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Recent Posts Tagged With 'sweet treats'
Aug 09
Two (15-ounce) containers of whole or lowfat ricotta cheese One (8-ounce) package of cream cheese (regular or lowfat), softened One (12-ounce) package of chocolate chips- semi sweet or milk chocolate, melted 10 peanut butter cups, chopped into chunks (read full article)
chocolate icebox cake, Misc. Rambling, News from the Girl, real women of philadelphia, sweet treats
Aug 05
Every summer my family and I head East to Boston’s South Shore for a bit of rest and relaxation. One of our favorite activities to do together is hunt for sea glass on New England’s beaches. On our living room mantle sits a jar of sea gla (read full article)
Get-Aways, jello recipes, New England, sweet treats
Jul 29
This is a Paula Deen recipe that is apparently very popular on the internet: Symphony Brownies. I did a little digging around to see what folks had to say about these brownies. They’re so simple, after all… just a boxed mix with Symphony (read full article)
Paula Deen, sweet treats, symphony brownies
Jul 19
It’s summer. You don’t want the oven on. Make these no bake treats: Rocky Road No-Bake Cookies. Drop onto waxed paper and let it set until the chocolate has set and it’s not too sticky to handle (or grab a fork). That (read full article)
no bake cookie recipes, sweet treats
Jul 01
Every year, just before summer arrives, I eagerly anticipate their arrival. They’re here, they’re juicy and they’re ripe, and they’re irresistable. Yep, they’re cherries! I’m happy to eat them on their own, (read full article)
4th of july dessert recipes, cherries, It's Party Time!, sweet treats
Jun 07
Have you ever tried to make banana cookies? Those wonderful, ripe bananas with their sweet, majestical flavor… unfortunately turn a cookie into something that is more reminiscent of banana bread than a cookie. It’s tough to create a banan (read full article)
banana chocolate chip cookies, martha stewart's cookies, sweet treats
Jun 01
The Newlywed Kitchen: Delicious Meals for Couples Cooking Together: This new cookbook from chef Lorna Yee and writer Ali Basye is a collection of 83 recipes aimed at those who are newly married. It’s not your typical, all-the-basics kind of coo (read full article)
Cookbook Reviews, sweet treats, Worthy Products
May 28
Happy holiday weekend! Celebrate by making this simple dessert: Miniature Hot Fudge Brownie Sundaes… specifically: mint brownie “muffins” topped with mint chip ice cream and hot fudge. If you don’t care for mint, simply leave (read full article)
hot fudge brownie sundaes, sweet treats
May 21
It’s my boy’s 9th birthday today, so I thought I’d ask him a few questions… How old are you today? 9 What special cake did you request for your birthday? Snickerdoodle Cupcakes for my classroom birthday treat, and Chocolate C (read full article)
cupcakes, Snickerdoodles, sweet treats
May 10
There has been a Twix (candy) Bar sitting on a chair in my husband’s office since December. Every time I go in there, I spy it… just lying there. I’m not sure how my husband can share his office daily with cookie-caramelly-chocolat (read full article)
recipes using candy bars, sweet treats, twix bar brownies
Apr 29
My family and I were browsing in a little beachside shop last summer when my son pulled a tank top off the rack and said, “Mom! You have to buy this!” It had a picture of a margarita on the front with the words “Mamacita needs (read full article)
give, GIVE, GIVE!!, Giveaways, margarita cake, sweet treats
Apr 29
My family and I were browsing in a little beachside shop last summer when my son pulled a tank top off the rack and said, “Mom! You have to buy this!” It had a picture of a margarita on the front with the words “Mamacita needs (read full article)
give, GIVE, GIVE!!, Giveaways, margarita cake, sweet treats
Apr 26
These Candy Bar-Cookie Bars have a peanut butter-oatmeal cookie crust. Oats are mixed with butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, peanut butter and vanilla. The cookie layer is baked for a short time before topping with the candy bar layer. Chopped peanut (read full article)
bar recipes, candy bar dessert recipes, sweet treats
Apr 08
Sugar Cookie Bars! This recipe has been making the rounds on the internet for quite some time. I discovered them last year on The Repressed Pastry Chef blog, tucked the recipe into my collection and finally made them a couple of weeks ago. Such a si (read full article)
sugar cookie bars, sweet treats
Apr 05
SWEET & SPICY ALMOND- TOFFEE SHORTBREAD WITH CACAO NIBS www.RecipeGirl.com SWEET & SPICY ALMONDS 1/4 cup honey 1 Tbs unsalted butter 1 cup sliced almonds, toasted 1/4 tsp sea salt 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 1/8 tsp ground cayenne pepper 1/4 ts (read full article)
cacao nibs, goodbite, shortbread recipe, sweet treats
Apr 01
I’m excited to be debuting my first recipe video for GoodBite. The theme is “Spring,” for which I contributed one of my favorite spring recipes: a Layered Strawberry Trifle. It’s a really simple dessert recipe, and I must say (read full article)
goodbite, layered strawberry trifle, sweet treats
Mar 29
Here’s the perfect dessert for Easter: Lemon Truffle Cake. It’s a four-layer white cake with a creamy lemon filling. The “lemon truffle” consists of lemon curd with white chocolate and cream cheese mixed in. It’s pretty (read full article)
easter dessert recipes, It's Party Time!, sweet treats
Mar 11
Sometimes I think we bakers must have tried all of the versions of chocolate chip cookies that are humanly possible. I’m always amazed when I read about someone’s fresh, new idea. And then, of course, there are those times that I wake u (read full article)
chocolate chip cookie recipes, kahlua dessert recipes, sweet treats
Feb 25
I posed a couple of questions on Twitter last night: “Who has never baked Snickerdoodles?” & “Who has never even tried a Snickerdoodle cookie?” Amazingly enough, there was a flood of responses from friends who have never t (read full article)
brown butter cookie recipes, snickerdoodle recipes, sweet treats
Feb 18
My Mom used to make these delicious little bake & slice rolled chocolate-swirl cookies when I was growing up. I’m sure she got the recipe out of some sort of 70’s cheesy checkout-aisle mini magazine but it’s really a genius (read full article)
chocolate peanut butter cookie recipes, sweet treats