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October 2009

Reeses Chunk Pumpkin Cheesecake

October 29, 2009

Where do I start… Well, I knew my next post was definitely going to be a cheesecake of sorts and due to the timing of my post it would certainly contain pumpkin. My only dilemma was the flavor combination, I wanted it to be different, something not seen to often when it comes to the [...]

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Tagged as: Cheese, Chocolate, cream cheese, maple syrup, nutter butter cookies, oreo cookies, Peanut Butter, peanut butter chips, peanut butter cups, Pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

October 20, 2009

This is one of my go-to recipes when I have a few bananas lying around that have past their prime. Every time I make this the house smells amazing… forget scented candles, nothing tops the aroma of freshly baked bread, and the fact that you are able to consume it is a bonus! My youngest [...]

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Tagged as: Banana, Chocolate, Nuts, Vanilla

Almost-Famous Cinnamon Buns

October 16, 2009

Ahhh… who doesn’t love a fresh out of the oven cinnamon roll/bun? The scent alone will awaken anyone with a pulse. Well, as soon as I saw this recipe in the November edition of the Food Network Magazine, I was determine to try it out myself and see how close it came to the original. [...]

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Tagged as: Vanilla

Tuesdays with Dorie: Allspice Crumb Muffins

October 13, 2009

I decided to add this little beauty to my cookbook collection. I figured if there was a blog dedicated entirely to baking out of this cookbook, and a few hundred bakers following along how could I go wrong with such a purchase? Tuesdays with Dorie: Allspice Crumb Muffins One of the other benefits of said [...]

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Tagged as: allspice

Double Chocolate Scones

October 9, 2009

A few days ago I brought double chocolate scones into the office. I made them that same morning, and of course every time I decide to bake first thing in the morning on a weekday I end up running late, therefore I wasn’t able to try them before I walked out the door. I blame [...]

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Tagged as: bittersweet chocolate, Chocolate, chocolate chunks, espresso powder, heavy whipping cream, Vanilla

Café con Leche Flan

October 7, 2009

How naive of me… when I started this little blog project of mine I never realized how time consuming it would be. After all I do have somewhat of a loaded plate as it is, full-time job, 2 1/2-3 hr daily commute, family, etc. Don’t get me wrong, I love it! I find the creative [...]

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Tagged as: Birthday, Caramel, Chocolate, Coffee, Flan, Liqueur, rick bayless, Vanilla

Chocolate Cookies and Cream Birthday Cake

October 1, 2009

Leave it up to a 10 year 364 day year old boy to change his mind last minute… I should have known better. A couple of weeks ago we had agreed on making a yummy S’mores Tart for the big day however, the night before his birthday, as soon as I got home from work [...]

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Tagged as: Birthday, Chocolate Cake Mix, eggs, instant chocolate pudding, milk, oreo cookies, vanilla extract unsaltedbutter