Desserts and Sweets

Spiced Apple, Red Wine, and Cranberry Turnovers

November 30, 2011 Desserts and Sweets

I love the smell of baked apples and spices this time of year. Making these turnovers was an excuse to fill the kitchen with nostalgic, seasonal smells. And to eat crispy, flaky turnovers. This year, hand pies are all the rage and cake is a thing of the past. I couldn’t be happier about this [...]

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Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls

October 20, 2011 Breakfast

Here’s an idea for what you can do this weekend. Lazy morning cinnamon rolls. I can’t think of a better way to spend a Saturday or Sunday morning, or both. Why not? It is officially fall, after all, which means pumpkins, crisp air, trick o’ treaters, and candy, lots of candy. These are also the [...]

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Honey and Applesauce Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

October 14, 2011 Breakfast

These cupcakes are special. They are big boy cupcakes I made for Calvin who recently turned one year old. Calvin is one of the cutest babies I’ve seen and destined, I fear, to be a serious heartbreaker. Unlike the last time I made cupcakes for a child’s birthday party , I opted not to roll [...]

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Cake Vodka Milkshake

September 28, 2011 Beverages

I just inhaled one of these before sitting down to type. So, I’m just a wee bit tipsy. And on a sugar high! Please bear with me. Let me back up a bit. A week ago, my friend Jenny sent me a friendly, little care package with this beauty inside. It’s cake. flavored. vodka!!!!! Of [...]

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Lemon Yogurt Muffins

September 20, 2011 Breakfast

As I was making these, I discovered that my baking powder was old. I mean old. Dead and gone. It expired in 2009. Has that ever happened to you? Once, when we were at the farm cooking dinner for the family, we found some cumin in the spice rack from the 1980s. You didn’t even [...]

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Cocoa Dusted Dark Chocolate Truffles

August 7, 2011 Desserts and Sweets

I can’t take credit for this recipe. This one comes straight from book club, more specifically, from my friend Mara who made these bite-sized treats for the group. Thank you, Mara! The original recipe is for “Quick and Easy Brigadiero,” but I modified it enough (by adding vanilla, sea salt and coating these in cocoa [...]

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Baby’s First Cupcakes- Mini Peanut Butter Banana Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting

July 31, 2011 Desserts and Sweets

I made these yesterday to celebrate our friends’ daughter’s first birthday. Because young children have sensitive digestive systems, I wanted to make a kid-friendly dessert that was tasty and healthy. This recipe has no butter and no refined sugar. I also decided on mini cupcakes that would be easier for small hands to hold. Peanut [...]

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Easy Orange Creamsicles

July 15, 2011 Desserts and Sweets

Did you eat your weight in orange creamsicles as a kid? I did.  Loved those things. It seems odd but, something about ice cream and orange just works. You can’t deny it. I don’t eat creamsicles as often these days, but thought it would be fun to create a really simple homemade version. These would [...]

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Chocolate Eclair Cake

July 11, 2011 Desserts and Sweets

We’ve finally returned from our vacation. For now, I’m glad to be back in D.C., but I’m sure I’ll be longing for the mountains again by mid week. While we were in Saluda this week, I found myself eating far outside my comfort zone -meaning lots and lots of dessert. Somehow, sweets were everywhere. Everyday [...]

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Black Cherry Cola Ice Cream Float

June 26, 2011 Desserts and Sweets

This is why I love summer. Ice cream floats remind me of childhood. Ice cream and cherry and cola. Oh my. There’s really no trick to it. Stuff a jam jar with as much vanilla bean ice cream as it will hold. Pour the cola over top. (This cola is clear because it has no [...]

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