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Bar Review: Kind Plus Almond, Walnut and Macadamia

Posted in Snacks, sweets on March 4, 2009 | 3 Comments »

This bar was completely not what I had exptected.  I was so looking forward to a nice chewy bar to break up and put in my Fage and strawberries!  Nope thats not what I got!  This bar is soooooooo hard, your teeth with get a work out-becareful!! I must say though the flavor of the bar [...]

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I’ve died and gone Vegan!

Posted in Kids corner, sweets on February 28, 2009 | 11 Comments »

For the past several months I have seen these vegan cupcakes all over the blogging world!  They look so good but for some reason I never got around to making them.  Then the lovely  Jenna reminded me just how droolworthy these little babies looked!! So I just had to try them kicks and giggles.  Luckily we [...]

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Coconut Cream Pie

Posted in sweets on February 22, 2009 | 8 Comments »

This weekend my mom and younger brother came down to visit us for the weekend.  I decided to make them a special dessert.  Every since I was little I always remembered how much my mom loved Coconut Cream Pie.  For her birthday every year we would get her one from Cracker Barrel.  I had never [...]

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Happy 2009!!!

Posted in Cook Books, sweets on January 2, 2009 | 8 Comments »

I hope you all had a wonderful New Years!!  We really didn’t end up doing too much for New Years Eve and I sort of felt bad.  So on New Years day at the last minute I decide to make this decadent Chocolate dump-it cake from Cooking for Mr. Latte. I was a bit skeptical [...]

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Chocolate Snowballs

Posted in Kids corner, sweets on December 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Tonight Ava, my daughter, and I baked some great chocolate cookies for her to take to her preschool class tomorrow! She is so excited to share the cookies she helped make with all of her friends.  These cookies are super sweet and chocolaty, of course Ava and her dad LOVED THEM!! I’m actually quite surprised [...]

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Wish list

Posted in Kids corner, sweets on December 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I found these in the decemeber issue of HEALTH magazine and I’m dying to try them!! How absolutely festive and HEALTHY!! They look so fun and good….too bad the nearest Whole foods is 30-40 minutes away BOOO

http://www.purefun.ca/products_candyCanes.html
If any of you have tried them let me know how you like them!!

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More holiday baking

Posted in Kids corner, Tips, sweets on December 14, 2008 | 4 Comments »

For the past two years my three-year-old daughter and I have baked a batch of Christmas sugar cookies around the holiday season.  We take one night and make the cookies and decorate them.  It is such a blast!  These are memories I will cherish forever…..they don’t turn out super pretty but they were made with [...]

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Holiday Treats

Posted in sweets, tagged on December 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The next few posts I plan to share with you some of my traditional holiday treats that I bake every year.  These  great inexpensive treats  are good for gift giving or great to have out for a holiday party.  They look intimidating for newbie’s but trust me they are simple recipes that are super easy [...]

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Orange Vanilla Biscotti

Posted in sweets on December 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I had never had biscotti before and when I saw this A. mazing recipe over at http://goodthingscatered.blogspot.com/ I new I had to give it a try.  These treats are simple and inexpensive to make.  They make a great Holiday gift when placed in a festive tin.  This biscotti is not the most healthy dessert but [...]

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