terrilyn’s picture perfect pie

This week, it was Terri’s turn to have her dessert request made. She chose caramel, marshmallow and chocolate (as long as it wasn’t dark chocolate). I didn’t want to make a cookie, since I’ve been making plenty of those as of late, and I didn’t want to make tarts, since Caitlin got those already. So, [...]

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coconut butter thin yumminess

I still had almond meal left over from the almond logs I made, so I figured I might as well make these delicious coconut butter thins from Tuesdays with Dorie. I came upon this adaptation of the original recipe on The Brown Eyed Baker, and since adaptation (and running out of ingredients) is the mother [...]

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roll up your sleeves for some almond logs!

I love almonds. I mean, I absolutely adore almonds, and will pretty much snack on them whenever I can. In an attempt to find something that will top the deliciousness of my chocolate almond florentine cookies, I thought I’d give baking with almond meal a shot. After seeing how yummy these cookies turned out on [...]

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almonds + chocolate = florentines

I know that the next recipe was supposed to be one of the requested ones from my friends, but this recipe was too easy and too tempting to pass by! David Lebovitz is such a whiz in the kitchen, and I’ve been stalking his blog for a while. Needless to say, when I saw this [...]

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caitlin is my favourite tart

Okay, I’m not calling Caitlin a silly tart. However, I did promise her that I would make something especially for her so that the goodies cater to her exact taste and whim. Here, I present you with Caitlin’s Toffee Chocolate Ganache Custard Tart. Yep, a very long name, so I’m going to call these Caitlin’s [...]

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sprinkle-mania

Okay, I went a tad crazy. Just a little bit. I promise, I still am somewhat sane but I just couldn’t help myself when I saw the sale on the spice rack on top of the sale on sprinkles.

Don’t judge me =)
xo dessertchick

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easy-peasy macaroon s’mores bars

Shannon and Toby are my heroes, so I wanted to thank them by baking something decadent and delicious. And since I still had Pillsbury Crescents left (they were on sale for a ridiculously good price!), and didn’t feel like eating plain croissants, I googled for a couple of possible recipes. I came across this one, [...]

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good-for-you mocha shortbread

My mom is diabetic, so she really has to regulate her sugar intake. In an attempt to bake something she can actually enjoy without sending her blood sugar through the roof, I wanted to make something that wasn’t too sweet or bad for you. The diabetes website had this recipe, so I gave it a [...]

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cinnamon swirly sticks

Just because something is easy, doesn’t mean that it’s not tasty, and no, it doesn’t undermine you as a baker-wannabe! These swirly sticks are about as easy as it’ll get, especially since I used store-bought puff pastry. And I’d also like to point out that taking a few shhortcuts doesn’t make you a bad baker-wannabe [...]

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double the cookiewiches, double the fun

Nothing can be more fun and more relaxing than having a girl’s night right before exams start. So that’s what the girls and I had planned: a big potluck dinner, some drinks, and lots of fun. The dinner was a success: lasagna, fried rice, pork tenderloin, two salads, meatballs and salmon cakes, as well as [...]

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