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super lemony poppyseed snack cake

If you are looking for the “perfect” make-ahead recipe for the long holiday weekend coming up I have just the thing for you.
I made this cake on Tuesday and have left it on the counter, uncovered, for 2 days. It is still moist, and better than the first day I made it. Which might have [...]

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plain jane chocolate chip cookies

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comfort food deluxe.
I was actually trying to recreate some cookies that I had like 30 years ago, give or take… I remember, sometime in the 1970’s, eating a cookie, well really like a batch of cookies, that were like nothing I had tasted before. My Aunt Toni made a batch of chocolate chip cookies with [...]

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a healthier chocolate muffin

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The whole idea of a healthy chocolate muffin sounds ludicrous. Doesn’t it?
In my head the word muffin is synonymous with healthy, I know that isn’t true but cupcake is supposed to be the bad boy. However the only chocolate muffins I have ever had are those ginormous Costco versions that must have more calories than [...]

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roadkill banana chocolate squirrel cakes

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don’t turn up your nose at the idea. what do you think happens to all those poor things that end up alongside the road after a clear night and a full moon? we make them into the most delicious cakes you have ever skunk sunk your teeth into.
This tradition began years ago when the kids [...]

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chocolate coconut cookie bars

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Sometimes I’m in the mood for cookies, but I hate to make cookies because of the batch process. The scooping, into the oven, rotate pans, out of oven, cool, start over, etc. I inevitably burn the last batch. So bar cookies it is. This is my version of a chocolate chip cookie. Great homework helper, [...]

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not nutella

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Today is World Nutella Day.
What do you mean you’ve never heard of that?
Any excuse for chocolate and hazelnuts blended into a creamy deliciousness is a reason to celebrate in my book. My only problem with Nutella is that it is made with hydrogenated oils and I am a bit of a freak and prefer not [...]

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no butter – chocolate buttercream frosting

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Who doesn’t love the rich taste and silky texture of buttercream frosting? What if I were to tell you that you can make a healthier version without butter, no margarine either, that is damn tasty?
Just hear me out.
In many places of the world, namely Asia, avocados are called butter fruit. I have seen [...]

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nothing to snicker at snickerdoodles

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For the recipe skip ahead, please.
I have some thoughts that I just need to get off my chest, so skip ahead please. This is just my way of keeping sane, you should not read it.
Please skip ahead.

I did something dumb, stupid actually. I spent the day at school with my 6th grader. His teacher has [...]

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A Jeweled Merry Christmas to You

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This is my favorite desert any time of year but I find it especially pleasing after a holiday meal. Forget the pumpkin pie and cheesecake I much prefer something lighter. Not only is this gorgeous we eat it as finger food. We are primal like that at our home. Food should be accessible without fussy [...]

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chocolate syrup

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No need to by chocolate syrup for your mocha, hot chocolate or your glass of chocolate milk. Make it yourself with items in your pantry in no time flat. The bonus is that you can make as much as you need and you know exactly what is in it. Make it as chocolaty or sweet [...]

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