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Baileys & Coffee Cupcakes

by Kare on 6:00 am in Dessert, Entertaining, Food, Holidays

Espresso-spiked cake makes for a very unique flavor. I’d never tasted a cupcake like it, but I loved it. The cake isn’t too sweet, in a good way. The light-as-a-cloud topper of Baileys-laden whipped cream is the perfect companion; sprinkle some instant espresso on top, and you’re good to go.

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Cupcakes

by Kare on 8:56 am in Dessert, Food, Kid Friendly, Vegetarian

The cupcake is reminiscent of a Toll House Cookie bar, but, you know, in cupcake form. Ooey, chewy, gooey, chocolate chippy goodness. And the buttercream … oh my. Lots of brown sugar, a hit of vanilla, a pinch of salt to take it over the top.

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Espresso Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

by Kare on 8:27 pm in Chicks Dig It, Dessert, Food, Vegetarian

Chewy, gooey, oozing with chocolate. Step-by-step recipe with photos for Espresso Double Chocolate Chip Cookies, heavy on chocolate and caffeinated to boot.

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Cheater Meyer Lemon Rolls

by Kare on 12:26 pm in Breads, Breakfast, Chicks Dig It, Dessert, Food, Fruit, Kid Friendly, Vegetarian

So they’re a bit of a cheat – they use refrigerator crescent rolls. They’re also really, really delicious. The sauce creates a tart, lemony-orange caramel on the bottom of the rolls, and the zest settles into the cracks along the top.

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Cowboy Cookies

by Kare on 10:26 am in Dessert, Food, Gruntworthy for Guys, Kid Friendly, Vegetarian

Dang delicious and really kind of fun to make. They’re like big chocolate chip cookies on steroids (the good kind, if there’s a good kind), beefed up with rolled oats, flaked coconut and a touch of cinnamon. Hearty and delicious.

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Meyer Lemon Cake Bars

by Kare on 10:34 am in Dessert, Food, Fruit, Vegetarian

A delicious cross between a brownie and snack cake. They’re dense with a large crumb, super-moist, buttery, rich, and the perfect balance of lemony-sweet. The tangy glaze is the cherry on top.

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White Chocolate Oreo Bark

by Kare on 8:02 am in Dessert, Food, Holidays, Kid Friendly, Vegetarian

We’re talking white chocolate and Oreo cookies, all mushed together and made into a heavenly bark. Easy, delicious and festive.

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Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls

by Kare on 7:21 pm in Dessert, Food, Holidays, Kid Friendly, Vegetarian

With only five ingredients (six if you add the sprinkles), Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls are a simple, easy goodie that come together in no time at all and will undoubtedly disappear equally quickly. But don’t worry; smiles (and quite possibly recipe requests) will be left behind.

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Dimply Greengage Plum Cake

by Kare on 12:13 pm in Breakfast, Dessert, Food, Fruit

The perfect companion to coffee or tea for a late weekend-morning breakfast. Orange zest, ground cloves and vanilla illuminate the sweet punches of special greengage plums (but any plum will do).

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Lemon Raspberry Cupcakes with Vanilla Bean Buttercream

by Kare on 8:03 am in Dessert, Entertaining, Food, Fruit, Vegetarian

Delicious, moist lemon-buttermilk cupcakes filled with good raspberry jam, topped with a simply amazing vanilla bean buttercream then plopped with a fresh raspberry to hint at what will be found inside.

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Cookies & Cream Cupcakes

by Kare on 8:34 pm in Dessert, Food, Kid Friendly, Vegetarian

Cookies and cream, in a cupcake. Delicious, chewy chocolate brownie cupcakes topped with cookies-and-cream buttercream, topped with a mini Oreo and, the pièce de résistance, an Oreo is baked right into the middle of the cupcake!

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Hawaii & Haupia (Coconut Pudding)

by Kare on 11:05 pm in Dessert, Exploring, Food, Fruit, Life, Vegetarian

This haupia recipe (or coconut pudding recipe) will forever remind me of this, my first trip to Hawaii. Hopefully it’ll whisk your tastebuds away, too … if only for five minutes.

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Sweet Potato Pie

by Kare on 8:48 am in Dessert, Food, Holidays, Vegetarian

Delicious vanilla beans plus a little pour of Maker’s Mark bourbon makes for a Sweet Potato Pie recipe that is really out of this world.

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Frosty Gingerbread Tree Cookies with Lemon Icing

by Kare on 10:35 pm in Dessert, Food, Holidays, Vegetarian

This gingerbread cookie recipe from Martha Stewart is a definite winner. Perfectly spiced gingerbread cut into tree shapes, then glazed with a little lemon and powdered sugar mixture and then sprinkled with coarse sugar for a little extra sparkle … this is one case where it’s okay to see the forest for the trees. (I never really understood what that meant, anyway.)

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