Dessert

healthified buckeyes.

May 18, 2012

You asked and you shall receive! These are truly chocolate, peanut butter balls of amazingness. I vividly remember biting into my first buckeye as a child at a neighbor’s holiday party. While all of the other neighborhood kids were busy playing a game of indoor tag and the adults making small talk and sipping on [...]

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valentine’s day treat ideas.

February 13, 2012
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Do you guys have any homemade treats in mind for Valentine’s Day tomorrow? Last year I made this red velvet cheesecake but I might be adventurous and make these red velvet crepes tomorrow. If all else fails, there’s always chocolate dipped strawberries. Fruit + chocolate is always a win in my book. I’ll be back later today [...]

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Homemade Holiday Gift Ideas: Candied Orange Peel 2 Ways

December 15, 2011
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Good morning from Spain!  I arrived yesterday afternoon, safe and sound, after an 18 hour trip.  2, 4-hour layovers and almost 10 hours of flying wore.me.out but the boyfriend somehow found a way to keep me awake (i.e. Christmas shopping) until a normal bedtime hour last night so I’d have minimal jet lag when I [...]

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Nothing Says Christmas Like Candied Orange Peel

December 13, 2011
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Hi friends!  My busiest semester of grad school is DONE!  Let the holidays begin, and let them begin with candied orange peels!  These were the product of an afternoon spent avoiding studying.  Now that every assignment has been completed and every test has been taken, I can say making these was a wise and tasty [...]

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A Day of Father-Daughter Desserts

November 3, 2011
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Well hello!  Sorry it’s so late in the day but it’s been a busy one!  I’m currently 36,000 feet in the air, on my way to San Francisco for the weekend!  After an insane 6 weeks in school, I’m taking the weekend off to play with my best friend Katie & her hubs, who I haven’t [...]

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New Recipe! Check out my Mystery Pumpkin Muffins

October 11, 2011
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Howdy! How are you today? I have a new recipe you must try: healthy pumpkin muffins filled with…. can you guess? Nutella! Are you salvating yet? Because this picture makes me drool every time I look at it. I wanted to make something with Nutella for dessert on Sunday night because I know my friend [...]

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Black & White Forest Cookies – A Healthified Recipe

September 21, 2011
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Hi friends!  How’s your Wednesday going? Today is a long day at school for me but I’m looking forward to 2 things later on this evening: power yoga and a special birthday dinner with the girls to celebrate my friend Anne‘s birthday! One thing I love about my grad school class is that we’re a [...]

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