive amount of oatmeal I have bought? Yeah, I’m still working on that. But you know what – now I’ve created the opposite problem! I’ve found so many great oatmeal recipes that I’m going to end up buying more after it’s all gone so I can try [...]
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Posted on April 13, 2010 by Annie
I’m normally super organized about making the weekly menu, writing out the shopping list, and then doing a quick inventory check before we go shopping to make sure I don’t buy items we already have. Apparently though, my eyes are blind to oatmeal when I do my inventory check. We end up buying it only [...]
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Posted on April 6, 2010 by Annie
Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are about as simple as it gets, right? Not something someone can really mess up? Well, I thought so too, but I have come to realize that it is trickier than you might think. You see, I have discovered that I like my PB&J just so – the ratio of [...]
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Posted on April 1, 2010 by Annie
Every once in a while, a dessert comes along that I consider to be life-changing. This may seem melodramatic but for a sweet tooth such as myself, dessert is very serious business. There was the chocolate peanut butter torte, the New York cheesecake, the chocolate overdose cake, and now there are these cupcakes. Just how [...]
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