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Banana Bread Whoopie Pies

March 28, 2013

How do you like your bananas? Do you like them super ripe, slightly spotted, or under ripe? I like mine under ripe where they are bright yellow, just past the green phase and I won’t eat them once they get a spot on them. So I had 3 bananas on my counter fully spotted and [...]

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Pumpkin Whoopie Pies & Tate’s Bake Shop Cookbook

October 9, 2012

Recently Tate’s Bake Shop contacted me to see if I would like to review their newest cookbook.  I took one look at their website and quickly replied with yes! Tate’s Bake Shop is a bakery in Southampton owned  and created by Kathleen King.  I was so excited when I received the cookbook and read the [...]

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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cupcakes

October 2, 2012

It’s October and you know what that means…It’s Pumpkin time!! I couldn’t resist starting out October with a delicious pumpkin treat.  There’s just something so addictive about the pumpkin/chocolate combination.  I’ve probably mentioned this before, but Adam doesn’t like pumpkin (I know, I don’t understand it either!) so I wasn’t sure he would like these. [...]

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Chocolate Cake Doughnuts

July 10, 2012

So I’ve been putting off getting a donut pan as I thought it would take up too much room in my townhouse and limited cabinet space.  But, my longing for donuts outweighed that skepticism about where I would put it and so I asked for one for my birthday.  I’m so glad I did! The [...]

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DC Cupcake’s Vanilla Cupcakes w/Vanilla Buttercream

February 21, 2012

I was watching Live with Kelly (it’s so hard for me not to say Regis & Kelly!) on the DVR last week and I got SUPER excited when I saw Sophie and Katherine from the TLC show, DC Cupcakes.  That is one my favorite shows and I just love the dynamic between the two sisters.  I’ve [...]

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Red Velvet Cake Roll

February 14, 2012

Happy Valentine’s Day! I’m not big into Valentine’s, I’m more in the camp of let’s celebrate love all year with special surprises.  That being said, I don’t dislike valentine’s, we just don’t usually go all out.  We usually will make a nice dinner and stay in, though last year we got takeout and it was [...]

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Whole Grain Strawberry Pop-Tart Scones

September 8, 2011

I love scones and I thought it would be a perfect thing to wake up to on Labor Day, especially since I made them the day before and didn’t have to get up early to make them!! I’m not an early riser on a regular day, let alone a holiday! These were really delicious! Soft [...]

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Oatmeal Cream Pies

August 9, 2011

OH MY WORD!! This is one of those “make right now” recipes! These were even better than their little debbie counterparts. I wanted to make a dessert for a youth retreat we were having and immediately my mind went to these homemade oatmeal cream pies because what kid doesn’t love little debbies? They turned out [...]

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Red Velvet Brownies with White Chocolate Buttercream

June 27, 2011

My birthday is Thursday, the big 2-9. Yep, about to enter the last year of my twenties! Where has the time gone?!? My mom is out of town this week and wanted to celebrate with me before she left so they came over this weekend. She wanted to make something special for me and so [...]

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One Bowl Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting

February 14, 2011

Happy Valentine’s Day! Hope you all have a great one! Ours is going to be very low key with dinner at home and games on the Wii, I think. Just good quality time together. To me Valentine’s equals chocolate. Since my valentine is crazy over cupcakes, I made these chocolate cupcakes from Martha. They are [...]

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