S’mores in a Jar
So [peeking out from under my blankets] is the cupcake craze over? ‘Cause, peeps, I just couldn’t get behind that one. (And the cupcake cake? Don’t get me started — totally. not. going. there.) I...
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Hi, Everyone! Just a quickie post today with an even quicker recipe (seriously, it’s taking me longer to write this post than it did to make the cookies last night). This super easy chocolate cookie...
View ArticleDrunken S’mores Bars
Warning. You’ll feel bad about making these bars. You’re going to look at the ingredients and mutter, “I shouldn’t, I shouldn’t, I can’t.” But then you’re gonna make them anyway. And you’ll be happy...
View ArticleSecret Stash Cookies – Food Blogger Cookie Swap
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View ArticleDark Chocolate Pistachio Brittle
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View ArticleChocolate Chip Brioche Rolls
Saturday was one of those days when I just needed some chocolate. It was sunny and reasonably warm, which meant that everyone would be out running their errands. The grocery store was especially...
View ArticleRugelach with Chocolate Fig Compote
It’s probably not very savvy of a foodie to admit this, but I’ve never tried rugelach before. Never had it, nor baked it. And quite possibly have never seen it except in pictures. So, I think there’s...
View ArticleS’mores Slab Pie
It’s so hard to believe that Labor Day is just around the corner. It’s a holiday of mixed emotions, one I both really enjoy — it’s a great party weekend in Cincinnati — and dread, as it signals the...
View ArticleTriple chocolate cookie pies
This recipe still has me shaking my head. In surprise and amazement, that is. It shouldn’t, I suppose — this isn’t the first time I’ve tried crazy ingredient replacements with great results (my dad...
View ArticleChocolate chocolate chip cake with kahlua icing
It’s December, folks. And, honestly, I’m not mentally ready for the baking season. My psyche is still lagging behind in early fall, wondering where my tomato gardens disappeared to. However, since it...
View ArticleStarry starry night cookies
When doing my all-too-infrequent freezer clean-out last month, I came across a bag of little chocolate nuggets that made me pause, searching my memory for what the heck these could be. I took one out...
View ArticleCincinnati Chili … Sort of … Not Really
I never make Cincinnati chili. Let me just get that out there. Like the French who never bake their own baguettes because there’s a bakery on every corner, there are three chili parlors within a three...
View ArticleS’mores in a Jar
So [peeking out from under my blankets] is the cupcake craze over? ‘Cause, peeps, I just couldn’t get behind that one. (And the cupcake cake? Don’t get me started — totally. not. going. there.) I...
View ArticleHoney Roasted Peanut Butter Chocolate Oat Bars
The more accurate name for these bars is actually honey roasted peanut butter chocolate chocolate chocolate oat bars. Because these oatmeal bars are stuffed with chocolate. Three kinds of chocolate,...
View ArticleNo Bake Chocolate Creme Pie with Swirly Meringue
Make this super easy, no bake chocolate creme pie for your favorite person — its silky, improbably light but richly chocolatey flavor will compel them to pledge their undying love … to your kitchen...
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