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Grilled Fish Tacos + Cookbook Giveaway

February 28, 2011 |

I am an unapologetic taco lover. Love, love, love them. Always have since I was a kid. But here’s the thing – I’ve only ever had the traditional ground beef tacos. I’ve heard rave reviews of fish tacos and have been wanting to try them for some time, but obviously have fallen short. Until now. [...]

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The Weekend Dish: 2/26/2011

February 26, 2011 |

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Remember those temperatures in the 50′s and 60′s that I talked about last Saturday? Mother nature laughed at me, and then dumped an inch of ice and 8 inches of snow on my head. Not that I minded much – I absolutely love the snow and would have loved a full-blown blizzard even more, but [...]

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Malted Vanilla Milkshake

February 25, 2011 |

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After buying malted milk powder for the first time recently and making my inaugural malted milk recipe (the Chocolate Malted Whopper Cookies – yum!), I knew without a doubt that my next stop would be a milkshake. I mean, how could it not be?! Malted milkshakes are pretty much iconic in America. They make me [...]

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Chocolate & Peanut Butter Popcorn {Poppy Chow}

February 24, 2011 |

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Have you figured out yet that I have a serious weakness when it comes to the combination of peanut butter and chocolate? And that weakness is completely magnified when it also includes a sweet/salty component. So enter yet another irresistible and totally addicting chocolate and peanut butter snack. Popcorn? Yum. Chocolate? Yes, please. Peanut butter? [...]

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White Chocolate-Coconut Brownies

February 22, 2011 |

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There are times when the cosmic forces of the blogging world all come together and I have an “a ha” moment about what exact recipe I should try next. One of those glorious moments occurred last week. A reader left a comment on my Facebook page asking if I had a recipe for a white [...]

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Blueberry Bagels

February 21, 2011 |

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There are few things in the kitchen that bring me a greater sense of satisfaction than baking with yeast. Whether it’s bread, rolls, English muffins, pastries or bagels, I just adore it. I made my first batch of homemade bagels almost three years ago and still can’t get enough of them. I began with the [...]

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The Weekend Dish: 2/19/2011

February 19, 2011 |

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I hope that everyone had a wonderful Valentine’s Day! I’m sure you’re ready to see some non-red and non-pink food and desserts, right? It seems that the last few months have been a non-stop snowball of food event after food event. Thanksgiving, then Christmas, New Year’s, the Super Bowl, and Valentine’s Day. Whew! Without [...]

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Peanut Butter Cup Crunch Brownie Bars

February 17, 2011 |

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So, do you happen to remember the insane brownies that I made quite awhile ago, the Marshmallow Crunch Brownie Bars? They’re a layer of brownies, then ooey gooey marshmallows, and then topped with a combination of melted chocolate, peanut butter and Rice Krispies. Well, those brownies and these brownies could be sexy twin sisters. What’s [...]

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