Chocolate Chip Cinnamon Cake

I was in a bit of a daze when I baked this cake.  In fact, I didn’t have very high hopes.  My husband and I had just returned home from a trip.  We’d gotten up at the crack of dawn to catch our flight back.  Within minutes of stepping back into our home, I had [...]

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Tuesdays with Dorie – Caramel Crunch Bars

I was pretty excited about making these Caramel Crunch Bars for this week’s Tuesdays with Dorie.  Even before I started baking, I was pretty sure that I was going to love these, and these bars didn’t let me down.  A chocolate-studded crunchy base topped with more chocolate and toffee?  Dreamy.

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Orecchiette al Forno

I wasn’t able to make this week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe (Devil’s Food White-out cake).  My husband and I were out of town most of last week and over the weekend, so I simply couldn’t fit it in!
Even though I didn’t have time to make a big cake for this week’s Tuesdays with Dorie, we [...]

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Floating Islands (TwD) and Chocolate Almond Biscotti

So I don’t normally post about two things in one post … but since my Floating Islands for this week’s Tuesdays with Dorie was not really a success, I thought I’d also include something else I made this past weekend that I loved!  Plus, my husband and I are going out of town this week, [...]

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Yeasted Waffles

When my husband and I got married, we registered for a waffle iron.  If you’ve been following this blog for awhile, you would know that we are true breakfast lovers.  I’d never owned a waffle iron before, and had dreams of whipping up delicious fresh waffles any time we wanted them.

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Tuesdays with Dorie – Korova Cookies

My husband and I were in the car, driving home from a Saturday afternoon out running errands, when he asked me, “So what’s this week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe?”  I laughed and told him that it was the Korova cookies that I’ve already baked several times and blogged about here.  Since I’d just made these [...]

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Raspberry Almond Cake

Is this cake a beauty or what?  My mother-in-law was hosting a dinner party this past weekend, and she asked me to make a dessert for her to serve at the party.  Once I saw this post over at Use Real Butter, I knew this was the cake I would make her for party.  I [...]

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