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Cinnamon Apple Crunch Pie

September 23, 2012 15 Comments

Isn’t it amazing how you can always tell when fall has arrived? Even before the leaves start changing color, you can smell it in the air, and suddenly all you want is fuzzy sweaters and hot apple cider. I love VA in the fall. Summers here tend to be too hot/humid, and the winters have…read more »

Filed Under: Apples, Autumn, Dessert, Fruit, Pies Tagged With: apple treat, july 4th, party, pie

Nutella Buttercream Cookie Cups

August 27, 2012 4 Comments

I think it’s pretty well established at this point that I am a Nutella fiend. When I’m not eating it with a spoon, I’m sneaking it into just about everything I can get away with. Chocolate chip cookies? Yup. Banana bread? Definitely. Whoopie Pies? You bet. Bread pudding? Uh huh. I may not be able to tell…read more »

Filed Under: Chocolate, Cookies, Dessert, Fruit, Snack Tagged With: chocolate treat, cookies

Chocolate Covered Bride and Groom Strawberries…and a Giveaway! [GIVEAWAY CLOSED]

August 9, 2012 22 Comments

A few days ago I got a text from my friend Sarah (and fellow food blogger) at 2am. It was a picture of a ring, and said simply “wanna plan a wedding?” In my half-asleep state, I didn’t fully process the message and just rolled back over in bed. It wasn’t until I woke up the…read more »

Filed Under: Candy, Chocolate, Fruit, Giveaway, Snack, Sponsored Post Tagged With: berries, chocolate treat, fruit, Valentine's Day

Creamy Chocolate Cherry Bars

July 24, 2012 14 Comments

After the first day of the bar exam, my brain is mush and I’m bone-tired from being up since 5am, but…my stomach and tastebuds are happy. Very happy. These luscious, creamy chocolate cherry bars were meant to be a post-exam present to myself (bars to celebrate the end of the bar…heh heh heh), but I dipped in…read more »

Filed Under: Bars, Cheesecake, Chocolate, Cookies, Dessert, Fruit Tagged With: bar/brownie, chocolate treat, cream

Good Old Fashioned Apple Pie

July 6, 2012 36 Comments

When you think about “America,” what comes to mind? Freedom? The Star Spangled Banner? Mel Gibson in the Patriot? I think of pie. Apple pie, to be exact.  Nothing is more American to me than apple pie. I mean, the saying “as American as apple pie” exists for a reason… The last time I made…read more »

Filed Under: Apples, Autumn, Dessert, Fruit, Holiday, Pies Tagged With: apple treat, july 4th, party, pie

Mango Wine Coolers

June 29, 2012 2 Comments

Hoo-boy, we just had ourselves a real scorcher of a day, didn’t we? Weather.com tells me we reached a high of 102 degrees today. 102 and sunny. Bright, merciless, blazing sunshine…everywhere. Thank god I didn’t have to go outside today. Frankly, sitting at home furiously handwriting a million essays for my simulated bar exam was way preferable to…read more »

Filed Under: Alcohol, Beverage, Fruit, Summer Tagged With: boozy cocktail, party, wine

Banana Chocolate Chip Pancakes

June 24, 2012 9 Comments

We bought the strangest bunch of bananas last week. They were green when we got them, which is fine, but what’s unusual is that they stayed green. We kept waiting for them to ripen and turn yellow so we could eat them, but…they just kept on being green until suddenly there were 7 very brown and…read more »

Filed Under: Breakfast, Chocolate, Fruit, Kid-Friendly Tagged With: breakfast food, pancakes

Watermelon-Mint Lemonade

June 20, 2012 8 Comments

I don’t know how hot it is where you guys are, but it was 100 frickin’ degrees today here in Northern Virginia. 100, sunny, and muggy. It was so bad that for once I welcomed the subzero air blasting inside my office — I was cold, but at least with my limbs frozen I could…read more »

Filed Under: Beverage, Fruit, Non-Alcoholic, Summer Tagged With: booze-free beverage, july 4th, party

Mango Lassi

June 20, 2012 3 Comments

With the weather finally reaching summer-like temperatures this week (94 and counting!), cool and refreshing fruit beverages are on my mind again. Usually that means margaritas, daiquiris, and mojitos start featuring heavily in my blog posts, but I don’t want you guys to think I’m a complete lush. I do drink non-alcoholic beverages, you know. The…read more »

Filed Under: Beverage, Fruit, Healthy, Non-Alcoholic Tagged With: booze-free beverage

Triple Berry Frozen Mojitos

June 4, 2012 10 Comments

This post is inspired by our balcony garden, which is flourishing in the summer heat. Especially the apple mint. That sucker is spreading out and overrunning everything! It reminds me of a hydra — every time I snip off a sprig or two for cocktails, 10 more spring up. It’s starting to get out of…read more »

Filed Under: Alcohol, Beverage, Fruit, Summer Tagged With: berries, boozy cocktail, fruit

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