Category Archives: Dessert

Chocolate Chip Cupcakes

I’ve really gained quite the sweet tooth over the past few months – cookies, cakes, sweet breads and brownies.  And now that I’ve figured out how to bake these delicious treats (I used to think boxed-mix was homemade/burned everything I … Continue reading

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Choco-Loco Dream Cake

Holy chocolate!  This cake is amazing – moist chocolate bundt cake, smooth chocolate glaze…..yum!  This was the first time I’d ever attempted to make a cake from scratch and it came out perfectly.  The recipe is super easy – honestly, … Continue reading

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Monkey Bars

Two sweet treat posts in a row…overload???  I think not .  In addition to the Marshmallow Brownies, I also made Monkey Bars to bring up to my family reunion.  The original recipe comes from Maris at In Good Taste.  In … Continue reading

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Marshmallow Brownies

What a fantastic weekend!  I had such a great time visiting my family in Canada and am absolutely stuffed from all the delicious food.  For the past few years it’s been a tradition to bring up food to share with … Continue reading

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4th of July Sweets Round-Up

Whelp, kiddos – the 4th is almost here!  I have a fun-packed weekend (and a little extra vaca time woohoo!) to be spent in Ct and Maine – can.not.wait!  Per usual, I’ll want to bring a little something special (read: … Continue reading

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S’mores Cheesecake Bars

Please excuse the picture – but these are seriously delicious! This weekend I finally made the S’mores Cheesecake Bars I’d been drooling over for weeks.  Having first seen them on Annie’s Eats (everything she makes looks phenomenal btw), I knew … Continue reading

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“Not That Bad” Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Brownies

In typical ‘me’ fashion, last night after dinner I was in the mood for a little sweet treat .  Considering I skipped the gym (oops), I wanted to find something that wouldn’t leave me feeling sluggish right before bed.  I … Continue reading

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(Award-winning) Ghirardelli Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

What can you expect on a typical Friday at work?  Maybe a staff meeting?  Tying up loose ends from the week?  Start a new project???  Well last Friday, my company shook it all up and hosted its second annual COOKIE … Continue reading

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Chocolate Cups with Raspberry Mousse

My Mother is a very special woman.  She’s incredibly smart, loving and the best cook I know . Being as great as she is, I wanted to make a very special and unique dessert for Mother’s Day.  I saw Bakerella’s … Continue reading

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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread

Saying that I love pumpkin is probably an understatement – I really love pumpkin .  Pumpkin pancakes with raisinetts from The Friendly Toast in Kendall Sq., Shipyard‘s Pumpkinhead Ale, New England Coffee’s pumpkin spice, pumpkin pie, pumpkin scones…anything pumpkin.  Unfortunately … Continue reading

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