Beach Eats - A Dangerous Combination of Dieting and Mascara

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Beach Eats - A Dangerous Combination of Dieting and Mascara - is written by The Diva on a Diet. The Diva is committed to living well with an eye toward health. Her blog explores all things delicious and when her tongue isn't wrapped around something chocolate-y, its firmly embedded in her cheek!

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Jul 27

Flour-less Peanut Butter Cookies

I first came across the notion of flour-less peanut butter cookies at book club. The year was somewhere around 2003 or 2004, and we were gathered at the home of a member, debating our next six months of selections. A few of us had brought along a d (read full article)

baking, cookies, Dessert, not-quite-Beachy, Quick and Easy, Recipes

Jun 23

Blackberry Bundt Cake with Xagave Nectar

Sometimes, when email meets regular mail, its a match made in heaven. Let me explain: this luscious, summery cake is the direct result of a recent email and a packaged delivered to my door.Like many of you, I subscribe to TastingTable. Some weeks b (read full article)

baking, Dessert, link love, Product Reviews, Recipes, recommendations, South Beach Phase 2

Jun 14

Diva Cooks: Astra Libris Edition

So, at long last, those whole wheat biscuits - and I promise they're worth the wait.Part of the reason for the delay, was that I wanted to do this recipe and its creator justice. Back in February, I began an new feature: Diva Cooks - a series of pos (read full article)

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May 24

Chocolate Chip Zucchini Cake

You may want to file this recipe away for use later this summer, when your garden overflows with zucchini. Then again, this cake is so good, you may not want to wait. If you're in the mood for a rich, moist, chocolaty extravaganza - this is the cake (read full article)

baking, comfort food, Dessert, link love, not-quite-Beachy, Quick and Easy, Recipes

Apr 30

Chocolate Chunk Pecan Cookies

What happens when its nearly May and you have a leftover chocolate Easter bunny hanging around? Why you hack him up and make cookies out of him, of course!Chocolate Chunk Pecan Cookies:1 and 2/3 cups flour (I used white whole wheat)1/2 teaspoon salt (read full article)

baking, cookies, Dessert, Recipes

Apr 26

Key Lime Pie

We dined en familia, with the husband's family, at the home of my brother and sister in law on Saturday night and I made the dessert. A lovely Key Lime Pie, to be exact. Key Lime Pie might just be my favorite kind of pie to make. Its easy, incred (read full article)

baking, Dessert, not-quite-Beachy, Recipes

Apr 14

Banana Sour Cream Chocolate Chip Muffins

Talk about feeling foolish ... I had every intention of entering last week's Blogger's Secret Ingredient Challenge (BSI). The secret ingredient, as chosen by Christina of Dinner at Christina's, was sour cream. Wonderful, I love sour cream. I knew (read full article)

baking, Breakfast, link love, muffins, not-quite-Beachy, Quick and Easy, Recipes

Mar 24

The Best Damn Scones in the Land

It is obvious, both from the size of my ass and the nature of my recent posts, that I am no longer strictly a "South Beach Blogger" ... and I'm ok with that. What started as one thing, morphed into another and there have been some delicious detours (read full article)

baking, bread, Breakfast, not-quite-Beachy, Quick and Easy, Recipes

Dec 21

Recipe for Butter Cookie Cut-Outs

You've been looking at this picture of my decorated cut-outs for the past two years now ... perhaps its about time I gave you the recipe.These addictive little darlings are a Christmas tradition and a Diva family favorite. I've been baking them for (read full article)

baking, Christmas Cookies, cookies, holiday recipes, Recipes

Dec 16

Mocha Butter Ball Cookies

Today I'm featuring part two of the Basic Butter Cookie Dough from Gourmet, December 1995 . Let's get right to it, shall we?Mocha Butter Balls:1/2 prepared basic butter cookie dough, at room temperature1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, not Dutch proc (read full article)

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Sep 21

Chocolate Guinness Torte

Lest any of you are operating under the mistaken impression that things always go as planned, Chez Diva, let this post serve as proof that's not the case.The husband had a birthday last week and I took a notion to bake him a cake ... from scratch. M (read full article)

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