My hubby’s favorite pie is pecan pie. Actually, it’s one of my favorites too. Pecans take me back to my childhood memories spent in Texas. So many fond memories of picking up pecans that had dropped from the tree, cracking open the nut and eating the delish pecan inside. A lot of work for a…
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pavlova + summer fruit
Pavlova with summer fruit is much like a huge crunchy meringue cookie that melts in your mouth, covered with billowy sweet whip cream and topped with fresh ripe fruit.
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Moistest Ever Brownies
These really easy made-from-scratch bakery style brownies are beyond moist, much like lava cake, and oh so delicious. A real family pleaser!
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Red Velvet Bundt Cake
A red velvet cake that is so simple to whip up and bake, yet, looks festive, and is very moist and full of that yummy red velvet flavor, I guarantee you won’t have even a slice left over.
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chunky crumb cake + glaze
Snack cake with crumb-topping and glaze
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magical cinderella pumpkin bundt cake
Magical…because you use 1 bowl only to mix all of the cake ingredients. Magical…because it tastes so delicious everyone will ask for the recipe Magical…because my 1-year old granddaughter loved it! This is my heirloom recipe which I make every Fall and every Fall, my oldest daughter asks for the recipe. It’s an easy one…
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skinny buttermilk berry cake
Seriously, I could eat this whole cake by myself and I almost did! This skinny buttermilk berry cake is so moist with cooked berries that add a gentle tartness. Not only is this cake super moist and delicious, but it is so quick and easy to make, plus it has about two-thirds fewer calories than…
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vegan mixed berry crisp
Saturdays for my family, means we go hang out on our boat in the marina paddle boarding, riding in the dingy, and soaking up some sun. Normally, we’ll come home in the early evening, grill a simple healthy dinner, and I’ll make dessert. Avoiding guilt, I prefer to make desserts that contain mostly fruit. This…
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grain-free chocolate zucchini cake
The first, a grain-free chocolate zucchini cake, with pure ingredients such as, almond butter, cocoa powder, and maple syrup, adapted from Pamela Salzman, who’s blog and cooking classes I greatly enjoy. The second, a double chocolate zucchini bread, from the beautiful Sweet Laurel’s blog, who actually inspired my floral decor on this cake. Sweet Laurel’s double…
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creation nation’s chunky monkey balls bars bites
It has only been 2 weeks thus far, but I’ve realized that I’m a total snack-a-holic and am finding it difficult to maintain a healthy snacking routine while at work. However, just the other day, I had an aha moment! I recalled doing a photo shoot, over the summer, for a friend, Karen Nation, who…
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salted butterscotch creme brûlée
Lately, I’ve been obsessed with ordering salted butterscotch pudding for dessert, anytime I find it on a menu.
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fresh apple cake + glaze
I often question if I am a cook or a baker. I love to do both but if I enrolled in culinary school, I would choose cooking courses over baking. However, after baking this fresh apple cake + glaze, I now question myself all over again. I do my best to feed my family healthy and…
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perfect lemon bars
We have 3 lemon trees in our yard. Once the trees become abundantly full, I get out my basket and pick the lemons. My family knows what it means when they see me with my little basket picking lemons…I’m making lemon bars – perfect lemon bars. its one treat that is everybody’s favorite. In fact, my…
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dark cherry buttermilk cake
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bay leaf-scented yogurt cake + a giveaway
It is a Lifestyle book with 100 fresh recipes using fresh, local and organic ingredients, inspiring pictures, and stories from one of the most beautiful places in the world: Malibu, California. I’m giving away one copy of her book – leave a comment below (with your email, please) to enter and I will randomly select a…
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good 4 u chocolate chip cookies + tips For hosting a holiday cookie exchange party
Tips and ideas on hosting a holiday cookie exchange or swap party.
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peach + almond cobbler
Having spent my summers in Texas while growing up, I grew very fond of peach cobbler. The peach cobblers that my family made were more like a peach pie in a 13×9 pan, which included strips of sweet pie dough, rather than the cake like cobbler. The way I would eat my peach cobbler, is to…
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peanut butter + carob frosty paws [dog treats]
My family loves our three dogs Rocco, Dolce, and Mochi. Rocco is 11 years old, and happens to be one of the biggest Labs I have ever seen. Dolce is a 10 year old Lhasa who is awesome at snuggling but very territorial. Our newest addition, Mochi, is only 10 months old, and is an over-the-top…
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blue velvet cupcakes [vegan]
I’m not vegan, but it does help to slowly incorporate some healthy vegan items into your diet – even if it does happen to be cupcakes! My love for red velvet cake cupcakes runs deep, but with red food coloring as a main ingredient, my favorite cupcake doesn’t score high on the “healthy” meter. That…
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strawberry tres leches trifle
I hosted an event (a psychic party but I’ll post more on that later) at my home and wanted to make a dessert with the strawberries that I had purchased from the truck. It had to be lower calorie and healthy. What I decided on was this Strawberry Tres Leches Trifle, which I had found…
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