Flax Oatmeal Raisin Chocolate Coconut Walnut Cookies

I made up this cookie recipe last night when I was craving something sweet and healthy. I’ve been trying to incorporate flax into more of my recipes since you can mix it into anything to increase the nutritional value and let me just say these are some of the best cookies that I have EVER [...]

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Yummy Little Appetizer Plate

This appetizer sampler was inspired by a lot of random things in my refrigerator… another time that my scrounging has led to yumminess! Sometimes I will make this for a little dinner for myself or I will make it for a group if I am entertaining. I didn’t list amounts in the ingredients since you [...]

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Warm and Creamy Bacon Dip

I was flipping through Food Network magazine and came across the recipe for this dip and could not wait to go to the store, buy all of the ingredients, and make it! And let me tell you, it is just as yummy as it sounds (as looks). This is a perfect appetizer for a party [...]

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Happy New Year!

2011 is here, I just turned 27, and it’s been far, farrrr too long since I’ve contributed anything to this blog.  And while I can’t change how fast time seems to fly these days, I can make it a point to share my latest foodie adventures with all of you – and between the holidays [...]

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Chocolate Chunk Peanut Cookies with Cinnamon

The added cinnamon to the classic peanut butter chocolate chip cookie makes it perfect for winter and the holidays. I got this recipe through the daily emails from MyRecipes.com and couldn’t wait to make them. They were delicious and a HUGE hit at work. The huge chocolate chunks and peanuts make them a crowd pleaser [...]

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Thai Sticky Rice Pudding with Fruit

My friend Tanya and I made this dessert for our Cultural Nutrition class project and it was absolutely delicious. The main flavor is coconut and it gives the rice pudding a creamy and luscious flavor that is unlike anything I have ever had before! We topped it with fresh fruit, consisting of mango, kiwi, strawberries, [...]

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Real Simple’s Pumpkin Cupcakes

Just in time for Halloween, here is a super fun recipe for pumpkin cupcakes! I got this recipe via the daily emails that Real Simple sends out and it seemed so quick and easy that I wanted to make them immediately. With only 6 ingredients, you can’t get a much simpler and yummy cupcake recipe! [...]

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Coconut Rum Cake

My friend Tori is truly one of my foodie soul mates.  The yin to my yang, she dominates in the savory department while my strength lies in the sweet…I dare say that together we put out quite delicious meals.  So of course, it seemed only fitting that I bring a birthday cake to her 30th [...]

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Free Form Summer Fruit Tart

It was my friend Sky’s birthday a few weeks ago, and to celebrate we went to his favorite Japanese restaurant Gaku (more on that later), and afterward we all went to Krazy Karaoke where we continued to celebrate with much singing, libations, and of course, cake and ice cream….or at least my version of it. [...]

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Nana’s Peanut Butter Cookies

I called my mom today for her peanut butter cookies recipe and she told me that it was actually her mom, my Nana’s recipe, and that my Nana has been making this recipe for 60 years, since she got her first Sunbeam mixer. I loved hearing this story and it made me even more excited [...]

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