August 2011

Double-Chocolate Loaf with Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Spread

August 5, 2011 |

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When Dara of Cookin’ Canuck asked me to do a guest post for her blog I wanted to reciprocate the incredibly thoughtful Salmon Pierogies that she shared with all of you while I was on vacation back in March. She created them as a fusion of our two hometowns – Pittsburgh and Vancouver – and [...]

Cream Cheese Brownies

August 4, 2011 |

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Next to the combination of chocolate and peanut butter, there are few combinations that I love more than chocolate and cream cheese. Whether it’s in the form of a cheesecake, or something like these brownies, I swoon. I love how the richness of the chocolate is cut with the cool creaminess of the cream cheese. [...]

Jalapeño Popper Dip

August 3, 2011 |

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I love any excuse I can come up with for making, and subsequently devouring, all sorts of delicious dips. You might remember that back right before Christmas my friend Beth held a “dip party” at her house. That gathering brought us the Buffalo Chicken Dip, Hot Reuben Dip, and the Sausage Dip. It was a [...]

Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

August 2, 2011 |

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There is absolutely no question about where my heart lies when it comes to candy. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and Reese’s Pieces are it for me. (I know, huge shocker.) Reese’s cups were my favorite Halloween candy as a kid and they were what my Chief Culinary Consultant bought me to celebrate liberation from a [...]

Top 10 List: Favorite Side Dishes

August 1, 2011 |

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I definitely love food, but many times my eyes are bigger than my stomach. Especially at holidays or anything “buffet-style”, I will more than likely load up my plate with everything that looks delicious, and usually without fail, I will only eat a fraction of what I piled on. The interesting thing, though, is that [...]