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Triple Chocolate Cake Balls

January 1, 2012 4 Comments

Happy New Year, everyone! Can you believe it’s 2012 already? 20-frickin-12. That means it’s been 20 years since I came to America, 15 years since we left Texas, almost 10 years since high school, a little less than 7 years since Dan and I got together, 5 years since college, 2 years since I left the…read more »

Filed Under: Cake, Candy, Chocolate, Dessert, Frosting, Kid-Friendly, Semi-Homemade, Snack

Caramel Corn

December 22, 2011 5 Comments

I think I am one of the few people in America who doesn’t like popcorn. But honestly, no matter how much butter and salt you put on the stuff, it still tastes like styrofoam. Styrofoam that gets stuck in your teeth and turns your mouth into a salt lick. Yuck. I’ll tell you what I…read more »

Filed Under: Candy, Dessert, Holiday, Snack

DIY Marzipan

December 8, 2011 6 Comments

On the third day of Christmas, my kitchen gives to you…homemade marzipan! More specifically, homemade marzipan tinted with Christmas colors and molded into adorable Christmas-themed shapes. Did you know that in Italy, marzipan served over Christmas is painted with fruit coloring and shaped to look like miniature fruit? That’s actually how I remember eating marzipan…read more »

Filed Under: Candy, Dessert, DIY, Holiday, Kid-Friendly, Snack

Sugared Cranberries

December 2, 2011 5 Comments

So, Dan and I flew up to Massachusetts last week to spend Thanksgiving with his family. It was…super stressful. Not because of the family time — Dan’s family is awesome, and I love hanging out with them. No, the trip was stressful because of the traveling. Man, I hate traveling. Our flight was at 10:30am on…read more »

Filed Under: Autumn, Candy, Dessert, Fruit, Gluten-free, Guest Post, Holiday, Snack Tagged With: Christmas, Thanksgiving

Candied Pecans

November 22, 2011 11 Comments

You know what’s great about the week leading up to Thanksgiving? Nobody works. Most people take the whole week off to spend time with family, and the people who do stick around for work either take it easy or head home early.  In my case, I’m home all the time anyway, but this week I…read more »

Filed Under: Appetizers, Candy, Holiday, Snack Tagged With: Christmas, nuts

German Chocolate Cake Cookies

November 21, 2011 13 Comments

Dan and I had a wonderfully lazy day in yesterday. We woke up late, ate leftovers, sprawled on the couch, teased the cats, played video games (well, Dan did) and watched way too much TV. We didn’t do any work, we didn’t shower, and the only time we left the apartment was to step out…read more »

Filed Under: Chocolate, Cookies, Dessert, Snack

Garlic Parmesan Pull-Apart Bread

November 12, 2011 5 Comments

You know what the hardest part of food blogging is? Timing your cooking so that by the time you’re ready to pull out your camera, there’s still enough natural light left to shoot decent photos. If you work during the day, that usually means that by the time you get home and start cooking, you’re…read more »

Filed Under: Appetizers, Bread, Kid-Friendly, Side Dishes, Snack, Yeast Tagged With: appetizer, yeast bread

Strawberry Jam Madeleines

November 8, 2011 6 Comments

Back in college, I used to bake stuff for all my friends on their birthdays. Really simple things, mainly — cakes from a box with canned frosting, and giant bag-mix cookie cakes were my specialty. If I was feeling really fancy, I’d bust out puff pastry sheets, slice some strawberries, melt chocolate, and make “fruit tarts”….read more »

Filed Under: Cake, Dessert, Fruit, Kid-Friendly, Snack

Snickerdoodles

November 7, 2011 11 Comments

So, usually I have some kind of back story or anecdote to explain why I’ve made something, but…I got nothin’ this time, y’all. I just really like Snickerdoodles. They’re practically the perfect cookie — crispy on the outside but chewy on the inside, buttery, coated in cinnamon-sugar, and so light/airy that they almost melt in your…read more »

Filed Under: Cookies, Dessert, Snack

Octopus Sausages

October 28, 2011 26 Comments

Aren’t these sausages the cutest things you’ve ever seen??? I see them packed into bentos all the time in the mangas I read, but I never thought they were actually possible to make. So, when I saw a step-by-step recipe for octopus sausages in my new favorite food-themed manga, I knew what my Halloween blog…read more »

Filed Under: Asian, Holiday, Kid-Friendly, Lunch, Pork, Snack Tagged With: finger food, fun for kids, Halloween, japanese, pork

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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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