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Fudgy Peanut-Butter Brownies

As is often the case, I got this recipe from my mom. These only require a few steps to throw together and have the best culinary combination ever imagined: chocolate and peanut-butter. As my three-year old would say; “Yum-O!”

Slimmed-Down Chocolate Cupcakes

I generally only use cake mixes to make cookies, but I saw a recipe similar to this and decided since I’m trying to keep my girlish figure, plus have my cake and eat it too, I’d give this recipe a try. I was very surprised with how moist and rich these cupcakes were.

Cookie Dough Dip

Today I went to a friend’s house for a potluck birthday party. I forgot to make something until this morning so I threw together this cookie dough dip. It’s so easy to throw together quickly and pretty amazing. One of my friends said, “This is so good! I hate you!” Now that is a true compliment.

Good-For-You Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

To keep myself from going on a sugar binge every day, I make these delicious, little, oatmeal raisin cookies and keep them in the fridge. When I get the urge to shove a snickers bar in my face, I’ll eat one of these little babies and I find myself satisfied until my next sugar craving.

Cherry-Chocolate Cookies

These cookies take me back to my childhood. My mom and grandma made them several times over the years. So when two people very dear to me needed cheering up, these were the first things I thought of. They are a lot like a soft, rich chocolate cookie, with a chocolate-covered cherry on top. Need…

Microwave Homemade Potato-Chips

Last week I had some delicious dill dip and a hankering for potato chips to dip. I’d heard of making potato chips in the microwave before and thought I’d give it a try. I knew I’d either have a delicious treat or blow the door off my microwave. Luckily, my microwave in still intact, and I got to enjoy delicious (and not fried) potato chips with my dill dip.

3 Freezer Meals

Every once in a while, I get a wild hair. Sometimes it’s positive; sometimes it’s just crazy. An example of “crazy,” is the tradition that each time my husband goes on a business trip, I feel the need to paint a wall in the house. Lately I’ve had a wild hair that benefits my entire…

Cherry-Chocolate Cupcakes

For Christmas dessert, most people make pies and puddings. We make cupcakes. Luckily, I have an amazing cupcake book I use basically anytime I need to make cupcakes. The Great Cupcake Book by Nordic Ware is my favorite of my nine (yep, nine) cupcake cookbooks. There are fun new flavors and classic flavors, but these cupcakes always turn out fluffy and delicious.

Braided Cinnamon Bread

As far back as I can remember, my mom has made Braided Cinnamon Bread for every Christmas morning breakfast. Maybe I should also add it to Thanksgiving, Valentine’s Day and possibly Tax Day. Really any excuse to eat it suits me just fine.

Pumpkin Roll – Step by Step

While I love pumpkin pie, pecan pie, and sweet potato anything, my favorite of all the Fall/Thanksgiving treats is a pumpkin roll. It has all the deliciousness of a cake, but there is frosting in every bite. And I’m a firm believer that most solid food is simply a vehicle for frosting. I know for…