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chocolate

Chewy Chocolate Almond Cookies

August 29, 2010
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The combination of chocolate and almonds will forever remind me of my dad. He loves chocolate almond everything, but especially chocolate covered almonds from the local chocolatier. These were always a supplemental gift for him on all occasions and to this day remain one of his favorite treats. While dabbling around in the kitchen last [...]

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Snickers Cheesecake and Vlog

August 25, 2010
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If you read my blog on a regular basis, you may recall that I am a huge fan of cheesecake. As a matter of fact, I love it…I could probably eat it every day if I had an amazing metabolism; but unfortunately I do not. You may also remember that I use a specific method [...]

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S’mores Brownie Bars

August 8, 2010
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I hope all of you had a relaxing weekend; mine was full of short road trips and a little exploring. On Friday we headed to Cleveland to check out the West Side Market which is a magnificent collection of fresh produce, meats, seafood, cheese and pastries. Unfortunately, I left my camera at home by accident, [...]

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S’mores Whoopie Pies

August 6, 2010
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When I posted the recipe for Giant S’mores Cookies on Wednesday I whined about going back to work and informed you that it was going to be a week filled with ooey gooey s’mores. Well, I am back today and this recipe is sure to please. This time I am giving you a recipe for [...]

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Giant S’mores Cookies

August 4, 2010
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I woke up on Sunday and it was August! Are you serious? Where did the summer go and how can I possibly have to return to the real world in 3 short weeks? Those of you that are regular readers of MBA may recall that I work full time as a special education teacher. So, [...]

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Snickers Cupcakes

July 26, 2010
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Ever since I was a kid, I remember my dad putting his candy bars in the freezer because he supposedly enjoyed them more when they were frozen. Amusingly they were always buried under a bag of frozen peas or a box of pierogies, so I tend to think he was attempting to hide them from [...]

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Chocolate Pudding Pie & An Interview

July 15, 2010
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I was asked to participate in an interview with Adam Gertler from the Food Network. If you are a Food Network addict like I am, his name may sound familiar to you. Adam competed on season 4 of the Next Food Network Star and was the runner up to Aaron McCargo Jr. Adam then went [...]

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Mocha Shortbread with Nutella

June 25, 2010
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With the abundance of fresh fruit recipes coming out of my kitchen, I thought I would take a break from berries and make a Mocha Shortbread Cookie recipe. Once these lovelies came of of the oven, they were begging for a smear of Nutella. I tasted Nutella for the first time last year and I [...]

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Chocolate Caramel Shortbread Bars

June 21, 2010
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If you follow me on Facebook, you may remember me asking what recipe you would like to see on MBA next. The choices were Chocolate Caramel Shortbread Bars or a Lemon Blueberry Loaf. After reviewing 30 comments, the Chocolate Caramel Shortbread Bars was the definite winning recipe. Don’t worry blueberry fans the Lemon Blueberry Loaf [...]

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Chocolate Chip Cupcakes

June 15, 2010
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I was asked to participate in a conference call yesterday to interview Candace Nelson, the founder of Sprinkles Cupcakes. Although I have never had the opportunity to taste a cupcake from Sprinkles, I have admired them for their modern aesthetic appeal and jumped at the opportunity to speak with Candace. Since this post is all [...]

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Espresso Shortbread Brownie Bars

May 23, 2010
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I subscribe to quite a few culinary magazines; however, I don’t have a lot of free time, so they usually get filed into magazine organizers without much use. Sure I thumb through them and randomly mark pages with post-it notes, but inevitably the sit around and collect dust. For some reason, I just can’t bring [...]

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Peanut Butter Buckeye Bars

May 9, 2010
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I was wandering around our local farmer’s market last week when I walked past a little stand called DebHouse. I was intrigued by her perfectly folded little bags full of baked goods, but unfortunately I was short on time, so I didn’t stop. Once I got home for the evening, I did a quick search [...]

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Big Chocolate Chip Cookies

May 3, 2010
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If you have a hankering for a giant chocolate chip cookie, you’ve come to the right place. This recipe is for yet another Levain Bakery copycat…I made these because after tasting the Chocolate Chocolate Chip Levain knock-off, Brian was yearning for a HUGE regular chocolate chip cookie. I had to oblige him, right? I headed [...]

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