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Fresh Strawberry Pie

May 25, 2017 10 Comments

One of my favorite childhood memories is of my parents taking me strawberry picking in Texas. No idea where…Corpus Christi? Houston? Unclear. All I know is that it was one of those places where the strawberry plants were grown stacked on top of each other, so the rows of plants (each plant loaded with ripe berries) towered…read more »

Filed Under: Dessert, Fruit, Holiday, Pies, Summer Tagged With: fruit, july 4th, pie

Lemony Blueberry Swirl Loaf Cake

May 10, 2017 2 Comments

**This post has been sponsored by Honest Cooking and Bonne Maman. As always, all opinions are my own. This Mother’s Day, as it slowly dawns on me (with excitement, but also a healthy dose of anxiety) that I’m really going to be someone’s mom soon, I’m reminded that I have two particularly wonderful women in my life…read more »

Filed Under: Breakfast, Cake, Dessert, Fruit, Holiday, Sponsored Post Tagged With: breakfast food, cake, fruit, jam, quick bread

{Gluten Free} Churro Waffles with Chocolate, Strawberry & Caramel Dipping Sauces

June 29, 2016 1 Comment

For my 30th birthday two months ago, my mother-in-law gave me my first ever waffle iron. It’s a gorgeous black/chrome, double-decker machine that lets me make two belgium waffles at a time. Twice the deliciousness in half the time! I’m afraid she’s created a bit of a monster, because having this thing in our kitchen makes us want to…read more »

Filed Under: Breakfast, Chocolate, Dessert, Gluten-free, Sponsored Post Tagged With: breakfast food, churros, waffles

Wine Slushie Pops

June 25, 2016 2 Comments

Summer is officially here, and it’s starting to get hot here in Virginia. Usually that means the start of cocktail season at our house, but now that I’m 30 my body suddenly won’t tolerate the endless stream of sugary, boozy beverages that I want to put into it. Acid reflux and hangovers – they’re no joke, you guys. So,…read more »

Filed Under: Alcohol, Dessert, Fruit, Snack, Summer Tagged With: berries, boozy cocktail, july 4th, popsicles

Melomakarona Cookies

March 1, 2016 2 Comments

The Mediterranean seafood restaurant next to my office has been doing an insanely brisk lunch and dinner business everyday since they moved in a few years ago. Considering three or four other restaurants tried and failed to make it at that location previously (all were there 1 year or less, I heard), that’s pretty impressive. The food there…read more »

Filed Under: Cookies, Dessert, Snack Tagged With: cookies, greek, snack

Oxtail Osso Buco with Parmesan Polenta & Dark Chocolate Olive Oil Mini Trifles…and a GIVEAWAY!

November 3, 2015 10 Comments

Happy November, everyone! Can you believe it’s November already? Fall is well and truly upon us. Soon enough, it’ll be Thanksgiving, and then Christmas will be here in a flash, which means it’s definitely time to break out the stretchy pants ASAP.  Especially since, holidays aside, the colder weather makes everyone want to bust out their favorite soups, stews, roasts, and…read more »

Filed Under: Beef, Cake, Chocolate, Dessert, Dinner, Giveaway, Holiday, Lunch Tagged With: beef, braised, cake, chocolate treat, trifle

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cupcakes

February 11, 2015 20 Comments

Hey, remember when I tried to make these cupcakes last year, but they failed so hard that I had to turn them into cake balls instead? ‘Cuz the strawberry cream cheese frosting I made was too runny (damnit, strawberry puree), and the chocolate ganache I decided to pour on top of the runny frosting made things 100%…read more »

Filed Under: Chocolate, Cupcake, Dessert, Fruit Tagged With: berries, chocolate treat, cupcakes, fruit, party, Valentine's Day

Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake Mug Cakes

February 9, 2015 12 Comments

Today’s post was originally supposed to be a full-on cake, but by the time we got home from eating a ginormous lunch with my parents at one of our favorite Chinese restaurants, I was in way too deep of a food coma to do any sort of heavy duty baking. Too many servings of rice, salt & pepper pork, fried fish,…read more »

Filed Under: Cake, Chocolate, Dessert, Fruit, Snack Tagged With: berries, cake, chocolate treat, fruit, mug cake, Valentine's Day

Strawberry Cream Pie Cups…and a Valentine’s Day GIVEAWAY! {GIVEAWAY CLOSED }

February 8, 2015 135 Comments

Now that the Super Bowl is behind us (wooo, Patriots!), we can finally stop putting all our energy into churning out game day munchies (until March Madness, anyway). It’s time, instead, to turn our culinary attentions to Valentine’s Day – otherwise known as everyone’s favorite excuse to eat chocolate and decadent desserts. This is the only time of year when it’s acceptable to…read more »

Filed Under: Cheesecake, Dessert, Fruit, Giveaway, Holiday, Kid-Friendly, Pies, Pudding Tagged With: berries, cream, fruit, pie, Valentine's Day

Snacktastic Sundays: Easy Chocolate Fruit Dip

January 18, 2015 12 Comments

Happy Sunday, everyone! Otherwise known as “OH MY GOD IT’S FINALLY TIME FOR FOOTBALL” day here in our house. In case you’re wondering, that’s all Dan. He’s been bellowing “TINA! Why isn’t it Sunday yet?!?! I want to watch footballllll!!!!” (basically verbatim) since Monday. Monday. As you can imagine, it’s been a fun week for me. Football season is great….read more »

Filed Under: Chocolate, Dessert, Fruit, Game Day Snacks, Healthy, Kid-Friendly, Snack Tagged With: berries, chocolate treat, fruit, game day snacks

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Hi! I'm Tina - D.C. based attorney, lover of reality and food-related television, stress-eater, and unabashed fantasy/sci-fi dork. Read More…

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