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Recent Posts Tagged With 'Chocolate'
Aug 05
Lately I seem to be all into the little individual servings of things. Macaroni and cheese cupcakes. French toast muffins. Banana bites. So when I spied this recipe for little individual chocolate coconut cream pies on the always fabulous Baking (read full article)
Chocolate, coconut, Dessert, Graham Cracker, pie, snacks
Jun 20
Some recipes are just a work of genius -- you run across them and first you think "I have GOT to make this as soon as possible," and for me that is quickly followed by "now, why didn't I think of this??" These delectable little ice cream cupcakes ar (read full article)
brownie, Chocolate, cupcake, Dessert, snacks
May 31
There are several things I must say IMMEDIATELY about this recipe.First of all, it is Puppy Chow for people, not puppies. It is a concoction of Chex cereal that has been coated in chocolate and peanut butter and dusted with powdered sugar, and it i (read full article)
cereal, Chocolate, Dessert, peanut butter, snacks, Sugar, vanilla
May 24
Oh, I love these little guys. Not only are they DELICIOUS, and not only do they feature fruit, so you can tell yourself they are just a little bit healthy, but they are also awesome for using up those bits and pieces that accumulate in your cupboard (read full article)
banana, Chocolate, coconut, Dessert, Peanuts, snacks
May 20
So, at some point years into this post I am going to give you the recipe for those sinful-looking black-bottom coconut bars that I found on the awesome Bake or Break blog. But for now, they are simply an excuse for me to go on for ages about the even (read full article)
Chocolate, coconut, cookies, Dessert, snacks
May 16
My blog is almost one year old now, and one of the absolute best things is all the people I have “met” by way of the emails and comments they send me here. They make me laugh and give me ideas and keep me humble, and every once in a while they co (read full article)
cake, Chocolate, Dessert, Walnuts
May 02
These quick little babies are a cross between cookie and candy, and are a close cousin to the cookie brittle I made over the holidays. Both of them involve taking a layer of crackers, laying them out in a single layer on a cookie sheets, spreading t (read full article)
almonds, butter, Chocolate, Dessert, Graham Cracker, snacks
Feb 23
This one comes courtesy of my friend L, who is as sweet as these cookies. We had them at our little Super Bowl shindig recently, and people who never eat dessert (you know who you are!) ate them. People who always eat dessert ate them. People ate (read full article)
Chocolate, cookies, Dessert, peanut butter, raisins, snacks, Walnuts
Feb 14
Well, my mocha chocolate chip cookie cookbook giveaway contest was my most successful EVER. You guys do love your cookies, and who can blame you? The overwhelming favorite by a country mile was good old chocolate chip. You like them chewy and crun (read full article)
Chocolate, contest, cookies, winners
Feb 08
There's a super cookbook giveway at the end of this post, but first a little rant.I really really wish I liked to drink coffee, but I just don't like it. It would be SO much more convenient. Coffee is pretty much everywhere you turn, and us poor se (read full article)
Chocolate, coffee, cookies, Dessert, snacks
Jan 29
So, those of you who follow me on Facebook know that pretty much every morning I post what I am making for dinner as my Facebook status. (This started when I first got my Facebook page and I wasn't posting any status at all. The teenager was aghast (read full article)
beef, cheddar, Chili, Chocolate, Dinner, onion, Pasta, Spaghetti
Jan 25
I am such a sucker when it comes to anything featuring the word "s'mores." I was pretty sure I had hit the Holy Grail of s'mores cookies when I made this delicious little cookie recipe, and that version is definitely near and dear to my heart. An (read full article)
Chocolate, cookies, Graham Cracker, marshmallow, S'mores, snacks
Jan 08
Now, this probably falls into the "dare to be obvious" category of comments (or as the teenager would say, DUH!!) but I don't tend to make a lot of things out of prepared mixes. However, every once in a while I run across something that is both perfe (read full article)
Chocolate, cookies, Dessert, pie, snacks
Jan 05
I just can't quite wrap my mind around the fact that Christmas cookie baking season is OVER. Yes, we are all now supposed to be eating brown rice and steamed spinach and tofu. My mind says yes, but my heart says....JUST ONE MORE BATCH OF COOKIES!!!An (read full article)
Chocolate, coconut, cookies, Dessert, snacks
Dec 25
I haven't yet gotten around to making the eggnog french toast I have been dreaming about, but I did want to get you this eggnog fudge before the holidays had come and gone, and here it, just in the Saint Nick of time. This comes to us from Recipe Gi (read full article)
Chocolate, EggNog, fudge, marshmallow, snacks
Dec 24
Okay you last minute procrastinating Christmas shoppers, have I got an got an idea for YOU. Yesterday I came home from my maniacal last minute shopping and this was at my front door. The awesome folks at Tassimo had sent me a gift of my very own Ta (read full article)
Beverages, Chocolate, coffee, snacks, tea
Dec 22
Where to start, where to start? Okay, first of all, this week was the teenager's 17th birthday. Which means she can now drive. Which means the keys to our little white pick-up truck used to look like this:and now they look like this:So this called (read full article)
birthday, cake, Chocolate, cookies, Dessert, pie, snacks
Dec 19
Still looking around for that perfect holiday gift? Well, look no further, this may be it! This is a simple and dramatic recipe for a cookie "brittle" that is different and delicious and very festive looking. You can make batch of it in no time, and (read full article)
butter, caramel, Chocolate, Dessert, gift, saltines, snacks
Dec 17
I'm not exactly sure why these are called cowboy cookies. Maybe because they are hearty, robust cookies, with a mix of oatmeal and coconut chocolate chips and walnuts? No nonsense, crunchy, chewy cookies with nothing fragile or delicate about them? I (read full article)
Chocolate, coconut, cookies, Dessert, oatmeal, snacks, Walnuts
Dec 08
Once upon a time, in a galaxy far, far away, the Southern husband and I were just the two of us. The teenager was just a twinkle in our eyes, and we were footloose and fancy free. Not that we don't love and adore her, not that we would trade one si (read full article)
Chocolate, cookies, Dessert, Maple Syrup, snacks